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I am riding with Arlen Ness on one of his newest creations, the Ness Patrol, a takeoff on the black-and-white California Highway Patrol bike. Save for the airbrushed flashing lights, the custom Dynaframe looks real enough to attract worried stares. As Mr. Ness gears down to turn onto an off ramp, the thunder of the cubic-inch engine drops to a mere roar. I venture a question: Has the California Patrol ever objected? Ness, an easygoing year-old with a penchant for Midwestern understatement he was born in Minnesota and moved to California as a boy , turns his head and smiles.

In the three decades that Mr. Ness has been customizing Harley-Davidsons, motorcyclists from all over the world have asked to have their picture taken with him.

In Japan, security guards had to step in to keep admirers from crushing him; on a cycle tour of Europe, a Swiss Guard who was an avid Harley-Davidson rider arranged an audience with the Pope. Pacheco added. His bikes have those low, fluid lines, beautiful paint, perfect assembly -- they're almost playful. At Mr. Ness's shop in this East Bay city, you can see what Mr. Pacheco is talking about.

In the yard, bikes in various stages shine in a kaleidoscope of colors. Ness, who now builds most of his motorcycles from scratch, works on six or seven at a time. Some are playful, including the one that looks like a scaled-down canary yellow '57 Chevy, with saddle compartments disguised as fins.

Others, like a copy of a Harley with a sidecar, ride memory lane. And then there are the sleek, cool machines. On one cycle, a pair of chrome exhaust pipes entwine like sinuous Brancusi sculptures. A British racing-green custom cycle called the Smooth-Ness, with an cubic-inch motor and a smooth-tail rubber mount frame, was inspired by a Bugatti, Mr. Ness said. Really good condition, very well made and not a lot of use.

Come with genuine Arlen ness knee sliders, you just need your own back protector to go in as I forgot to take it with me when I brought from the outlet couple years ago as I used my knox pro. Worn a handful of times about 6 weeks old. Clarino on. These are in good condition, however, need a good clean. The suit has Ce armour in the shoulders, elbows and knees. Strong padding in the hips Full-size race hump.

Size EU Size 34 Arlen Ness black leather bike jeans. Worn once. Vintage Racing. Written by Sam Shrimpton. Following in the footsteps of the fixie bicycle craze that hit the UK capital a few years ago, and inspired by companies like Australian customising gods Deus Ex Machina , people are now turning to custom motorbikes as a good-looking, cheap to run, personality-reflecting alternative to beating the gridlock.

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