MARCHING ON

Orange County Choppers

History

OCC started as a sideline to the family’s steel manufacturing enterprise, Orange County Iron Works, which was founded in the 1970s. In the late 1990s, Teutul Sr. began manufacturing custom motorcycles as an extension of his steel business, and in 1999 he founded Orange County Choppers. The company’s first bike, “True Blue”, was debuted at the 1999 Daytona Biketoberfest.

Staff

Paul Teutul, Sr.

Michael “Mikey” Teutul (left OCC in 2009)

Paul Teutul, Jr. (left OCC in 2009)

Rick Petko (Fabricator)

Jim “JQ” Quinn (Engineer)

Jason Pohl (Designer)

Mike Microch Amorati (Fabricator)

Earl “Herbie” Herman Smith III

Nick Hansford

Christian Welter

Ron Salsbury

Steve Moreau (General Manager)

Mike Campo left on good terms to seek new creative artistic work. In September 2007, Vincent DiMartino and Cody Connelly left OCC and American Chopper for undisclosed reasons. The two have since started their own bike shop, V Force Customs in Rock Tavern, New York not far from OCC’s original shop. Paul Teutul, Jr. was fired from the shop in the first April 2009 episode, after a huge argument with Paul, Sr. After a month apart, the two met at the original shop and discussed their differences and agreed to resume working together. The next day Paul, Jr. returned to the shop. Not long after returning Junior decided he made a mistake. After talking with his brother Mikey, he decided to leave OCC, informing his dad of his decision after revealing a bike honoring Alaska’s 50th Anniversary. To this day both Mikey and Paul, Jr. have not returned to OCC. Paul, Jr. is working to build his own company Paul Jr. Designs, and Mikey is recovering from problems with Alcohol abuse.

Bikes

Main article: Orange County Choppers bikes

OCC is best known for the bikes featured on American Chopper where bikes are built around a theme or, increasingly, for specific corporate or celebrity customers. The company has built custom bikes long before beginning the Discovery Channel show. Additionally, OCC launched a limited edition production line of motorcycles in July 2007, priced beginning at $31,000. These bikes include design elements originally developed for bikes featured on the show.

The range of standard production bikes will be extended to meet worldwide (with particular attention to Canada and Europe) legislation for motorbikes over a couple of years. This means that the bikes will be sold commercially outside the USA for the first time.

One of OCC’s most popular bikes is The Fire Bike, which was designed by Paul Teutul (Paulie) Jr, to commemorate the New York firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11. The bike itself has been modeled after a fire truck, and an actual steel rivet from the World Trade Center has been integrated into the bike itself, mounted atop the bike’s gas tank. Paulie is noted as stating that the bike was themed “343″, the number of New York firefighters who gave their lives on 9/11.

The popularity of American Chopper led the United States Air Force to commission a $150,000 “Air Force Bike”, first put on public display in March 2005. The motorcycle is ten feet long and is modeled after the F-22 Raptor, complete with Air Force symbol rims, riveted gas tank, Raptor exhausts and rear-view mirrors in the shape of jets. Air Force recruiters commissioned it as a public outreach tool.[citation needed]

Music

The Orange County Choppers recently launched a series of free music concerts held in the retail store. P.O.D., Candlebox, and Saliva, Red, 10 Years, Fair to Midland, and Framing Hanley have performed. On April 25, 2009, Smile Empty Soul, Earshot, Fixer, and Age of Daze all performed to celebrate the decade of the company’s work. Additionally OCC in October in conjunction with RED/Sony put out a Classic Rock compilation CD of some of Paul Sr’s favorite songs under the name “OCC Rocks”. The CD also includes original music from The OCC Band comprising four guys who work at the shop.

Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster

The Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster is a Zamperla Motocoaster installed at Darien Lake. The MotoCoaster is Darien Lake’s first launched coaster, and is Zamperla’s first motorbike roller coaster to be installed in the United States, though a different model with horse theming is being installed at Knott’s Berry Farm at the same time. The roller coaster was announced in January 2008 and opened on May 3, 2008.

The coaster is the same one that has been prototyped outside Zamperla’s factory in Italy.

The MotoCoaster is located near the Darien Square area of the park, between Boomerang and Twister. Orange County Choppers will build a custom motorcycle inspired by the ride and the park.

External links

American motorcycle brands at the Open Directory Project

Choppers at the Open Directory Project

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Roller coasters at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort

Boomerang: Coast to Coaster  Brain Teaser  Batman The Escape  The Mind Eraser  Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster  The Predator  Ride Of Steel   The Viper

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American Chopper

Main Cast

Paul Teutul, Sr.  Paul Teutul, Jr.  Michael Teutul  Rick Petko  Jason Pohl  Mike Rowe (narrator)  Vincent DiMartino (until 2007)

Bikes

Customer bikes

Davis Love III Bike  Dixie Chopper  I, Robot Bike  Carroll Shelby Bike  Statue of Liberty Bike  Lincoln Mark LT Bike  New York Jets Bike  NAPA Drag Bike  Miller Electric Bike  Snap-On Tool Bike  Lance Armstrong Bike  Jay Leno Bike  Trim-Spa Bike  LearJet Bike  Hooters Bike  Bass Pro Shop Bike  Kansas City Royals Bike  Case Cutlery Bike  Caterpillar Bike  Gillette Bike  Discovery Channel Bike  Solid Works Bike  CRC Industries Bike  BlueLinx Bike  Jeff Hammontree/Sam’s Club Bike  Air Force “Raptor” Bike  New York Yankee Bike  NASA Bike  David Mann Bike  Ole Miss Bike  Wendy’s Bike  Sunoco Bike  Bill Murray Bike  Eragon Bike  Go Daddy Bike  Flowjet Bike  HP Bike  GoFast Bike  Peavey Bike  Russell Crowe Australia Bike  Iowa Farm Bureau Bike  My Name is Earl Bike  Gander Mountain Bike  Craftsman Bike  Die Hard Bike  Synyster Gates Bike  Klipsch Bike  Darien Lake Bike  McCuff Industries Bike 

Theme bikes

Army National Guard Bike  Black Widow Spider Bike  Christmas Bike  Christmas Sleigh  Clown Bike  Cody’s Old School Project  Comanche Bike  Fire Bike  Flash Bike  Jet Bike  Junior’s Dream Bike  Lucy Bike  Mikey and Vinnie’s Bike  Mikey’s Blues Bike  Military Bikes  Police Bike  POW/MIA Bike  Rat Bike  Rick’s Dream Bike  Spider-Man Bike  Talladega Bike  True Blue Bike  University of Michigan Bike

FANtasy bikes

Jeff Clegg’s Corporal Punishment  Susan Morisset’s Female Snake Bike  Joseph McClendon’s Custom Hog  Bryan King’s Vertebrae Trike

Episodes

Season 1  Season 2  Season 3  Season 4  Season 5  Season 6  Pilots & Specials

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Motorcycle marques of the United States

Current

Alligator  ATK  Big Dog  Boss Hoss  Brammo  Confederate   Detroit Brothers  Electric Moto  Falcon  Fischer  Harley-Davidson  Indian  Marine Turbine Technologies  MotoCzysz  OCC  Ridley  Roehr  Rokon  Strokers Dallas  Victory  West Coast Choppers

Defunct

Ace  American IronHorse  Bi-Autogo  Buell  California  Crocker  Excelsior-Henderson  Cyclone   Henderson  Hodaka  Iver Johnson  Mustang  Penton  Pierce-Arrow  Vectrix  Yankee

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