EICMA 2017: Arch Motorcycle Company
It wasn’t all about the volume production manufacturers in Milan, with the Californian-based Arch Motorcycle Company unveiling some new modelsThe Keanu Reeves-owned Arch Motorcycle Company unveiled three power cruisers at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan: the updated KRGT-1, ARCH 1 and the ARCH METHOD 143 prototype – which we already know will be manufactured in limited numbers.
The bespoke KRGT-1 and ARCH 1 have 124ci (2032cc) V-twin powerplants, as well as Ohlins suspension and plenty of carbon fibre titanium, CNC machined aluminium and BST wheels.
The KRGT-1 is now Euro 4 compliant – international markets are now in reach – and has optional ABS. The front suspension on the hand-built bike is also updated. Forward or mid-mount options are available.
The ARCH-1 has a sportier bent than the KRGT-1 with its mid-controls, single-sided swingarm, aerodynamic bodywork and an up-swept exhaust,
There are no details on pricing or availability for the two bikes (if you start thinking 'normal' prices you're way off the mark!), but we do know just 23 units of the 143ci (2343cc) METHOD 143 Prototype will be manufactured.
The METHOD has a mono-cell chassis, single-sided swingarm, smartphone dash display, Ohlins forks, a titanium/carbon fibre exhaust and turbine-style wheels.
Reeves and Gard Hollinger co-own Arch Motorcycle Company, with the business selling a steady steam of KRGTs since 2014. The company is located in Hawthorne, California, about an hour's drive south of Los Angeles.
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