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Pragmatic riders may scoff at a motorcycle like the new Arch Motorcycle 1s. After all, there are several sporty cruisers on the market that offer better value. A Ducati Diavel V4 is a worthy machine, as is Triumph?s massive Rocket 3 R. Harley-Davidson?s Sportster S is similarly enticing. 

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But none of these capable bikes holds a candle to the glowing 1s, an ultra-premium roadster from the company founded by superstar actor Keanu Reeves and longtime bike builder Gard Hollinger. 

Arch Motorcycle handcrafts limited-production bikes featuring exquisite detail elements like CNC-machined aluminum chassis sections and lightweight carbon fiber components wrapped around gigantic air-cooled V-Twins from S&S Cycle.
Arch Motorcycle 1s

Arch?s first model, the KRGT-1, is a performance cruiser that debuted in 2015, and I was one of the lucky few who got to test ride it. More recently, I found myself in the hills of Malibu, California, aboard the ?sport cruiser? 1s model. 

?Going into a turn,? Reeves told me before our ride, ?the input is the thought. Turn your head, look where you?re going, and you don?t push the bike but let it kind of respond and you feel it move. You?re super confident as you lean in, lean in, lean in.?

And Reeves wasn?t just blowing smoke. The new 1s handily exceeds performance...