Orange County choppers 2024

I take a ride to the Orange County choppers short lived headquarters.

[deasun]

That lady who showed you around is amazing. Fair play to her. She was so friendly. What a legend!

[James-qqvq]

Legend has it you can still hear them arguing.

[frankie]

Lady was nice to give you a tour… Thank you lady😊

[elguapo]

I knew I would never buy one of those bikes, but I loved the show and the bikes. I couldn’t believe they were actually a TV show. What I loved about it was that it reminded me of the 80s. As a teenager I had the privilege to work at an auto parts store that also had an auto repair shop. Good times!

[keesh]

That lady deserves an award for her people/customer friendly attitude .Thanks for the video, greatings from Holland .

[SpeakeasyMotors]

i worked there as a metal fabricator 2013-2017. we had a great team, built some wild stuff. an unforgettable time of my life ill always be grateful for

[kiesha]

While serving in the NY National Guard, we stopped in there on our way home from training and were treated like royalty. Paul came back in from home to say hello. They fed us pizza gave a tour and sent us on our way happy. Good memory. Not like the drama we all saw on TV. Thank you OCC.
Scorpion 3D
105th MP Co. Buffalo NY

[langr]

This is heartbreaking. I was there a few times before the family split up. You would walk into a giant showroom with all copies up their show bikes. The giant centerpiece was their 9/11 bike. For a fan of the show, that place was awesome. as a matter of fact, my wife and I got married halfway between my family and hers, which happened to be right there and so on my wedding day, my cousins future husband took me out to lunch at the café, and I have to say their food was amazing too.. I’m glad to see the building is being used now for some thing, but I think they would be silly to get rid of all of the OCC stuff because that will draw people in… they could’ve charged you for that tour ha ha! Great video thanks!

[GangGreen]

I was at this location in 2011 when OCC was in full blown operation. The building was more like a destination than a business. When you entered the front door, the whole area was like a giant museum. As soon as you entered, they had almost every motorcycle that they built on the TV show on display. In the back they had racks and shelves full of clothing and motorcycle paraphernalia. If you walked all the way to the back area, they had large windows that looked into the shop, and you could watch them working on different bikes. As you walked toward the cafe you passed a small bowling alley, and the cafe/bar was huge. It had a tremendous bar, they served a large selection of beers, the food was typical bar food not great, and at night they had live music. It was 2 pm on a Tuesday and we couldn't get a table let alone find a parking space. The money that place generated should have paid for 10 more locations, it was greed and stupidity that closed OCC down. It was great to watch your video to see what happened to the building, with the exception of the fan and the floor tile it looks nothing like it did, thank you for posting this!

[jonphinney]

That was really nice of that lady. Letting you in to look at that fan and tell you a little bit of back history of why they closed.

[PddyCke]

They thought their name would sustain them. In the end it was the terrible quality of their product, added with the ridiculous pricing. They tried to expand too quick with an unnecessary 12m facility. Prime example of what NOT to do in business.

[TheJCJexe]

Wow, thanks for making this video. I always wondered what happened to this building. I remember it being a huge milestone and marked it a pinnacle in the show.

[JohnSmith-lwbm]

What a cool lady to let you take pics and all. Kudos to her.

[jujtpes]

In the beginning they made bikes from scratch. Then they started using premade parts and it turned into a typical reality show with impossible deadlines and family drama.

[alp]

I use to watch that show, not because of the bikes they made, but witnessing a dad who had so many internal issues in his life and took it daily on his kids. THAT made me feel so appreciated of my own dad and how much I love him and how much I am grateful to have him still, barely by now, but this is life.

[Philipk]

That was a very interesting look at the OCC HQ and a great video, thank you for that. And the lady that showed you around was really nice too, great for her to do that.

[fastnova]

Years ago me and a friend were working on the road out of ruralOklahoma. We stopped by there after we got off work around 9pm. We were surprised to see lights on in the restaurant, walked inside and ordered steaks. About half way through the bartender said the chef was coming out. He did and asked how the steaks were. Fabulous I said and they really were. He told us that was a pregrand opening only for friends and family! We were not invited, just walked in, didn't have a clue! He was cool and told us we were the first two paying customers and, besides Sr the first streaks they ever served. Then they gave us a tour of the showroom. They really were good people. It's a shame it all fell apart like it did.

[Tel]

With the junk they made, without TV they'd never made it as far as they did.

[BlueCamaro]

Several years before we also met them in Sturgis before they became popular. Had a long nice conversation with Vinnie's Dad that owned a golf course at the time. Wife and I rode there on their opening day. It was a great experience and met everyone from the show. They were all friendly and welcomed everyone. We were randomly selected to go back into the shop area for a tour. If you like them or not or like or dislike their bikes it just shows how on top one day and on the bottom the next day.

[BruceWitcpalek-wsrh]

Thank you for the tour !! I accidentally found your channel and I’m going to follow you for a while to see how you do. Good luck and God bless.