Heck, I’d pitch a camping chair and just stare at it on those snowy days that I wouldn’t ride it.
I’d rank it as one of the coolest designs alongside the beautiful Indian FTR and burly Triumph Rocket.
The 1s looks like a cruiser designed to race a fighter jet down a runway. Like Janus Motorcycles, Arch prides itself on two things, the aesthetic and the experience. The 1s also has a starting price of $128,000, which means that many riders will never touch one, let alone see one. However, reviews of the KRGT-1 suggest that the handling and the ride of these aren’t quite on the level as something like a Ducati Diavel. This motorcycle offers a more sporting position than the KRGT-1, and if it’s anything like its predecessor, the fit and finish should be great. For stopping power, six-piston brakes are offered up front with four-piston brakes bringing up the rear. An adjustable rear shock with reservoir and hydraulic preload adjustment, also from Öhlins, brings up the rear. The 563-pound motorcycle is held up with an adjustable front fork developed with Öhlins. And after five years of development, the 1s is ready for motorcycle lovers with deep pockets to enjoy. From the jump, the pair had the idea of three models: the KRGT-1, 1s, and Method 143. By 2019 the company had built only 45 examples of the KRGT-1. Reeves wanted to put it into production.ĪRCH Motorcycle Company was founded in 2011 and its first model, the KRGT-1 (above), got on the road in 2015. When it was finished, the bike ended up being way more than a custom one-off. Hollinger apparently declined to customize that motorcycle, but in 2009, the pair got to work on a custom bike.
When they first met, Reeves reportedly wanted a builder to customize his Harley with a sissy bar, a throne seat, and more. Hollinger quit the shop over a pay dispute, but ended up finding customers wanting him to build them custom motorcycles.Īlong the way, Hollinger met fellow motorcycle lover Keanu Reeves (today known for Speed, The Matrix, and John Wick). That didn’t last too long, as he eventually found himself as a fabricator at a custom motorcycle shop.
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Hollinger wanted to be a professional racer, but modifying and putting motorcycles back together paid the bills.Įventually, Hollinger found himself back in California and working in the entertainment industry as a stage manager. His love of two wheels wasn’t just limited to the road, either, as he raced motorcycles around the Pacific Northwest. And as a teenager, Hollinger worked as a mechanic, which culminated in him opening a motorcycle shop in Washington at 21. As an eight-year-old in California, Hollinger’s fascination with motorcycles began when another boy asked if Holinger wanted to ride his minibike. As lifestyle site Wave writes, Gard Hollinger is a lot like most of us here. The company isn’t a household name and builds just a handful of bikes each year. The force behind Arch Motorcycle involves two motorcycle fanatics. If you haven’t heard of Arch Motorcycles before, I can’t blame you. The Arch 1s is a sport cruiser hand-built to order featuring a 2,032cc V-twin making 121.77 lb-ft torque. Yesterday, Arch Motorcycles, a venture created by actor Keanu Reeves and motorcycle builder Gard Hollinger, released its second boutique motorcycle.
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