We started to understand that Acat had a better way to handle hydrocarbons. We’d ask for something ridiculous, and they’d do it. “But when we started explaining to them what we needed, they said yes to everything. “We didn’t seek Acat out - they came to us,” Hollinger said. “In every case there’s a wheel, a suspension part, a tire decision to be made,” Hollinger said, “we always go for the best product that makes the motorcycle work better.”įrom the exhaust side, Arch needed three catalytic converters for each bike, a part not typically made in small volumes, let alone engineered into the custom shapes Arch required. And then there’s the torque-rich V-Twin engine custom-tuned for Arch by gold-standard S&S, whose work helped Arch achieve California Air Resources Board, EPA and Euro 4 certification. Hollinger and Reeves have won over some clever supplier partners to help them pull together the components they don’t make in-house, including Bosch, Michelin, TE Connectivity and K&N. “No matter how much you explain what they might expect, they’re never prepared for it - it’s indescribable.”
“One of the really pleasurable things for me is always the reaction from people after riding our motorcycle,” Hollinger said. Not to mention rarity and a well-balanced and high-performance ride. Much of the appeal comes from the bespoke componentry and the levels of customization Arch encourages each buyer to consider during the bike’s 90-day build. “So we committed to actually producing such a bike to showcase our ambitions in terms of design, approach and sophistication.” “A lot of companies unveil concepts but never build them,” Reeves said. By mid-2021, they plan to turn their concept bike, the Method 143, into a real ride - for 23 lucky owners (from $250,000). Next up for production will be the all-new 1s, a shorter-wheelbase sport bike (from $120,000). Those improvements include 20 major changes involving more than 150 newly designed and manufactured components. “It’s not a celebrity vanity project in the least - he’s truly passionate about motorcycles, and he saw the opportunity to leave something behind that is meaningful.”īy late 2014, the duo had launched their first production model, the KRGT-1, which Hollinger says helped birth a new genre of bike now known as the “performance cruiser.” This year, they’re broadening Arch’s range with two new models, as well as starting production on a heavily updated KRGT-1 (prices start at $85,000).
He also hopes to ride a MotoGP bike.“One of the things that convinced me to go on this journey with Keanu was that his heart is pure in the endeavor,” Hollinger said. What other bikes does Reeves hope to own? The 1955 Vincent Black Shadow and Brough Superior. Reeves went on to show the Method 143 concept which utilizes a carbon fibre monocell chassis. The bike is a sportier version of the KRGT-1. He also spoked about the company’s next model called the Arch 1S. Arch Motorcycle produces more than 200 machined aluminium components for the bike themselves, and only outsources the suspension, exhaust and engine. The bike became the prototype of the first Arch Motorcycle model – the KRGT-1. It began as a customization contract for a Harley Dyna Wide Glide. Over to the motorcycle brand he co-founds and co-owns, Arch Motorcycle. (We’ve featured the article about the film’s trailer where John Wick battles assassins on a fleet of Yamaha MT-09s.) He also listed the movies that he rode in such as Chain Reaction, My Own Private Idaho, and the upcoming John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum. Ducati presented him the bike after to commemorate the film, resplendent in dark green. The second bike is the 2004 Ducati 998 Reloaded Edition which was the feature bike in The Matrix: Reloaded. He showed us the 1973 Norton Commando 850 MK2A which he bought in 1987. In this interview with GQ Magazine, gives us an insight to Reeves’ passion. The list is long and distinguished including Tom Cruise, Ryan Reynolds, Ewan McGregor, Orlando Bloom, Bear Grylls, Pink, Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, Bradley Cooper, Michael Fassbender, Hugh Laurie, Richard Hammond, Jay Leno, Brad Pitt, David Beckham.īut there is only one among them who owns his brand of motorcycles, and that’s John… er. There are many celebrities who love motorcycles and actually ride instead of just posing with them. Keanu Reeves er… or is it Keanu Reeves a.k.a.
There’s no secret that that John Wick a.k.a.
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