motorcycles founded 2008 headquarters los angeles california usa key people ian barry amaryllis knight products custom motorcycless number of employees 1 or 2 2012 1 website www.falconmotorcycles.com falcon bullet in front of the kestrel with the black falcon in background at the quail motorcycle gathering falcon motorcycles is a company founded by ian barry and his fianc e amaryllis knight in los angeles california in 2008 to build a series of custom motorcycles . 2 barry set out to design engineer and fabricate ten custom motorcycles built around rare engines in a series entitled the falcon ten . 1 contents 1 motorcycles 1.1 awards 2 references 3 external links motorcycles edit the falcon ten series is named after the raptor genus known as falco . the ten motorcycles are individually titled after various species of falcon the bullet kestrel black white altai merlin peregrine grey saker and vespertine . citation needed barry has completed the bullet 2008 3 the kestrel 2010 4 and the black 2011 . 5 inspired and powered by a 1950 triumph thunderbird a modified 1970 triumph bonneville and a 1952 vincent black shadow engine respectively . barry has previously engaged a staff of up to six craftsmen to assist with the fabrication process of various aspects of his motorcycles . preferring to work on each part personally barry currently employs only one cnc programmer . 1 the bullet was a customized factory made bike . since completing the bullet in 2008 barry has stopped customizing motorcycles and instead has developed a practice of designing engineering and machining each entire motorcycle with the exception of the engine carburetor rims and tires . barry starts each motorcycle with a rare or iconic engine creating an overall design . he then engineers and fabricates each part with cnc machine tools and by hand . 6 according to the los angeles times barry s work reflects an ethos of extreme evolution and design and each motorcycle is an engineering feat as much as it s a piece of art . 5 the first motorcycle in the falcon ten series the bullet was a customized 1950 triumph thunderbird built out with parts from other rare bikes as well as newly fabricated parts . commissioned by skateboarder and actor jason lee over 1 000 hours went into its fabrication . 7 the second motorcycle in the collection the kestrel was designed around a 1970 triumph bonneville engine that was cut in half and completely re engineered . the only other parts on the kestrel that came from factory made motorcycles are a bsa transmission the rims the dunlop tires and a portion of the gas tank . each original part was made by hand or with cnc machine tools and was finished by hand . the kestrel was named one of cycle world s 2010 world s coolest bikes and was noted for its purity and depth in both aesthetic and functional execution for the mind bending volume of time spent on the details . 6 falcon s third motorcycle the black was built around a 1950 vincent black shadow engine unit . their fourth machine the white is currently under construction as of november 2012 8 and is based on a 1967 velocette thruxton motor and gearbox . awards edit legend of the motorcycle international concours 2008 2 the quail motorcycle concours 2010 9 the quail motorcycle concours 2011 10 references edit a b c untitled pdf press release falcon motorcycles november 1 2012 a b meet falcon motorcycles architectural digest september 2011 motorcycle.com carpenter susan may 4 2010 falcon motorcycles gives flight to its second bike the kestrel the los angeles times a b carpenter susan may 12 2011 falcon motorcycles unveils its black los angeles times a b paul d orleans september 14 2010 taking flight world s coolest bikes cycle world carpenter susan april 30 2008 this custom has some history the los angeles times browne alix november 27 2012 . the happiness project . the new york times . quail motorcycle gathering doubles down in 2010 cycle world may 2010 quail motorcycle gathering 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