Since the day of the early men, experimentation was a part of the daily life, due to these challenges undertaken by them, we have the pleasure of experiencing some of the modern contraptions, the idea of wheel as one of the greatest discoveries ever.
One of the most popular applications of the wheels ‘The Motorcycle’, has been cherished and enjoyed by trillions of people all over the world. It’s still a fact, riding a motorcycle makes you cool; many passionate people are articulate collectors of the rides. In this series of write-ups, we will cover the coolest MotoStars who have inspired all over, again and again, to launch this blog series, gracing us is none other than the proud founder of Arch Motorcycles:
Keanu Reeves. Yes, you heard it,
Wait …. The crazy ‘Ted’ Logan guy!
The surfing-soaked ‘ Johnny’ Utah guy!
The cop ‘Jack Traven’ guy!
The gun-toting ‘John Wick’ guy!
The slow-Mo Kung Fu ‘Neo’ guy!
Ah yes! After donning these amazing characters with great aplomb, the Lebanese-born Canadian actor has now worn the helmet of an owner of the revolutionizing motorcycle company with his long-time friend Gard Hollinger.
“Riding your bike is one of the greatest things you can do to clear your head and just feel the speed and the motion,”.
The now 53-year-old can be still seen in his 1973 Norton Commando, bombing around in the L.A streets, which is evident of his avidness for motorbikes.
But unlike the usual riders who start early, this was not the case for the man who was once babysat by ‘Godfather of Shock Rock’, Alice Cooper. Once in an interview we had heard him say, “He started when he was 22, “He had seen a bike in Germany while shooting for a movie and saw a Kawasaki enduro, learned to ride, got back to Los Angeles, got the first similar bike he saw, A canary yellow 1971-ish Norton Commando.
The Norton’s aren’t his only passion. Over the years, Reeves used to rent motorcycles during shoots and roam around the city. Simultaneously, he’s got everything from Suzuki sport-bikes to Harley-Davidson cruisers in his stable. Later in his life, he turned his attention to choppers.
Steadily, the motorcycles became such an integral part of his life that he started gifting people … Motorbikes! After the star-studded response to The Matrix, Keanu Reeves used his profit% to buy motorcycles for all the movie’s stuntmen who had so hard. Superb reward combined with the joy of giving, Neo style!
There are so many movies where our favorite Superstar has taken to motorbikes, in fact in most movies he has made sure that he is riding the best available option.
His incredible collection comes from years of knowledge and passion for collecting incredible machines, he truly is a Hollywood superstar biker, now let’s feast our eyes on some gorgeous machines he Owns.
I’ve got to tell you feast your eyes cause they are gorgeous:
1973 Norton Commando 850 MK2A
2004 Ducati 998 Matrix Reloaded Edition
1974 BMW R57/6
1984 Harley Shovelhead
Kawasaki KZ 900
2019 Arch KRGT-1
2019 Arch 1S
2019 Arch Method 143
El Diablo West Coast Chopper
Kawasaki 600 Enduro
Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide
Norton Commando 750
Kawasaki ZX10 Ninja
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Now we have to mention some bikes he has ridden in movies over the years: ( We don’t have the images but we can mention them, you can check them on out yourself).
that Keanu has ridden in movies:
My Own Private Idaho- 1974 Norton Commando
Chain Reaction -Kawasaki KZ 1000
The Matrix – Ducati 998
John Wick 2 – Suzuki GSX 750
John Wick 3 – Yamaha MT-09
John Wick 4 – Aprilia Tuono 660
His Incredible love for Motorcycles has led him to create a successful motorcycle company as well, one of the few people who has converted his love for the machine into a successful business, how did he go for it, well he came across a legendary guy Gard Hollinger;
how did Keanu and Hollinger come up with Arch?
Well Gard had said in one of his interviews, he was not interested in building a sissy bar for Keanu’s bike as he was enjoying his own work at Chop Rod. But when his mutual friend persuaded him to just meet The Matrix star, he gave in. When they both met, their own ‘motopsyche’ gurgled and they hit off on the right track. Rest is History.
Gard in his own words had said,
“He doesn’t flaunt his riding on Instagram but his love for motorcycles vindicates by his own history with them and the latest enterprise consolidates his passion. So much so for the ‘down to earth’ and ‘elusive’ bloke.
They Combined forces cause of the fact, both were down-to-earth, innovative, and passionate Motorcycle Riders who wanted to build a machine which is a combination of performance and elegance.
A match made in Motorcycle Heaven literally.
Motorcycling is a passion, in this world of posers and fakers, Keanu Reeves (Though a superstar) is humble, charismatic, passionate, and in a sense one of the truest Motorcycle Owner slash riders we have seen. Arch Motorcycles project is the best example of his true passion which is motorcycling. A true global humble superstar as we say in the truest of senses.
It was our small Ode to the guy; Respect psychcleStyle
His Company Arch Motorcycle introduced Three of their 2018 models (KRGT-1, 1s, and Method 143) in EICMA and made some Jaws Drop. Have you seen the Motorbikes, google them if you haven’t, wow.
The Motorbikes are sensational and require a blog of their own, the coverage on Arch Motorcycle is Coming Soon. Watch out for this space.
If this legend’s story didn’t inspire you then I don’t know what will (Just Kidding). If you too have a few stories, then share them with us.
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