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MILLIONAIRE DEALMAKER AND ADVENTURER BOBBY HAAS' NEW GALLERY LAUNCHES FULL THROTTLE. 190 "B eing on a bike, going 70 miles per hour, with the wind in your face is the closest thing to flying," says Bobby Haas — and he should know. For 10 years, he photographed aerial images for National Geographic, hanging out of a helicopter while tethered to his seat by a climbing harness. Senior advisor and partner for the Dallas and New York investment company New MainStream Capital by day, Haas is a modern-day swashbuck- ler — adventurer, motorcycle enthusiast, photographer, author, philanthropist, and bootstrapping millionaire. And he just added gallerist to the list. The Haas Motorcycle Gallery at Dragon opened late last month in the Dallas Design District and is one of the few of its kind in the world. It showcases a rotating selection of Haas' collection of 70 rare, vintage, and custom bikes as well as custom one-off artwork, sculptures, and painted biker jackets, including works by Japanese artist Makoto Endo, who creates motorcycles in black and white paint on canvas using chopsticks, Pollock-style. The painted designs on the biker jack- ets were all designed by Haas, as were several of the sculptures, all under the label Biker Boy. Five years ago, at age 64, Haas strad- dled his first bike and has since logged almost 50,000 miles riding cross-country. His preferred ride is a Harley-Davidson Softail Fat Boy Lo outfitted with a cus- tom sidecar for toting duffle bags, dogs, and people. Two years ago, Haas began amassing his collection, devoting 3,000 square feet of his penthouse offices at the BY REBECCA SHERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY IMANI CHET LYTLE Head Rush (continued on page 72) Bobby Haas with one-of-a-kind hand-built Rafik Kaissi motorcycle