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Frank Falco
Born: 07/26/63
Birthplace: Brooklyn NY  Frank and his '05 Softail Deluxe  1950 Harley Flathead
Frank Falco has always loved motorcycles. I guess he was just born that way, as his father did not ride and neither did any of his family members. His first exposure to Motorcycles was through watching the move ‘The Wild One’ on TV as a kid. At about 8 or 10 yrs old a member of the Aliens Motorcycle Club (the Aliens MC later become the NYC Hells Angels) moved in next door and the rest was history. Frank used to watch his neighbor work on his bike in the street (not many garages in Brooklyn) and was fascinated by the bike and it’s owner. Frank’s Grandfather Ben was also a machinist and Frank used to stay with him for the summer. Ben would teach Frank how to machine, wrench and fix a variety of mechanical things. Frank got his first motorcycle at 13 yrs old.
It was a second hand Honda 50. He literally wore the engine out. Ben rebuilt that engine twice before Frank was too big to ride it. After that it was one dirt bike after another, until frank got his license. His first vehicle was naturally a motorcycle. In fact Frank did not own a car until he was 25 yrs old. He did always manage to have two motorcycles at a time, from the time he was 18 until today. His first ‘street’ bike was a Honda Rebel 250. While it was cheap and looked pretty cool, Frank soon realized the bike was really not ‘cool’ at all. Within 6 months he purchased a Triumph chopper. From that moment on, Frank fell in love with custom bikes, tailored for his look and feel preferences. Over the years Frank has build or modified over 15 motorcycles, a few of them have been featured in magazines such as Hot Bike, Easy Rider, The Horse and Full Throttle. His current bikes are a 2005 Harley Softail Deluxe and a 1950 Harley Flathead. Next to his 2 children, motorcycles and motorcycle clubs are his life. To put food on the table, Frank works for the Audiovox Corporation. He loves his job and thinks that Audiovox is one of the best places to work, and he feels fortunate to have been there for about 6 years now. The workin man Whether riding to work in a suit and tie or in his ‘Colors’, Frank will always be found close to a motorcycle.
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