I dont know about you guys, but for us mechanics here in Germany the OCC was basically a comedy show on how to not build things. Its like watching bear grylls and expect to be a survivialist afterwards. Really you watch it because of how ridiculous it is. I remember one time when they built a military bike and one of them walked around with a box of random military gear that he started welding to where ever there was space on the bike. Absolut prime humor.

@peteraugust5295

3 ай бұрын

@@MotoDonuts I still liked the show. And you could learn something from it. There were some talented builders and some up to date technology in it. But as a concept, their bikes were mostly a joke. I believe they were fully aware of that though.

@geraldrossouw4425

3 ай бұрын

@@MotoDonuts Not to mention the biggest losers who paid stupid amounts for those trash bikes.

@monkeyman122009

3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, its wild that someone would actually pay pay for one of these

@MichaelMohrshipofools

3 ай бұрын

Good luck with European Union mandates. I will be riding American Iron a long time while you ride electric Barbie scooters ...have fun ..

@maniacmike28

2 ай бұрын

@@peteraugust5295definitely had some skilled fabricators on the team! As far as welding random stuff on I’m with you.. it was for tv.

You gotta sell it back to your neighbor, he seemed stoked having it back

@cedhome7945

3 ай бұрын

Make money on the video get it running fool around for a week and then sell it to the neighbor , make lots more money this way

@tburda823

3 ай бұрын

Came here to say that too. Once the video is made, running, ridden, dyno, sell it to him. It obviously means probably more to him than anyone other than the original owner. Seems like a cool guy to have around the channel too!

@Arv.99

3 ай бұрын

We all know it was meant to be. That neighbour is meant to have that bike after this video. Praise god, and his son that was sent to save us all Edit: grammar/spelling

@kenmcguigan6805

2 ай бұрын

I would ask him for some help at least ...😊

@jeffshootsstuff

2 ай бұрын

Yes sell it to the dude. He seems cool.

that dude deserves the bike. so humble and full of insights.

@Mr.deBest

Күн бұрын

yeah he does, but BnB had to make another video first bc content or something

I used to watch OCC with my dad years ago. He was a disabled Vietnam Vet, and he loved the POW-MIA bike. I bought him the dvd of that episode and bought him the small scale model of that bike. I noticed the 101st Airbourn flag in the background. I used to work in a shoppette on Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.

@jameson3500

8 күн бұрын

I had the model of the POW-MIA bike as a kid, lol. Thanks for triggering some good memories, stranger. 💪🏼💪🏼

@waynefinnicumbb7218

8 күн бұрын

Lol I think that was my favorite bike design they ever did.

That your neighbor built part of this bike, is off the hook, CRAZY!!! I thought it was another one of your gags, until he started talking about it. WOW.

@ironwoodworkman4917

3 ай бұрын

I could not agree more, Talk about luck. His neighbor saved him time and gave him valuable info. Plus new bike friend. Am I right? What a Wild World. This whole video was very interesting and fun.

@GamingInfested

3 ай бұрын

its scripted

@bookofrevelation4924

3 ай бұрын

I still think it was very well staged, the video of it being previously ridden almost looked real.

@bookofrevelation4924

3 ай бұрын

The CaveMan was Geico mocking me in 1990s after returning from Jerusalem, about same time as SNL GoatBoy.

@ironwoodworkman4917

3 ай бұрын

@@James-zh4eo @GamingInfested How do you guys know? This is what I though at first, But he's not really the type of guy to make things up. He seems to be a God fearing man and truthful. IDK? maybe I need to watch this channel more. :-)

I had a buddy get a nice inheritance in 06, he ordered a bike from OCC, they said 8 months but took them 2 years...When he did get the bike It didn't make it 50 miles down the road. Then when he called to complain they ghosted him. He then had the bike towed mack to their shop they trespassed him immediately. Cops showed up and told my buddy they come out once a week for this very thing. "They sell a bike that doesn't run, person brings it back and they trespass them". He sued and they paid him extra for a NDA.

@josiffexplosiff1

2 ай бұрын

Probably BS

@duncandmcgrath6290

2 ай бұрын

I’ve read a few stories similar to that from BBB claims

@Funrunner008

2 ай бұрын

They can't be that bad, The engines aren't even built there, They just do the body

@Al-Gore-ithm

2 ай бұрын

OCC wasn't really about bikes it was about selling advertising. A company like GEICO has a bike built for a 100k + and they got millions of views from the show. It was the cheapest advertising you could buy and it was genius on both OCCs part and GEICOs. Too bad OCCs bikes weren't as nicely built to run as they were cosmetically.

@Leo-vf3py

2 ай бұрын

High p

A Las Vegas casino is suing OCC after a patron won the bike, then a few months later the engine fell off the frame and caused injuries. The patron sued the casino and won, and now the casino is suing OCC.

@cameronslater1857

24 күн бұрын

Sadly, companies getting sued is hardly an indictment of their liability anymore, especially in the US. People sue for all sorts and win, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. It's a pathetic culture. However, I suspect it's probably justified in this circumstance...

@allan9603

24 күн бұрын

@@cameronslater1857 Jay Leno even trashed out OCC on his KZread channel. Apparently Leno bought one of OCC's bikes, and immediately started having trouble with the electrical and transmission; Leno rides his motorcycles, drives his cars.., so he spotted the issues pretty quickly. Even former employees of OCC are going after Paul Sr for a variety of issues from refusing to pay wages, to making verbal threats over the telephone.

@jizzyb76

22 күн бұрын

​@@cameronslater1857I think the media did a better job convincing you people suing for nothing is a bigger problem than corporate greed. Seeing as you felt the need to say all that in response to something you claim to agree with.

@cameronslater1857

21 күн бұрын

@@jizzyb76 I think a five year old could do a better job of structuring a sentence than you just managed seeing as you felt the need to bump your gums. 👍

@jizzyb76

20 күн бұрын

@@cameronslater1857 didn't bump any gums, typed pretty respectfully considered. Nice try deflecting though.

I am not a huge bike fan but I used to watch those clowns back in the day. This particular bike was one of my favorites of all time that they built. I would have loved to have that in a collection. Such a cool bike. Great video!

10k for the bike the trailer and the replica race boat is the deal of a lifetime.killer find Sean.

@EddieMitz

2 ай бұрын

Hell that Rolex is probably worth more than the bike alone! (Edit: as pointed out, it’s an Edox, but I are dumb and was half awake watching the video 🤦🏼‍♂️)

@rogerwilco1777

2 ай бұрын

and those watches sold for around $2,400.. so he basically got 25% of his money back from just the watch

@leward

2 ай бұрын

@@EddieMitz it’s an Edox, not a Rolex 😂

@normanbyrne9868

2 ай бұрын

Hell, the trailer alone is probably $3500 give/take so the bike itself is basically $6000 down ridiculously from the $100k that it originally sold from OCC for. OCC and the chopper craze was such a huge joke to serious riders.

@ksavage681

2 ай бұрын

And the watch. He got a deal on all that.

I was a young engineer when that show was on and I quickly took notice to how the OCC used to just build up the bikes based on looks alone, without any thought to ergonomics or whether it would be safe for the rider to be taking on an extended trip. Then I realized those bikes really were intended to be show pieces and not really taken out ever.

@DrSmugface

2 ай бұрын

its like that with most tuners too like my brother works on many tuned cars most of them are trailer princesses

@donalda8017

2 ай бұрын

It was an hour long advertisement...those companies would have taken a signed wheel home ..theybdidnt care about getting a running motorcycle or a safe one

@joesimonetti

2 ай бұрын

Yup.

@JohnSmith-fq7hj

2 ай бұрын

Yup they're basically made to ride around on a trailer and pushed out at shows to prove how cool you are lol

@TheHyde8875

2 ай бұрын

Not entirely. They were bar crawlers, meant to drive 10-20 mile round trip in town and show off.

Always hated that show. The fights between the father and son were soul crushing. That they eventually had such a big fight they couldn't reconcile was obvious but painful nonetheless.

@hofahome

9 күн бұрын

I agree. Huge egos and greed. I liked Mikey though. I think he was the young kid who just wanted everyone to get along so he turned to comic relief to try to break the tension.

@charliemorrison3835

8 күн бұрын

@@hofahome was always my gripe always argueing. sad it was between father and son. now all the argueing come from naked and afraid!!! lol

OCC is a joke - right? You'd never ride one of those death traps! Only a fool would ever do so.

A hardtail and a solid tube steel seat? Whoever designed this bike has something against buttocks and spines.

@ironwoodworkman4917

3 ай бұрын

Race bike, It has a seat? Wow! so much luxury! :-) But for real. Imagine doing a burnout on that thing, It would throw rubber all over your back and head. Kind of like the old Greeves or Harleys, with oil on your back and in your hair.

@zachroberts1988

3 ай бұрын

Its just a piece of art man... they didnt build bikes to be ridden

@volvo09

3 ай бұрын

​@@zachroberts1988 yeah, if it got any use at all after being built it was to start it up and rev it to the limiter a few times.

@DougBurgum4VP

3 ай бұрын

Where we are going we don't need spines

@theunluckycharm9637

3 ай бұрын

​@@volvo09hopefully not on a cold start

I had a similar experience. I bought a Modified 1975 Porsche 914 from a random dealer in Oregon. A few months later I was at a random gas station in California and met the initial owner that did the modifications. He told me all about the car and knew exactly everything about the car that only he would know. Moments like those are interesting...

@MrJjburgess11

Ай бұрын

Something happened to me like that too. I traded in my Evo X to a Honda dealership. Then they sold it about 2 weeks later. I had wheels that were on the car that I couldn't use anymore. So I sold them. When the guy came to pick the wheels up. It was my old Evo pulling up lol. Guy lived a state over . I gave the guy a bunch of stock parts I had laying around the garage that came off the car .

@PipeScholar

Ай бұрын

@@MrJjburgess11 That's wild. Life is funny sometimes

@MrJjburgess11

Ай бұрын

@PipeScholar yeah , I was like what are the odds . Like I was meant to see the car one last time lol

@craigsutherlin5264

18 күн бұрын

😅 6:05 😅😮

when my 1984 Honda vf500c wouldn't start without carb clean, and i removed the fuel pump and called the local Honda dealer and they said it doesn't have a fuel pump, and i bench tested it and it just smoked in my hand and its bad; they said it doesn't have a fuel pump and there is no listing for it. I bought an Edelbrock electric fed gravity pump and plumbed it up and it works just like the old one, and you can hear if its running or not with the key on.

I collect watches and as soon as I saw that box I knew what you were going to open that up and find you are one lucky man I'd rather have that watch than that bike God did bless you with this purchase

soon as you see one bad fuel line you have to assume that everything touched by fuel has degraded . Hoses , filters , pump , injectors . Honestly i would not trust those clutch lines either . It was super cool to see that guy seeing a bike he built so long ago . I've had this happen to me once , i helped a friend of mine build up a car for racing , he sold it , we never saw it and then i randomly found it 5 years later . Went to look for the owner , and it is just a great feeling man , like seeing an old friend . The car was not special , but the connection i had to it warmed my heart

@thomasanderson2870

3 ай бұрын

EXACTLY, parts of the hose are throughout the fuel system, they basically MELT...🫣

@robholmes2129

2 ай бұрын

The injectors are plugged up for sure

@mrmagoo916

2 ай бұрын

Ethanol?

@randomusernumber1

2 ай бұрын

@@mrmagoo916 no, this damage is from fuel left in the lines. Over time it breaks down and starts eating the rubber. Turns into a black slugde, clogs filters, injectors, carb jets. It's nasty stuff. Ethanol will do that as well, but it is far more likely to oxidize anything metal it touches since it pulls moisture from the air

@paradiselost9946

2 ай бұрын

lol at random "previous owners/builders" got an old FZR250. was using it for courier work. random guy runs up to me... "you still riding that thing!?" um...yeah? you know what it is? (lets say, i keep my bikes looking pretty damn rough... mad max style...) "yeah... i SOLD IT TO YOU!!!!" meh, during covid lockdowns, didnt realise who it was with the mask on... and as id only spoken to him for a minute or two anyway...

So you bought a trailer for 10k, and it came with a free crappy motorcycle.

@kenprevatt1267

2 ай бұрын

Lol

@Lurch-Bot

2 ай бұрын

Don't forget the cheap Swiss watch. That's no Rolex, that's for sure. I bet it keeps time though. I have a cheap Rodania from the '60s and it is as accurate as a digital watch. Loses a couple seconds a month.

@marlon5656

2 ай бұрын

I would have shock that guys hand when he offered 15K.

@pistonburner6448

2 ай бұрын

@@Lurch-Bot The watch could maybe be worth around $800? They're about $1400 new, and that's a 'special version' but first of all those watches lose value immediately when you buy them, and the value of that Geico version can be lower or higher depending on someone being willing to pay less or more for that 'special Geico version'. The watch itself is an ordinary quartz trinket.

@bdb3350

2 ай бұрын

The watch was what made it worth the ten grand.

Fuel injectors would definitely need unblocking after years of bad fuel in them. I have used a 9v battery to activate and free up stuck injectors before. Works like a charm.

@Maciej8

Ай бұрын

Dont understand why they didnt do that immediatly after seeing the fuel line. You already know everything that touched fuel is potentially fucked.

My favorite OCC build was the Baskin Robbins, with its ice cream sandwich foot pegs, waffle cone hand grips, ice cream scoop shifter and the colorful sprinkles all over the sheet metal. That Paul Sr was a visionary.

@moaningpheromones

Ай бұрын

It has every other bike licked?

@jeffreyklebert4106

8 күн бұрын

It probably lasted as long as an ice cream cone on a hot day!

The trailer alone is worth a lot. 10 grand is actually not that bad for the whole package.

@M.TTT.

3 ай бұрын

true

@blakemoore1905

3 ай бұрын

And some rc boats are expensive haha

@Ronaldl2350

3 ай бұрын

I would have taken the 15,000 and not deal with the aggravation. Lol.

@Teab8g

3 ай бұрын

Watch is 1.5 - 2k

@phimuskapsi

3 ай бұрын

@@Teab8git's a very special edition, the normal version costs $2k. That's probably worth $5k+ to the right collector.

The irony of that death trap being a GEICO ad is amazng.

@keithm532

2 ай бұрын

LMFAO great point! "We will insure anything (except this POS!)

@Bear-Knight

2 ай бұрын

I expect nothing less from professional racketeers

@ixlr8677

Ай бұрын

indeed.

Jessie James said it " I build bikes to RIDE , OCC makes bikes to Look at ."

The watch is an Edox CO-1. It's a quartz watch with a one off face. Being quartz (versus mechanical), it's cheap crap. It'd be considered a cheap novelty watch. I'm a watch guy. Nice trailer, though.

HEy Sean when you saw the gum in the fuel lines, that is from C16 fuel all the injectors will be gummed up with that exact same stuff thats why the injector hose blew because the injector is fully clogged with C16. you can never leave C16 for any amount of time. it should be drained if you dont plan on using the bike for even a few days its that volatile I would take the tank off. clean it out make sure no gum got in the new fuel pump. then take off the fuel rail that will need cleaning and depending how the injection is set up will either have some hose to the injector or it will go straight into the manifold. clean head to tank mate Damn good find. how cool was that guy seeing his baby again. he obv loved that bike. and everytime you build big project bikes you leave parts of you in that bike. im sure hed love it back once you are done. or at the minim let him ride it and come visit

@Rickk69er

2 ай бұрын

ya pretty much any fuel will do that c16 the worst

@Skreamies

2 ай бұрын

Yeah that's not the fuel lines gumming up, that's everything fuel related gumming up with that fuel jelly haha

@KentRodgman

2 ай бұрын

Yep as soon as you see that level of gum... you gotta replace everything fuel touches and clean out the tank. Should have been the plan from the beginning to be honest... but this kinda shows his level of experience with starting up old junk. Anyone that's pulled something old back from storage/barns/fields that wants to get it running has a pretty similar check list. That's nearly the top item.

@cputeq007

2 ай бұрын

Yeah as soon as I saw the line I was thinking maybe the entire engine needs a flush

@NickRgibbs

2 ай бұрын

I can only think this was for content? Like its pretty obvious everything to do with the fuel system is bad, so why keep trying to crank it when there is way more du-dilegence required?

The best thing to come out of OCC was that one meme.

@BikesandBeards

3 ай бұрын

love that meme

@Justin-bz1dp

3 ай бұрын

​@@BikesandBeardshi

@NickTaylorRickPowers

3 ай бұрын

What's the meme?

@dauntae24

3 ай бұрын

@@NickTaylorRickPowers it’s like four pictures of the father and son arguing. When people use it correctly I get a good chuckle out of it.

@haroldwilkerson2026

3 ай бұрын

It's pretty sad when the show that was on for like 10 years it's boiled down to a meme😂😂

Im sitting here fully consumed in this show. Completely away from my own problems in my life. Thanks for a good time man!!!!!

How lucky you are to have the guy who built it next door. I have loved the Orange county chopper show for years, but I didn't think half are rideable with the things that was built. I used VP in my 64 Nova drag racer, very nice. Love the kill switch, lol, until the clip falls off your show. I'm sure you can find a full pump at any bike shop. Nice watch at the end. On top part 2, ps, 50 years of rc boat racing, I would love to know what you plan to do with it. Thanks for the video. Now for part2

That man coming over and that helped build it is genuinely incredible!

@onemorething100

2 ай бұрын

It was all scripted

@louk9978

2 ай бұрын

People are saying it was a Thompson Supercharging and this dude is fiction.

@rickroberts4848

2 ай бұрын

Bubba Lloyd is the guy and he had a shop from what ive found bem

@KrunchyTonez617

2 ай бұрын

Only because he figured he was gonna buy the bike after....period. Not the goodness of his heart. If Shawn said no way in hell to selling it, he'd have been on his own.

@yackablejohnson1485

2 ай бұрын

​@@KrunchyTonez617That a huge assumption.

My Dad was the former director of operations for Geico offshore. His name is Chief Savering. Still going strong at 86 years old.

@AnHonestLiar

2 ай бұрын

Tell him to send me some items!!

@PeterParker-yr8yb

2 ай бұрын

Great company

@invictusbp1prop143

2 ай бұрын

See if he wants to buy a little boat.

@AnHonestLiar

2 ай бұрын

That was a well built team!

@gordocarbo

2 ай бұрын

@@AnHonestLiar You asking for free stuff?

I’ve seen that bike on display here at Lake of the Ozarks(Missouri) Offshore Powerfest when the Miss Geico boat was running. Along with an appearance at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout. And as an avid biker for several decades I’ve been around the country riding, and seen numerous OCC bikes. I won’t say the notoriety doesn’t have payout, but as a bike builder, they were and still are a joke. They took an ambitious businessman, and made his shop a prime time evening soap opera! Too many of the shows around the turn of the century 2000’s showcased bikes that were just a joke, bringing criticism from people who didn’t ride, and put a poor outlook on builders, who were truly building real bikes. I have worked in two separate shops here in Missouri and the bikes we built were ridden. Thousands of miles a year, to all corners of the country, and not all loaded into trailers from one stop to another. Good luck with your personal soap opera here, the bike and its history, hoping you are/were prepared for a debacle.

Fess up bro. You bought this bike as bait to get your neighbor in a video! Haha!

Spent $10k and made a new life long friend. Give the bike to that guy and keep him on the channel. You’ve already broken even with the trailer, watch and views.

@origamihawk

3 ай бұрын

100% this, having a good friend and neighbor is priceless

@4wdiesels

3 ай бұрын

​@origamihawk I'm your neighbor. Give me a $10k motorcycle and we can be friends!

@arjackson555

3 ай бұрын

@@4wdiesels in the world of KZread it’s all about the views man. The logic doesn’t have to work for real life

@Okurka.

2 ай бұрын

The guy has $15k cash lying at home, no need to give it away for free.

@arjackson555

2 ай бұрын

@@Okurka. then take the $15k and act like he gave it to him for KZread. But he wouldn’t do that.

Jay Leno called them the biggest piece of crap

@westboundbadger

3 ай бұрын

And went on to say the geometry was all wrong,...Dude,its a Chopper !!

@DougBurgum4VP

3 ай бұрын

Based Leno

@westboundbadger

3 ай бұрын

I believe he is based in Burbank.@@DougBurgum4VP

@davidmatthews9389

3 ай бұрын

He wasn’t wrong.

@That1E_K1129

3 ай бұрын

Choppers aren't meant to be "practical" or comfortable.

one of the meteorite men told me that the Meteorite Men bike had to run for one shoot. It broke.

I love edox watches, and that’s a limited edition… it’s a $2400 watch, I wanted one, but it’s way too expensive for my pockets tho… that was one heck of a mystery box, you’re a lucky man!!! Congrats 💪🏽💪🏽…

You could see it in the builders eyes this ment so much to him! imagine seeing your baby return after so many years. This better have a wholesome ending please !

@post-leftluddite

2 ай бұрын

Really? I thought he was lying

@MichaelChiklisCares

2 ай бұрын

he didnt lie, vic mackey lies.@@post-leftluddite

@dickhitswater4836

2 ай бұрын

@@post-leftludditethe 8 year old video of him riding it wasn’t enough? Or the fact he knew so much about the bike?

@ascgazz7347

2 ай бұрын

@@post-leftludditewhat about his demeanour made you think that?

@the2theonly672

2 ай бұрын

@@post-leftludditehe should them a video of him on the bike!

Their stuff looked cool for the time but i know a few guys who rode one and said it was a death trap. My buddy Ted said he got rolling on one he was going to buy and stopped before he shifted out of 1st because the front wheel geometry was so bad it scared him. He said the forks wanted to lay over and it was a huge fight to keep the wheel straight.

@nemesisxrox6773

2 ай бұрын

.. I've basically heard the same of another many years ago - it's not all just hearsay

@user-vq8gm7fp7d

2 ай бұрын

Dont buy it without a ride, simple

@orangemanbad

2 ай бұрын

They were show bikes. I’m surprised you didn’t realize that..? 😮

@Rizzjizzle

2 ай бұрын

They are art pieces and that is really it. They handle like a semi truck and really are only good for a straight line and that's it. This geico bike is clearly a show bike only but theoretically could be used for drag racing. I want to get into making custom bikes but I want to make functional works of art that you would want to drive everyday and not just shelve. It does no good if nobody ever sees it and if you only ride it once.

@carlbruschnigjr1757

2 ай бұрын

One of my neighbors had one, he rode it once, then tried to sell it . . . first listed it at $80k. Every year he dropped it by $10k. He finally sold it fir $12k to a kid who didn't know any better.

that’s honestly really cool that your neighbor did all the work on that bike. Thats really got to feel nostalgic for him❤

@eltsennestle998

11 күн бұрын

He didn't do ALL the work.

I work for the storage yard, we will be taking legal action to have our road resurfaced.

what a beautiful coincidence - you can tell the passion the guy had for the motorcycle he built. great vid!

@nemesisxrox6773

2 ай бұрын

... definitely a huge diff when u build your own - I do just that - the pride every day when it comes time to fire n' do a ride - all the issues in the world vanish within those moments til the return back to the world re-awakening - and to perform the ritual thruout many years - absolutely priceless

@robertnagle1038

2 ай бұрын

So you think there's no chance these guys had never discussed this bike, or the fact this guy did work for OCC in the past, and fabricated this one in a million coincidence to make a more interesting video?

Your neighbor is very talented. Seems incredibly knowledgeable on everything engine related

18:38 Real quality work. I wanna see a Video: "The Hydraulic Press VS the Supercharged Geico Orange County Chopper"

I definitely would not tell people I was the one who tuned and tested the drivability of OCC bikes lmao. Outside of that, this is awesome.

Why would anyone leave fuel in that thing? Very sad how people mistreat their engines. The whole fuel system is full of varnish and gelled fuel. It had no chance of running. I am amazed that they didn't stop and clean the entire fuel system before trying to crank it the first time.

@mmeijer635

2 ай бұрын

That is toe-curling instant gratification for you. Or the 'need' to make this story watch-worthy for those who lack the knowledge to be upset.

@CrusaderSports250

2 ай бұрын

​@@mmeijer635it's like his comment that that hydraulic clutch was dangerous, hydraulic brakes are fine but not clutches?, today all vehicles have hydraulic brakes and many of them have hydraulic clutches, has he never had a clutch cable brake, such a stupid comment.

@Bovrinox

2 ай бұрын

why you'd ever put fuel in that horrific monstrosity of a bike in the first place is a mystery XD

@leroyraatz5650

2 ай бұрын

Never buy anything Paul Jr. Had a hand in building. Theme bikes are trailer queens and made for display only.

@starbattles1

2 ай бұрын

Yea, real mechanics know to drain fuel system. Check for dry rot hoses, check for rust in the tank, pull injectors and make sure their clear and change filter. Then put new fuel in and run fuel pump to see fuel coming out at the fuel rail. Know for sure it's ok, then if it don't start, only thing left is spark. Which is the other thing to check. Pull plugs, replace wires due to dry rot, then try to fire it up.

This channel and The Bearded Mechanic are by far favorite things to watch on yt. Thank you so much for being awesome regardless if it a 1k bike or a 15k one i love to watch this channel!

Cool vid. I was a tech rep for S&S Cycle back in the early 2000s

I fell in love with the Bobber in the background.....Gorgeous bike.

Amen brother...its amazing how the real builder of the motor was your new neighbor..Im sure with some brainstorming and some liquid encouragement....All will be fine...

@jtocwru

2 ай бұрын

I doubt liquid encouragement will be involved, if he's reciting Bible verses. Maybe I'm wrong. I never watch this channel.

@islandiron

2 ай бұрын

Think about the hours and hours of research time he didn’t have to spend just by him being his neighbor. The ignition and starting alone.

Man, I used to think OCC was SO COOL back in the day! Watched Every episode. That story that your neighbor helped build it, is Insane! Just a ridiculous cool story! And, his info about the bike is super helpful!

@geoffws6

2 ай бұрын

Everyone did. Show was huge! Imagine all the merch sold on account of that tv show! All only to be called out 20yrs later for the shoddy quality. They appealed to the style of the times for sure.

@godzeus9702

2 ай бұрын

😂I thought the show was lame like all tv shows scripted. KZread has killed tv shows completely.

@Addison0526

2 ай бұрын

@@geoffws6they had deadlines for the show and couldn’t finish things like they should and outsourced work off camera like this bike… pretty sad what hollywood and money does.

That watch is no joke - Edox is a Swiss Watch brand over 100 years old. The translation is Master Watchmaker Les Genevez (where the company is based) since 1884. Not a bad grab to be included in the 10K as that watch could easilly cost 2-4K by itself.

Only the GEICO caveman would be caught dead driving that bike 🏍

I was stationed at the ANG base right on the other side of the fence from the new OCC facility for several years. When they had their 15 minutes, they went big. The facility was nice. Had their show bikes on display, a merch shop, a couple bowling lanes, and a bar and grill. 6 or 7 years ago, they sold the building and rented it back from the new owners. When I left in 2022, the building was abandoned and had a for sale sign in front of it. Not much of a market for 6-figure bikes that are barely rideable I guess.

@michealknight3776

2 ай бұрын

It’s more like art

@s1dew1nd3r4

2 ай бұрын

So after selling the building and then renting it back occ ended up leaving? Do they still exist or gone for good?

@CameronAndreVlog

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad I got to visit before it left. It was pretty cool imo and got to see Sr in there and down the road we saw Jr's place but no Jr. We did however see a bunch of guys riding tricked out choppers so maybe we did end up seeing more people but didn't realize. My dad watched the show a lot and I still got my shirt from there

@maccoretti51

2 ай бұрын

​@michealknight3776 it's more like fart 💩

@NE0NGH0ST13

2 ай бұрын

⁠@@s1dew1nd3r4JR had opened his own shop directly across the street from their first shop about 15 min up the road. Think JR is now in NJ now and SR is in FL.

That trailer and watch is worth more than what you paid for the bike lol.

@TEENYcharma

3 ай бұрын

Plus his neighbor wanting 15k for it, he’d make 5k plus get the trailer and the boat for free

@docd3485

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. The watches new sold for $2500

@charliejones3119

3 ай бұрын

The watch is $2,400.00 but yea he got a great price for the stuff he got

@ziradee

2 ай бұрын

Half a video deserves Half a like! Your neighbor should have offered to help get the bike back into shape if he wants you to sell it to him. Since he didn't he's out! Lol!

@tsubadaikhan6332

2 ай бұрын

The trailer and watch are worth more than the bike. What are you going to do with a 200HP Hardtail? One pothole and your spine's shattered before you hit the tarmac.

Loved the verse! Very nice to hear

This dude made your entire video content😂 this is so cool

I'm from orange county NY and before these guys went commercial and started mass producing bikes, they had some very good very well built machines. Their downfall was going the route they did. They had so much respect for their builds before the gimmicks and shenanigans.

@steves3688

2 ай бұрын

I still enjoyed their shows....these bikes are really art pieces more than bikes...the creative spirit of these bikes is what the whole point was....plus making money...LOL...

@rodrod383

2 ай бұрын

@@steves3688 yea people don't seem to understand that they decided they would make a lot of money creating advertising that had motorcycle components.....it was unfortunate that they had the personal drama that they did and that it was real, but there are a lot of people in the USA that have worked in family businesses that can relate to that as well.....especially ones that had a wild period of growth because of the opposing talents and drives of two different generations....that ended up having a lot of appeal and viewership too

@nedlyest

2 ай бұрын

Discovery ruined a lot.

When OCC was on TV, they didn't even build their own frames. They had a custom builder make them. That's why you never saw them welding up a frame.

@davehoward22

2 ай бұрын

Yep,the basic models, they bought all the parts in bulk and then just bolted them together for ridiculous money.

@chris69-sf8jr

Ай бұрын

@@davehoward22 At least later, when the company had a large headquarters, the frames of the custom bikes were manufactured in-house.

@t3hgir

Ай бұрын

reminds me of a "custom drum shop" in my area that doesn't even make their own drum shells. Just paints the shells and attaches hardware... Quite a big following as well.

@billydeewilliams9104

Ай бұрын

Probably bought the frames from Jireh...

It seemed that a ton of their business was from companies who would commission them to build a bike, not for actual use, but as a showcase. The company I worked for at the time, Schneider Electric did that, and it was a way to gain marketing clout at the time, especially with our distributors. The bike was flown all over the place just to show next to the booth at trade shows.

10G is a steal. If i had a used motorcycle dealership and could put this on my showroom, i'd do it in a heartbeat. And you got a nice watch and a good trailer! Even if it won't run right, as a piece of art, it's worth it.

@mriguy3202

2 ай бұрын

the trailer, used and empty, is worth nearly that.

The odds of meeting the man who essentially fit and finished the bike, are astronomical. This video has definitely made me more interested in bikes!

@largol33t12

2 ай бұрын

Currently, the US and Canada's combined population is over 382 million. 1:382,000,000?! Astronomical odds indeed!

@JamesBond-ib9tq

2 ай бұрын

It was divine destiny

@arthurvandalay9087

2 ай бұрын

Not when you consider there are very few people that do that kind of custom work, in fact there are only a handful in the US.

There's a much better battery you can put on that you can also put a limit controller on it that would help it could charge the battery on revs and you can also limit the horsepower to prevent bike fly off.

Edox watches are excellent pieces. They're known for their ability to keep accurate time even when the springs are losing tension. I'd keep it, it's worth a couple thousand on it's own.

The first bike I rebuilt, was a 1973 cb750 sohc from a military guy in Virginia. After 10 years I sold it on ebay to a guy in Florida. By CHANCE! Sold it to the son of the guy I bought it from.

@nairbyad7188

2 ай бұрын

fawk! that's a serious synchronicity!

@sdqsdq6274

2 ай бұрын

same stock look ? his son probably on the look out for the same bike , lol

@haroldbell213

2 ай бұрын

What a trip

What a small world with the guy who actually worked on this bike 🤯

Even having to do the work to get it running, for 10K it's still a great deal. Even though it's a death trap it's still cool to have the whole rig and right next door to the guy that built much of it and knows it's history.

This is like a classic Discovery Channel show! Nicely done! Very much appreciated. (:

If I ever paid $140k for a motorcycle my family would (rightfully) have my head examined. No bike is worth that.

@mrspeigle1

2 ай бұрын

In fairness, a super rare collectors bike like what you might see in Jay lens garage might hit that much, but not a chopper.

@Kevin-qo6jw

2 ай бұрын

He paid 10k for the bike

@daleboe8912

2 ай бұрын

Especially one that has the comfort of a buckboard wagon .

@jordanblackwood84

2 ай бұрын

​@@Kevin-qo6jw They're talking about the original value of the bike

@Kevin-qo6jw

2 ай бұрын

@@jordanblackwood84 and how do u know what someone else is talking about do u have special powers

"When you inevitably fly off the bike, that stops it running." Damn, that's mental.

@user-oy1ov5ti9l

2 ай бұрын

And it will cost 100k to repair

@rustyshackleford3316

Ай бұрын

It's also Metal

@fridaycaliforniaa236

Ай бұрын

Like for jet-skis, I suppose

@Mike-ih9mp

17 күн бұрын

If it ever runs

If you've watched that show and ever even cut a piece of metal, you know they just assemble😂. They weren't concerned about a rideable bike.

The black widow has always been my favorite occ bike. Just something tough about the spiderwebs overlaying the body parts, I always thought they should’ve made the webbing interchangeable with a blacked out set rather than chrome but that bike ALSO has reliability and functionality

@user-pw6gx9hv9v

Ай бұрын

I did see that spider bike up close in Tennessee at a bike show way back. That bike was the laughing stock of the event. Just a joke after looking up close. It's what we call a 50 footer.

As Jeremy Clarkson famously said.... hand-built is a fancy way of saying that the door would fall off. But OCC and his car-butchering counterparts took it a whole new level.

@randyoehlert5045

25 күн бұрын

Rolls Royce is hand built. It's not always true about being less quality work.

@piotrmalewski8178

24 күн бұрын

This only shows how incompetent on driving people with driver's license are. It doesn't take in depth or even rudimentary knowledge on mechanics to realise that for example in this bike, the front for suspension has no chance of working at this angle it was put on.

@RequisiteFunction

23 күн бұрын

Home-made and hand-made are two different things. How sad are we as a society that mass production is now seen as the pinnacle of quality? That being said, OCC is not quality. It's just expensive.

@brianbelgard5988

22 күн бұрын

@@randyoehlert5045my father does auto body and restorations and has worked on 3 rolls Royce’s. They’re nice, but the hand built nature absolutes hurts the quality.

@piotrmalewski8178

22 күн бұрын

@@brianbelgard5988 At the end of the day they are humans. It's possible to do things as well as a robot, but takes a lot of time and motivation.

This is the coolest video I’ve seen in a while, great bike, it’s amazing the neighbor saw the bike and had the personal connection with it. Keep rockin 🤙🏾

Damn, he got all the information that he needed from the neighbor. That is completely impressive.

Great little vid there Glenn. The Mid is an exceptional build. Did full carbon on mine to. Do you need a longer belt for the LWB conversion do you know?

I'm so satisfied that people are calling these bikes out. The show was cool for the drama, but the bikes were never practical. Jay Leno was the man to just say no. He owns one I believe, but he just says no. Haha

This is awesome you found the one guy who knows so much about it. keep up the fun vids cheers.

After surgery, I was stuck watching them on TV. Like watching most shows of this type, they just prove how incompetent they are. As a retired professional automotive technician, my joy of watching these shows is finding all the bad decisions.

My dad and my brother enjoyed the OCC show for many years, but I never actually believed those bikes could run for more than the straight stretch of service access roads they always showed them ride them on.

Holy cow this video has everything! Crusty, a mystery box, a Cavewoman’s bike, a boat, a collectors watch. And the odds being neighbors with the guy that had a hand in building a completely one off bike. I’m guessing that bike was a big tax write off originally lol.

@ChuckChuckBoBuck

2 ай бұрын

They absolutely are, and they're generally paid for out of their advertising budgets. I know an acquaintance that lost a sizable drag racing sponsorship to a company that had a custom bike built for the TV show fairly early on, and he they were up front about how they were trying to widen their brand, so their advertising was going to try something different, plus there was no animosity apparent between them, so I tend to believe it .

@jbones2121

2 ай бұрын

@@ChuckChuckBoBuck i loved that show back in the day. I still may watch it occasionally and find clips on YT. IDK any other TV people that rose to fame so quickly and fell so hard in the end.

I would rather have the boat instead of the bike..

@hiajoonblitz8334

3 ай бұрын

I'm still wondering what model it is!!!! I've never seen them that big unless there the jet powered turbine engines

@lukekroll101

3 ай бұрын

@@hiajoonblitz8334right but looks like it’s just a model hull for display.

@elemar5

3 ай бұрын

I wonder why it's so heavy though.@@lukekroll101

@Lalann

3 ай бұрын

​@@hiajoonblitz8334 The full size boat was a 50 foot mystic running twin Lycoming turbines. Made 4200 up.

@marsrover001

2 ай бұрын

I hope it's remote control

I never assumed OCC bikes were good I always saw them as functional art

Gotta pay that man for saving you a ton of work and making the video super unique.

I was half expecting it to be cursed object, such that once it was in the shop getting serviced, everybody might start getting confrontational and throwing chairs around.

@hurdygurdyguy1

2 ай бұрын

Exactly!!! 😆😆😆👍👍👍👍😆😆😆😆

@alanfitzgerald9026

2 ай бұрын

This comment wins the day 😂

I had a fuel pump on an outboard seize up with old fuel. I used a SeaFoam soak for about 1 hour and could work the impeller a bit and then it freed completely shortly after. It made me a believer in the SeaFoam and saved me an $800 fuel pump replacement. Cool video. Ulster County

@houseofsolomon2440

2 ай бұрын

Ethanol is the worst thing to happen to the petroleum industry since opec.

@68pishta68

2 ай бұрын

buddy knows a guy who starts mothballed boats all winter for like $10 a month per boat. once a fuel pump sits and seizes up , its $500 for a replacement with labor so 10/mo is nothing for a boat owner. He does about 100 boats a month, just starts them up and lets them idle for a few minutes and shuts them down. He as yet to have a customer state the pump is out when they get it back in service.

@killintime1311

2 ай бұрын

​@@houseofsolomon2440 the Bo Gulf disaster is a lil worse then having to keep ur fuels lines from clogging it's called run than motor fewinuts once a week . Make it a Sunday funday chore add to list and never had the issue u stated

@killintime1311

2 ай бұрын

​@@houseofsolomon2440 Consumer ethanol is greatest thing since slice bread

@George-dy3pt

2 ай бұрын

​@houseofsolomon2440 you're nuts

What amazed me about the OCC TV show was how stupid and how little people knew about motorcycles but were prepared to spend 1\4 milion dollars on a bike that is basically a full size toy with no brakes. No speedometer. No rev counter. No ignition or even be able to ride the thing due to the geometry making it so unsafe. And less HP than many scooters.

I rode a ridiculously customized Night Train show bike and it was the most uncomfortable ride in my life. I had back spasms with the far forward controls and drag bars. Super cool looking though.

You beleive in synchronicity you got the bike and the builder on the same spot , that is a gift . Good luck with the project that make a good show 🏁

@nemesisxrox6773

2 ай бұрын

... good comment - fully agree

NOOOO! Gotta see the finale, lol. What a wild story. The guy next door, the gifts included in the trailer, the problems, lol. I half expected the box to hold another fuel pump, lol. Looking forward to the next installment. God bless!

@beepbop6697

2 ай бұрын

I thought that too -- a box of random parts from the previous guy who tried to get it running 🤣

Episode like these I never want them to end 😂😂😂😂

Thats a very chill looking industrial area you are in. Well played.

The OCC Dixie Chopper bike was built by a friend of mine and his dad in Indianapolis. They were friends with the people who owned or worked for Dixie Chopper.

@jhondiick4202

2 ай бұрын

Lmao sure

@GraceAloneThroughFaithAlone

2 ай бұрын

LIAR

Hey Bikes and Beards...jaf here from the Philippines big fan of your work... Y'all have an awesome year!

lol ok i cant stop laughing and i love this so much!!!! the best part and the bit that got me laughing so hard is the jet ski clip for your boot!!!! lmfao that means there was a literal convo about flying off the back of the bike. and you know in that convo someone was like well cant we just build something to hold you on there and they all went nope wouldn't look good.......... just clip this to your leg when you will inevitably fly off the back!!! HAHAHA YES!!!! THAT IS THE TYPE OF MAN THAT BUILT AMERICA AND KEEPS HER FREE!!!!!

EDOX makes nice quallity watches. That one is a limited edition, only 113 made. Probably worth about 2000-2500 usd.

The company I worked for spent $400,000 for a Orange County Chopper advertising package. It was not worth it. We got a nice looking bike that wasn't even street legal. A few T-shirts, and 45 seconds on the program. We also gave them custom build spraybooth. We were promised advertising about our facility. When we complained we were told that OCC didn't have control of the program.. We spend a years worth of advertising for 45 seconds of them presenting the bike to our owner.

@h.g.buddne

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like your boss is a gullible guy 😆 Didn't he at least watch one episode? Everybody knows this was all a scam

@CrotalusHH

2 ай бұрын

@@h.g.buddneI don't disagree. I finally quit that business even though I was the only electrical designer and programmer. Later he hired a young guy that restructured our pricing and company model and things went down fast. He wound up alienating our biggest customer.

@kregadeth5562

2 ай бұрын

On discovery channel? You got a good deal. Not a commercial, but a 45 second spot on a mainstream tv show? That’s great advertisement. No offense but you got your moneys worth.

@CrotalusHH

2 ай бұрын

@@kregadeth5562I don't agree. It's not even a tiny bit of what we were promised. The only mention of the company I worked for was them presenting the bike to the owner. Not a thing about the company itself or the custom spray booth we built for OCC. They originally told us they would include shots of them using the spray booth to paint the bike. We erected the booth in our shop and they filmed the painting. Then we moved the booth to their shop. Not one second of any of this was shown. We paid $400,000 and the bike was crap.

@BrunodeSouzaLino

2 ай бұрын

No wonder OCC has been hemorrhaging money and selling stuff for years.

Cool to see you collaborating with Crusty Grunt Cycles. Dave is a good dude.

@thomgizziz

2 ай бұрын

So you know him personally? Amazing everybody knows everybody

@jmangus83

2 ай бұрын

@@thomgizziz Yeah it's a small world. His shop is nearby, he's an Army veteran, and puts on several benefit rides for the community and has bike nights at his shop

For anyone interested, Edox is a relatively small but respected family-owned Swiss watch maker. The case says "Watch manufacturer - Geneva since 1884".

WHAT ARE THE ODDS???!! Was a mad OCC fan back in the day, but this made my day.

What a treat waking up to coffee and this video...I got to tell ya I'm really enjoying your channel.. great job 👍