OT-$500K bike???
 

I had no idea what history I took a photo of when I shot this.

It was during bike week in Daytona and I just happened to see an add for the museum before I left to go up to Daytona.

The Chopper father-son team discussed this on the Leno show the other night. It is made from 100% copper that was removed from the Statue of Liberty during it's restoration. They called it "Liberty Bike"

When I saw it in person I never even noticed the face on the front wheel hub. Damn..It's tough bein a Blue Hair:( :(

:rolleyes: :mad:

damn that is pretty cool

500,000!! :eek:

you could buy an old apache for that!

Sorry--Forgot the wheel..

BajaRunner, way to ruin the thead bud!!










:D :D :D

:eek: :) :)

sorry.
It just does nothing for me.

The new/old Ducati in the background is cool, though.

Did you hear Jay give them some chit bout the bike they bult for him? Apparently the bike stopped dead and left Jay stranded. Turns out the ignition was wired though the tail light. Bulb blew and bike was dead. Im suprised Jay called em out on it.

Its on right now and their wiring skills suck. Someone needs to teach them to heat the connection, not the solder. The guy was dropping globs of solder onto the connection. They just ran the wires through the frame then drilled holes in the frame and were very careful nit to frill into the wires. Then they screwed allens into the frame. Wonder how long until that chafes the wires?

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What really was surprising is that he did it live on national TV. They sure as hell looked shocked when he dropped it on them...

Is this an OCC bike?

That's crap that Leno did that on national Television.
Anybody can make a mistake upon assembly of
anything mechanical. Amazing how there is no
tolerance for a honest mistake. Only problem is,
when you screw up as a machanic everyone thinks
your incompetant. When Jay screws up its just
another night of his lame jokes!

I`m glad that I`m not the only one who thinks those guys are Hacks!

I have an OCC T-rex and I broke down twice with it.

Both times it was due to loose wire connections.

Other than that it's probably the most balanced and comfortable bike I've ever owned or riden.

It's got a 121 cu. inch TP engine with a five speed.

You are not alone there. No offense to you, Mike 35 Fountain. I like their "Production" bikes alot, if you can call them that.
It's just that god awful crap they build for the TV show that bugs me. The whole show just bugs me. How many times can one person say "I gotta be honest with ya?"
And someone answer me this: For the butt-ugly theme bikes they build for the show, exactly what is it that Paulie Jr. "Fabricates?" Sorry, but welding stupid crap onto a fender, tank, or frame that you bought from someone else is not my idea of fabrication.

I had a Harley Super Glide, Broke down many times,Siezed exhaust valve, Starter broke off,Primary
gushing oil...........goes to show you,even the big boys
have problems.

Ya gotta admit,that spiderman bike is a nice piece.

i dont watch the show much but it looks like they just assemble parts from other suppliers, tack on some parapheralia, and paint it. I've never seen them bulding a frame, a set a forks, engine, etc. A friend of mine just had his bike at a photo shoot for Hot Bike. He bought a Bourget chassis, built a turbo motor, hand made a ton of parts like fastners and brackets etc. It is one of the nicest chopper type bikes I have seen but it flows. Everything isnt just bolted on. Fasteners are hidden or sweet looking button heads instead of hex bolts. Thats the way a bike should be built in my book. Thats my biggest complaint with the Harley based bikes. A nice bracket to hang the exhaust is just a chrome plated hunk of iron when it should be a nice piece of billet hardware. Im not saying cover it all up the Jap bikes, just make it trick. For the price that should be a given. The V-Rod comes close. Just my $.02

I see these big buck chopper bikes and just wince.

OCC reminds me of when my grandfather used to bring his SPECIAL coconut cake to holiday functions. For years everybody was in awe of his cake.

Then years later my grandmother told me that she baked all the cakes. She laid the first layer on the plate. Grandfather came in and poured coconut milk on it. She then iced it and laid the second layer on it. He came in and poured coconut milk on it. She iced it and then he came in and made red swirly icing things on the side of it. His cake...

ha.

I see Jesse James and I see a talented metalsmith. Cool ideas, too. Good attention to functionality too.

I see Billy Lane and I see an artist. Way out stuff. A little rough on the engineering and function aspect. I'd expect his bikes to break in half or throw you off, but damn they'd look cool while it happened.

I see Roger Bourget and I see a master of function. Jig welded frames. Good engineering practices. Innovative stuff. And look cool too.

Then I see OCC? A big loud cocky S.O.B., a son who doesn't even like bikes, and another son who pours the coconut milk on them...

Not on MY dollar, I say..

Their wiring is a joke.

I have to agree with the "I got to be honest with ya" comment. I have been wondering do they ussually lie :D:D

Their bikes are all bolt on stuf that they buy from some one else but they did have the design ideas to make them look the way they do. They are a marketing company best I can tell. The father landed the deal and now their sales are going through the roof. It is like Bose speakers.... They are quite possibly some of the worst speakers made but people love them.....

Jon

Hmmm.. coconut cake??

First we have OCC now we have MCC in Tn:D :D

Coconut/banana cream is my favorite...yummers

I have a 2002 bike and got it before they were world famous. I have seen other bikes I like as much or maybe even more. I might be the only guy riding an OCC who doesnt think they walk on water.

To be honest I wanted something that was easily insurable and would have some resale.

Many of these customs have rebuild titles and insurance is a real problem.

I have the max insured value of $30,000, and it only cost me about $435.00 per year.

Also if the bike doesnt have a manufactures title you can't get financing. I own my bike, but when I go to sell it, the new buyer may need to get financing and thats not usually possible on rebuilt titles.

And the only other problem I have with this bike is EVERYWHERE you go, every knuckle head with an OCC tee shirt or who has ever watched the show has a million questions. I just got it because I got all the right equipment, I like the way it looks and it rides really nice.

I still have a Yahama V-Max and still use it, just not as much since the OCC is so comfortable

not knockin' your bike, Mike, just knocking the loud cocky SOBs that assembled it.

I don't know,but do ya think that maybe they are
told to act that way for the the "show" of it?
Sometimes when I watch I think a lot of it is rehearsed.

OCC seems very rehearsed. If i were the owner of these shops i wouldnt like cameras capturing every last detail that happens in the shop. Everyone knows when they make a mistake and the way that they fix it. To me it has hurt there name as much as it has made it.

More bike threads on this page then Apache threads :eek:

I gotta be honest with you, I'm a little concerned......

Man, what a bunch of Hacks,,, I agree with the majority, their work is shoddy,,, and all they basically do is accessorize with off the shelf parts, it's amazing what you can hide with a coat of paint. Their only saving grace is their painter, who is very talented IMO.

Jesse is a true talented fabricator, designs and builds his own stuff.

Bourgett... The bike he built in memory of his daughter was plain stunning,, a masterpiece.

a couple of months ago we went to the NYC bike show, there were dozens of talented builders building some pretty hot machines, yet the crowd was 10 deep at the OCC truck.. If it wasnt for the Discovery channel they wouldn't't even be on the map.