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| | '''Falcon Motorcycles''' was founded by underground motorcycle builder Ian Barry<ref name="IAN">[http://www.ianbarry.info Ian Barry]</ref> and his British born fiancée Amaryllis Knight, daughter of former editor of The Economist magazine Andrew Knight<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromMktGuideIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedMktGuideId=1053827 Forbes Magazine]</ref> and Indian Architect Sabiha Rumani Malik.<ref>[http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?queryText=%22Conde+Nast%22&id=071213000180&ct=0 Financial Times]</ref> |
| | company_name = Falcon Motorcycles
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| | company_logo = [[Image:Falcon_motorcycles_logo.jpg|333px|Falcon Motorcycles Logo]]
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| | company_type = [[Private company|Private company]]
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| | foundation = 2007
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| | location = [[Silverlake, California|Los Angeles, California]], [[USA]]
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| | key_people = [[Ian Barry]] [[Amaryllis Knight]]
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| | industry = Motorcycle manufacturer
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| | products = [[Custom motorcycle]]s
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| '''Falcon Motorcycles''' was founded by underground motorcycle builder [[Ian Barry]]<ref name="IAN">[http://www.ianbarry.info Ian Barry]</ref> and his British born fiancée [[Amaryllis Knight]], daughter of former editor of [[The Economist]] magazine [[Andrew Knight]]<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromMktGuideIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedMktGuideId=1053827 Forbes Magazine]</ref> and Indian Architect [[Sabiha Rumani Malik]].<ref>[http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?queryText=%22Conde+Nast%22&id=071213000180&ct=0 Financial Times]</ref>
| | The company specializes in building post-war British bikes from the 1950s and 1960s, predominantly one-of-a-kind [[Triumph Motorcycles|Triumphs]] and [[Norton (motorcycle)|Nortons]].<ref name="IAN"/> Ian Barry's distinctive Falcon motorcycles quickly attracted a cult following among his small but devoted group of high profile clientele, including Queens of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, and actors Giovanni Ribisi and Jason Lee.<ref>[http://southlandtopology.com/?p=40 Southland Topology]</ref> |
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| The company specializes in building post [[World War II|war]] [[Great Britain|British]] bikes from the 1950s and 1960s, predominantly one-of-a-kind [[Triumph Motorcycles|Triumphs]] and [[Norton (motorcycle)|Nortons]].<ref name="IAN"/> Ian Barry's distinctive Falcon motorcycles quickly attracted a cult following among his small but devoted group of high profile clientele, including [[Queens of The Stone Age]] frontman [[Josh Homme]], and actors [[Giovanni Ribisi]] and [[Jason Lee (entertainer)|Jason Lee]].<ref>[http://southlandtopology.com/?p=40 Southland Topology]</ref>
| | Falcon Motorcycles shares a percentage of its annual profit with Riders for Health. "In a land where roads are often busted, rutted or simply nonexistent, nothing beats a bike for getting medicine to the people and people to the hospital. And nothing beats Riders for Health for seeing to it that that job gets done." Time Magazine<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1124308,00.html]</ref> |
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| Falcon Motorcycles shares a percentage of its annual profit with [[Riders for Health]]. "In a land where roads are often busted, rutted or simply nonexistent, nothing beats a bike for getting medicine to the people and people to the hospital. And nothing beats Riders for Health for seeing to it that that job gets done." [[Time Magazine]]<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1124308,00.html]</ref>
| | Falcon Motorcycles is located in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California. |
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| Falcon Motorcycles is located in [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|USA]]. | |
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Custom motorcycle]]
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| *[[Chopper (motorcycle)|Chopper]]
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Motorcycles]]
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| [[Category:Motorcycle builders]]
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| [[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles County]]
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| [[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers of the United States]]
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| [[Category:Motorcycle classifications]]
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| [[Category:Vehicle modification]]
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| [[Category:Motorcycles by brand]]
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *[http://www.falconmotorcycles.com Falcon Motorcycles Official Website] | | *[http://www.falconmotorcycles.com Falcon Motorcycles Official Website] |