Chopper Motorcycles

About Chopper

West Coast Choppers (WCC) was a brand that began selling screen-printed t-shirts and stickers with the company's Iron cross/Maltese cross logo while founder and "master marketer" Jesse James was finishing high school, packaging the accoutrements of the chopper lifestyle long before any actual West Coast Choppers customs had been ordered or sold. Yearly sales of approximately 12–15 motorcycles at prices of around US$ 150,000 each actually lost money for the company, but attracted positive attention.

The celebrity clients who order WCC bikes are a main avenue of promotion. The motorcycle made for Shaquille O'Neal cost US$ 150,000 and was customized for the athlete's 338 lb (153 kg) weight and 49 in (120 cm) inseam, and enormous hands, resulting in a dramatic 11.5 feet (3.5 m) long bike with footpegs made for size 24 feet. The result was, "priceless publicity".

West Coast Choppers motorcycles are described as old school, and minimalist. Their bikes have been called more stripped down when contrasted with decades-long established chopper builders like Arlen Ness.

Since 2005 West Coast Choppers has built emissions-compliant choppers.In 2009 West Coast Choppers stopped selling motorcycle customizing parts, offering only complete bikes, or clothing and other non-bike merchandise.

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Questions For Paul Teutul Sr.

On the heels of the American Chopper season debut this Thursday and the recent OCC Rocks CD release, motorcycle.com has been given the opportunity to conduct a phone interview with the one and only, Paul Teutul Sr., owner of Orange County Chopper.  If you have any questions you would like us to ask, please hit the comment button above and lay it on us. Get your questions in ASAP, the article will appear on motorcycle.com in the next few weeks.

OCC Rocks!

The OCC Band, which is composed of Orange County Choppers co-workers, will be featured in this classic rock compilation CD that was curated by Paul Teutul Sr.  One of the songs listed on the track list, “Summertime Blues”, will feature Paul Sr. on vocals.  The CD will also feature Judas Priest, Ted Nugent, Blue Oyster Cult and many more… New episodes of American Chopper will start on Thursday, October 22nd at 9PM on TLC, but it will be in the second show of the season on October 29th that will focus on the making of the album and the building of the custom bike that appears on the CD cover.  The OCC Rocks CD will be available in stores on October 27th and will sell for $12.98. Find a link to download a FREE MP3 for the “Summertime Blues” track and see the full track list after the jump.

Custom Electric Motorcycle [video]

Paul Teutul Sr. from OCC, once again finds himself in the spotlight, this time it’s for building the worlds first totally green custom motorcycle that was commissioned by Siemens.  Some features of the bike include: a clutch-less transmission, 27-horsepower engine and a top speed of 100 mph.  You can plug the bike into a standard 110-volt plug, takes 5 hours to fully charge and has a 60 mile range on a full charge. The Siemens Smart Chopper will go on tour this year to help promote green technology and will be auctioned off for charity at some point next year.

Orange County Choppers goes electric

The video you're watching isn't the electric chopper built by Orange County Choppers, but Paul Teutal Sr. has been showing off the Siemens Smart Chopper that he did build, a chopper built for Siemens to display their technical prowess. According to Teutal Sr., the Smart Chopper has a range of around 60 miles and can do up to 100mph.

American Chopper Crew on Larry King Live

If you missed the Teutul family’s appearance on Larry King Live last week, you can watch the whole interview here.  There has been much speculation on the future of the American Chopper TV show on TLC, Paul Teutul Sr. is interviewed first about his past, book (The Ride of a Lifetime) and the OCC (Orange County Choppers), Teutul’s two sons are then brought into the discussion. Watch the full interview after the jump.

“Jesse James is a Dead Man” Pre-Show Review

Jesse James, the man behind Monster Garage, might die. But I doubt it. His new television show “Jesse James is a Douchebag Dead Man” is Jesse toying with death through a variety of different feats and stunts he will perform.

Chopper Powered by Natural Gas

Claiming to be the worlds first, the compressed natural gas chopper was unveiled in Orange County, New York, by none other than Paul Teutul Sr., of Orange County Choppers (OCC) who constructed the chopper for the Chesapeake Energy Corporation. The build will be on OCC at some point this year, not many other details at this point. Hit the jump to watch the unveiling video.

Win a Big Dog K-9 Chopper

SKIL Power Tools is giving you a chance to win a custom Big Dog K-9 chopper if you submit a story about how you managed to overcome a challenging construction project with your Worm Drive SKILSAW. You can enter the contest at the SKIL contest site, entries will be judged on difficulty, creativity and overall success of the project that you tackled. There is one grand-prize winner who will win the SKILSAW-themed Big Dog chopper plus an all-expenses paid trip to Charlotte, N.C.

American Chopper Welcomes Sarah Palin

TLC’s American Chopper will be featuring Sarah Palin airing tonight at 9pm.  The Orange County Choppers crew has decided to dedicate tonight’s show to celebrate the 50-year anniversary since Alaska became a state by building a custom chopper to honor the special occasion. Paul Teutul Sr. claims he was initially nervous before the interview but felt Palin was “a real down to earth person to talk to”.

Lawn-Mowing Motorcycle

I can’t count how many sunny Saturdays in my adult life I have spent lamenting the fact that yard work took precedent over being able to spend the entire day out riding my motorcycle.  Well, instead of wasting time dreaming, a farmer and motorcycle enthusiast managed to find a way to fix this problem by converting an old worn out ride on lawnmower into a chopper that actually, chops. Powered by a 17.5 HP Briggs and Stratton motor, the bike was constructed with the help of an old bed frame, an aluminum running board and parts from two old bikes. Now instead of choosing between going riding or doing yard work, this ingenious inventor can do both!