Actor Keanu Reeves, left, and Gard Hollinger have teamed to create Arch Motorcycle Co., which makes high-performance -- and very expensive -- motorcycles in Hawthorne. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Arch Motorcycle plans to produce a maximum of 100 bikes a year and may expand its line. The Hawthorne company is taking orders for its KRGT-1, which can be delivered in 90 days. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Company co-owner Gard Hollinger puts a cowling on a KRGT-1 motorcycle. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Computer programmer Ryan Boyd examines cowlings for a KRGT-1 motorcycle on the warehouse at Arch Motorcycles. The business is stockpiling parts for additional bikes. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Mario Galan removes burrs from a freshly machined clutch cover. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Parts for KRGT-1 motorcycles rest in the warehouse at Arch Motorcycle. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Gard Hollinger puts a muffler on a KRGT-1. The two-section gas tank alone requires 60 hours of work to complete. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Gard Hollinger walks through the showroom next to the first bike he and Keanu Reeves built together. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
