Why you should NEVER Buy an Orange County Chopper

Ever wonder what its like to drive an Orange County Chopper, well so Did I and its whatever not that great. but its still super cool to own.

If you want to see what happened next to this bike check out our other channel where we tried to run jet fuel in the OCC Bike

#srkcycles

[rogerborg]

Did you know that 95% of all the bikes OCC ever made are still on the road?

The other 5% made it home.

[gregsouther]

Harley Davidson is the only engine manufacturer to figure out how to turn gasoline directly into noise without making horsepower.

[scottd]

I always find it amazing that you cannot import a vehicle to the US (less than 25 years old) if it doesn't go through the US testing, but you can build any old dangerous crap you want and run it.

[kshepard]

Jay Leno was scathing in his review. On the OCC he owned, power to the entire electrical system was routed through the taillight, so when the bulb burned out... all electrical on the bike went dead.

[johnmagill]

Losing $70K in 15 years? Man, I can beat that, no problem. I was married.

[seymourskinner]

After watching the occ show for years it was interesting how much work they didn’t do.

[EllinoItalos]

I'm not a motorcycle guy but I liked watching American Chopper because I liked seeing the creativity of some of the builds. That was it for me pretty much.

[bruisersdilemma]

I've been to the old OCC headquarters when the show was still in production and saw many of their builds up close in the showroom. I found them to be over the top gaudy and nothing more than gimmicks. I've also ridden with guys over the years with various choppers and they all told the same story that the bikes were essentially unrideable. I'll take my Softail Deluxe over them any day of the week.

[sanitariumking]

I watched every episode of American Chopper growing up and never once did I actually think that any of those bikes were being built for functionality or comfort.

[bostewart]

Ride it 5 miles to the bar. Sit outside with your buddies who also took out a second mortgage on their house to buy a chopper. Ride it home and polish it like the turd it is. Repeat next Saturday.

[MarkJones-fwmo]

I rode with a guy that had one. Gas tank held like a gallon and a half. We had to stop 6 times for fuel in a 3 hr ride.

[myclassiccarstory]

I got a custom chopper I built with my pops back in 2004. I absolutely love riding it but we also made it a softail design and built it where it's very smooth riding down the road.

[pmhnic]

When the officer ask "do you know how fast you were going?" you can honestly answer "no".

[nickpalazzi]

I remember when the whole chopper scene came out so I watched a couple episodes of occ and I didn't get it. I thought they were just gawdy, unridable pieces of junk. 20 years later, this guy gets a chance to ride one and confirms all of my suspicions

[d.jensen]

You're exactly right. It has to be fun to ride. It blows my mind to see the torture some people put themselves through, and for what??

[jefife]

I visited their shop in NY during their hay day. It was very large. Way more than they would have ever needed. I recall wondering how they would ever pay for the place. Well, I guess they couldn’t. Really, it was kind of sad to look at as it was obvious that it would not survive, long-term.

[zamoro]

I remember celebrities ordering bikes on the show and then never riding them, putting them up for auction.

[darcyphillips]

90% depreciation pretty much sums up this market... finally some clarity and honesty with these show ponies

[rojoshow]

I really think you can attribute the popularity to Jesse James appearing on Discovery Channel and then OCC just solidified it. And it wasn't because of the choppers for me. I loved the charisma that Jesse James had because it showed his passion for the process. And learning about how it's all done was interesting. And then OCC was great because of the personalities. And I always wanted to see what Paulie would come up with for the project. It was more like art. But I never ever once wanted one of those choppers. And I think most people were like me.

[shaneimler]

Man you're nuts. Coming out of Centerville onto 283 has go to be one of the most potholed, bumpy stretches around. At least you didn't go up 30.