The Quail Motorcycle Gathering
The Quail Lodge are pleased to announce that their latest addition of world class international motor sport events: The Quail Motorcycle Gathering will continue on Friday May 7 and Saturday May 8, 2010.
Building on the success of its Automobile counterpart, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering will offer a spectacular display of classic sports and racing bikes lined up on the pristine lawn of the Driving Range at Quail Lodge on Saturday, May 8...
Falcon Motorcycles Team: 2010
After a long, seemingly dormant period, Falcon Motorcycles is proud to announce our full-time, 2010 Team...and Falcon motorcycles coming out of our shop on a regular basis as a result... continue reading
Cranky
Curtis, our in-house British engine specialist prepares 270 bearings for the Vincent Black Shadow connecting rod "cranky" pin... continue reading
The Fastest Creature On Earth
Falcons, the fastest creature on Earth: When stooping, the peregrine flies at speeds varying from 160-440 kmh (99-273 mph)...
The Falcon Motorcycles Cafe Racer Series - www.caferacers.com
Falcon Motorcycles will be launching their new series of vintage and modern Café racer motorcycles. Check: www.caferacers.com for regular updates and to find out more!
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The Falcon Vincent build has started...
A fabled Vincent Black Shadow, hand-built and produced by Vincent HRD in January 1951, has found it's way to the Falcon Motorcycles workshop in December 2009, ready to become the "Black Falcon"... continue reading
Los Angeles Magazine
Ian Barry and Falcon are on the cover of Los Angeles Magazine's December 2009 issue: Made in LA. We have moved back into our shop now after the construction and are moving forward full steam ahead - will be back to posting blogs in no time, stay tuned...! continue reading
Moto GP at Laguna Seca / Riders for Health
Amaryllis at Falcon Motorcycles introduced me to a great organization called Riders for Health and a great event called “Day of Stars” that I was lucky enough to attend on Thursday. In order to get up there in time for it I left LA by myself after work on Wednesday for the trip up to Monterey. I took Hwy 101 as I was getting a late start and didn’t want to be riding through the night. Riding up the 101 from LA to Monterey is a 300 mile straight line. They should seriously consider adopting Autobahn rules for that road. I spent the entire way up scanning for CHiPies (California Highway Patrol) and trying to keep it under 90, fearing the whole time that Ponch and John would mysteriously appear in my rear view mirror... continue reading
The Pioneer: Gottlieb Daimler
Widely recognized as the "father" of the gas engine, German born Gottleib Daimler was a gunsmith turned engineer, who collaborated with Wilhelm Maybach to produce the first powered two-wheeler equipped with an internal combustion engine... continue reading