American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 247 February 2020 | Page 10

ARCH Updates S&S
BRIEFS Powered KRGT-1
NEWS
Since the introduction of the Dream
D-Type in 1949, Honda's 70th
anniversary of motorcycle mass-
production has also marked the
company's 400 million-unit
milestone for global motorcycle
production. Honda was founded in
1948 and began mass-production of
motorcycles at its first overseas
production facility in Belgium in
1963. Since then, Honda has
expanded its production globally in
accordance with its fundamental
principle of producing locally where
there is demand, currently producing
motorcycles from 50 cc commuters to
1,800 cc models at 35 facilities in 21
countries. Honda began motorcycle
production in North America in 1979.
An analysis by Bloomberg
suggests that even after the
U.S. administration's latest
China trade deal, in 2019 dollar
terms losses from China tariffs
translated to $134 billion in lost
GDP. Bloomberg is projecting
that China tariffs will cost the
American economy $316 billion
by the end of 2020.
Indian Motorcycle has issued a recall
for certain 2019 Chieftain, Vintage,
Roadmaster, Dark Horse, Springfield
and FTR1200 motorcycles. Up to
5,474 units may be affected - a 10A
circuit breaker can trip, causing the
engine to stall.
KTM (Pierer Mobility AG) has
announced record KTM Group
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280,099 motorcycles (+7%)
(KTM and Husqvarna). 2019 also
saw integration of production
of the Girona, Spain based Trials
bike specialist GasGas into the
Group as a third motorcycle
brand, alongside WP Suspension
and German E-Bike
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Bajaj is India's second largest
PTW manufacturer and engaged
in a non-equity collaborative
partnership with British
manufacturer Triumph to bring
Triumph badged middleweights
to the Asian market.
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Los Angeles-based ARCH Motorcycle
has announced an evolution of its
well-received KRGT-1 for 2020, an
update to the first iteration of the
bespoke production motorcycle that
first saw the light of day in 2014 and
was then formally launched in
EPA/CARB compliant in early 2016.
The 2012 brainchild of Gard Hollinger,
the owner of LA County ChopRods,
and actor and avid rider Keanu Reeves,
ARCH first put the KRGT-1 into
production in 2014. That model was
heavily revised from the 2012
prototype and featured over 200 parts
created at the ARCH production facility
at Hawthorne, California. Production
was said to have required 300-plus
machine-hours using state-of-the-art
CNC and waterjet machinery - the
headline news of that prototype was
the proprietary design downdraft
intake system which eliminates the
conventional American V-twin
breather assembly layout.
Continuing the ARCH Motorcycle
philosophy of setting the highest
possible bar in the performance cruiser
category, the 2020 KRGT-1 maintains
the philosophy of "simple, elegant
design and performance" and
features over 20 major changes
involving more than 150 newly
designed and manufactured
components - including redesigned
bodywork, upgraded suspension,
ergonomic enhancements, updated
braking components and safety
features.
"The KRGT-1 was originally designed
to realize the potential and push the
boundaries of what an American V-
twin motorcycle could offer," said
ARCH Motorcycle co-founder Gard
Hollinger. "Our new KRGT-1 stays true
to the original objective while further
developing and refining the
motorcycle's design and performance
elements to enhance the overall riding
experience."
Power is from the EPA/CARB-certified
124 ci S&S/ARCH engine with
proprietary design K&N air filter;
exhaust flow is managed by an ARCH
2-into-1 stainless steel header system
and Yoshimura carbon fiber muffler.
"This powertrain delivers impressive
low-end torque from the first twist of
the throttle.
"The new KRGT-1 delivers on ARCH
Motorcycle's ambition: a beautiful and
extraordinary machine that handles
like no other motorcycle. Through the
curves, down the straights, planted,
confident, comfortable, it's an
unsurpassed riding experience," said
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co-founder Keanu Reeves. "The focus
on fit and finish, the detail, the
execution, the exceptional quality and
how the bike is made defines ARCH."
Features
include
bespoke
Ohlins/ARCH suspension front and
rear (the rear shock features
compression, rebound and pre-load
adjustability and the new, larger
diameter 48 mm Ohlins front forks
feature the popular race-derived NIX
technology for individually adjustable
compression, rebound and pre-load
settings, BST carbon wheels (19 x 3
inch front and 18 x 8 inch rear), which
reduce unsprung mass. "These
elements work as part of a chassis
architecture developed to deliver
incredible feedback and control." An
all-new ARCH/Bosch ABS system is
fitted as standard, working with dual
six-piston ISR monobloc calipers and
320 mm floating rotors (front), four-
piston caliper and 240 mm rotor (rear)
ISR radial calipers.
"The 124 ci S&S V-twin engine is tuned
to deliver high torque on demand with
enhanced performance through the
unique ARCH downdraft breathing
system incorporated between the
billet aluminum tank halves.
ARCH says it CNC-machines over 200
aerospace-grade pieces of billet
aluminum from over 1,200 lbs of
metal to yield around 150 lbs of KRGT-
1 components. The fuel tank alone
requires in excess of 33 hours
machining.
The high-torque 124 ci American V-
twin engine incorporates ARCH
Motorcycle's proprietary downdraft
induction system, with ARCH/K&N
Engineering filtration significantly
reducing drivetrain width. Fifty-state
emissions compliant, the dual cam-
driven S&S engine utilizes a
proprietary fuel management system,
fully tested at the S&S emissions
facility, all delivered by a six-speed
transmission and dry clutch set-up.
Blending a tubular steel frame with a
billet aluminum subframe and
swingarm, machined in-house, "the
KRGT-1 provides just the right amount
of rigidity with strategically placed
isolation dampeners to maximize
comfort and control."
KRGT-1 SPECIFICATIONS
124 ci (2,032 cc) S&S Cycle T124
45-degree downdraft fuel-
injected V-twin engine
Proprietary six-speed drivetrain
with compact high-torque main
shaft and compact dry clutch
Tubular steel frame with
CNC-machined aluminum
subframe
New ergonomically improved
CNC-machined billet aluminum
fuel cells
New ARCH/Ohlins proprietary
FGRT series fork, fully adjustable
ARCH/Ohlins proprietary rear
shock with reservoir, hydraulic
pre-load adjustment, fully
adjustable
Front brakes: dual ISR six-piston
monobloc radial mount calipers
with ISR floating dampened discs
Rear brakes: single ISR four-piston
monobloc radial mount caliper
with ISR semi-floating disc
19" front/18" rear BST carbon
fiber five-spoke wheels
Michelin Commander II tires
Forward control foot positioning
Custom tailored fit and finishes
CARB/EPA compliant
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