2018 Black Arch Krgt 1 Petrol 2032 cc, Steel frame with CNC-machined aluminium subframe; crossing motorway bridge in Greater Manchester, UK
The Arch KRGT-1 may have been cracking asphalt Stateside since 2014, but the newest incarnation is now available on UK soil – and if the shock of the price tag hasn’t already given you palpitations, then riding it will. Not only is the fuelling oddly excellent for such a huge capacity air-cooled Vee, but the gearchange is crisp and positive, and the cumulative effect almost Diavel-esque in its penchant for egging you on to ride it harder. The gear lever is badly set on our test bike though, meaning that your natural foot position is at odds with its plane of action on upshifts - making toe-bleedingly hard work of what should be effortless. A quick glance at the Motogadget dash reveals that it’s really rather ineffective, but also that speed builds fast, and three figures arrive on the red-out-of-black dot matrix screen with ease. What the occasionally active green dots mean is anyone’s guess, but you’ll only bother looking at the dash before speed cameras. But, attractive as it is, it’s the riding that impresses most – and much of that is down to the brand-definiing arch of the frame, and the crucially well set-up Öhlins hardware. Preconceptions have a funny way of proving themselves accurate – but not this time. You might expect it to suffer surging fuelling woes, a soggy chassis and spine-compressing suspension. But it doesn’t. £90k custom bikes are usually rolling art installations that are torturous in motion – but the Arch combines bling with an unexpectedly accomplished ride.
Size: 4466px × 2977px
Location: Greater Manchester, UK
Photo credit: © ZarkePix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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