| History | | | | One of OCC's most popular bikes is The Fire Bike, |
| OCC started as a sideline to the family's steel | | | | which was designed by Paul Teutul (Paulie) Jr, to |
| manufacturing enterprise, Orange County Iron | | | | commemorate the New York firefighters who lost |
| Works, which was founded in the 1970s. In the late | | | | their lives on 9/11. The bike itself has been modeled |
| 1990s, Teutul Sr. began manufacturing custom | | | | after a fire truck, and an actual steel rivet from the |
| motorcycles as an extension of his steel business, | | | | World Trade Center has been integrated into the |
| and in 1999 he founded Orange County Choppers. | | | | bike itself, mounted atop the bike's gas tank. Paulie is |
| The company's first bike, "True Blue", was debuted | | | | noted as stating that the bike was themed "343", |
| at the 1999 Daytona Biketoberfest. | | | | the number of New York firefighters who gave their |
| Staff | | | | lives on 9/11. |
| Paul Teutul, Sr. | | | | The popularity of American Chopper led the United |
| Michael "Mikey" Teutul (left OCC in 2009) | | | | States Air Force to commission a $150,000 "Air Force |
| Paul Teutul, Jr. (left OCC in 2009) | | | | Bike", first put on public display in March 2005. The |
| Rick Petko (Fabricator) | | | | motorcycle is ten feet long and is modeled after the |
| Jim "JQ" Quinn (Engineer) | | | | F-22 Raptor, complete with Air Force symbol rims, |
| Jason Pohl (Designer) | | | | riveted gas tank, Raptor exhausts and rear-view |
| Mike Microch Amorati (Fabricator) | | | | mirrors in the shape of jets. Air Force recruiters |
| Earl "Herbie" Herman Smith III | | | | commissioned it as a public outreach tool.[citation |
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| Christian Welter | | | | Music |
| Ron Salsbury | | | | The Orange County Choppers recently launched a |
| Steve Moreau (General Manager) | | | | series of free music concerts held in the retail store. |
| Mike Campo left on good terms to seek new | | | | P.O.D., Candlebox, and Saliva, Red, 10 Years, Fair to |
| creative artistic work. In September 2007, Vincent | | | | Midland, and Framing Hanley have performed. On April |
| DiMartino and Cody Connelly left OCC and American | | | | 25, 2009, Smile Empty Soul, Earshot, Fixer, and Age |
| Chopper for undisclosed reasons. The two have since | | | | of Daze all performed to celebrate the decade of |
| started their own bike shop, V Force Customs in | | | | the company's work. Additionally OCC in October in |
| Rock Tavern, New York not far from OCC's original | | | | conjunction with RED/Sony put out a Classic Rock |
| shop. Paul Teutul, Jr. was fired from the shop in the | | | | compilation CD of some of Paul Sr's favorite songs |
| first April 2009 episode, after a huge argument with | | | | under the name "OCC Rocks". The CD also includes |
| Paul, Sr. After a month apart, the two met at the | | | | original music from The OCC Band comprising four |
| original shop and discussed their differences and | | | | guys who work at the shop. |
| agreed to resume working together. The next day | | | | Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster |
| Paul, Jr. returned to the shop. Not long after returning | | | | The Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster is a |
| Junior decided he made a mistake. After talking with | | | | Zamperla Motocoaster installed at Darien Lake. The |
| his brother Mikey, he decided to leave OCC, | | | | MotoCoaster is Darien Lake's first launched coaster, |
| informing his dad of his decision after revealing a bike | | | | and is Zamperla's first motorbike roller coaster to be |
| honoring Alaska's 50th Anniversary. To this day both | | | | installed in the United States, though a different |
| Mikey and Paul, Jr. have not returned to OCC. Paul, Jr. | | | | model with horse theming is being installed at Knott's |
| is working to build his own company Paul Jr. Designs, | | | | Berry Farm at the same time. The roller coaster was |
| and Mikey is recovering from problems with Alcohol | | | | announced in January 2008 and opened on May 3, |
| abuse. | | | | 2008. |
| Bikes | | | | The coaster is the same one that has been |
| Main article: Orange County Choppers bikes | | | | prototyped outside Zamperla's factory in Italy. |
| OCC is best known for the bikes featured on | | | | The MotoCoaster is located near the Darien Square |
| American Chopper where bikes are built around a | | | | area of the park, between Boomerang and Twister. |
| theme or, increasingly, for specific corporate or | | | | Orange County Choppers will build a custom |
| celebrity customers. The company has built custom | | | | motorcycle inspired by the ride and the park. |
| bikes long before beginning the Discovery Channel | | | | External links |
| show. Additionally, OCC launched a limited edition | | | | American motorcycle brands at the Open Directory |
| production line of motorcycles in July 2007, priced | | | | Project |
| beginning at $31,000. These bikes include design | | | | Choppers at the Open Directory Projectv d e |
| elements originally developed for bikes featured on | | | | Roller coasters at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort |
| the show. | | | | Boomerang: Coast to Coaster Brain Teaser |
| The range of standard production bikes will be | | | | Batman The Escape The Mind Eraser Orange |
| extended to meet worldwide (with particular | | | | County Choppers MotoCoaster The Predator Ride |
| attention to Canada and Europe) legislation for | | | | Of Steel The Viperv d e |
| motorbikes over a couple of years. This means that | | | | American Chopper |
| the bikes will be sold commercially outside the USA | | | | Main Cast |
| for the first time. | | | | Paul Teutul, Sr. Paul Teutul, Jr. |