Synopses & Reviews
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 Arlens personal collection, over 50 in total.
Review
North Shore News (CAN), Sept. 29, 2006
“Brings the journey from backyard mechanic to international success story to life … Brilliant photography.”
Synopsis
With stunning, full-color photography of the bike-builder's original choppers, this book traces the growth of the Arlen Ness reputation, business empire, and custom bike resum. 250 photos.
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.