Arlen Ness



i don't think many on here may have heard of him but he passed away last friday.
some of his creations weren't to my taste but his impact on the custom bike scene was huge. seems to have had a great life making a living out of doing something he loved.

Custom Bike Builder Arlen Ness Dies At 79
I’ve got a ‘coffee table’ type book of all his stuff. He wouldn’t be my ‘go to’ bloke if I wanted a custom job but he did create some impressive artistic things. I think they did a ‘Biker Build-Off’ episode once pitting him against his son. He won of course!
 
I remember wanting a set of his bike leathers, but could never afford them.
 

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