Arlen Ness: The King of Choppers - Hardcover

Ness, Arlen; Lichter, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760322198 ISBN 13: 9780760322192

Publisher: Motorbooks Intl, 2005

Synopsis

In the beginning, there was Arlen Ness. Before Jesse James, Billy Lane, and the battling Teutuls, Arlen Ness started the business of building celebrity choppers. He is a long-time custom motorcycle builder whose bikes combine the artistic and the extreme. These rolling sculptures have been covered in motorcycle and even hot rod magazines for decades as Arlen Ness built a worldwide reputation as an innovator and sought-out builder of themed custom bikes. This book traces the growth of the Arlen Ness reputation, business empire, and custom bike resume and features stunning new photography of all the bikes in Arlen’s personal collection, over 50 in total.

About this title

About the Author:

Since the early 1980s, Michael Lichter has been photographing custom motorcycles, often hanging from the beds of pickup trucks during rainstorms, photographing packs of bikers in places like Daytona Beach and Sturgis, South Dakota for the pages of Easyriders magazine. He has written and photographed a number of books. He lives and works in Boulder, Colorado.

Review:

North Shore News (CAN), Sept. 29, 2006

“Brings the journey from backyard mechanic to international success story to life ... Brilliant photography.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0760322198
• ISBN 13: 9780760322192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192