American Chopper: The Build Off

Indian Larry was a true origanal no one can or could top his bikes

 

I vote for Jr.

OCC and PJD build theme bikes why do people complain?, its what they do, its what the have always done, JJ builds true bike inspired bike, well good for him, thats not what OCC and PJD are about. I didn't like OCC because they really didn't do much, just had a frame build had someone come install motor etc and then threw in a simple shell over it. JJ was to simple for my taste although impressive work. PJD just love the style, the exhaust, rivets metal colors etc, the only thing I didn't like much was the huge wheels.

 

damn i cant believe i forgot about indian larry! he did build some badass bikes!!

 

OCC makes bike inspired bikes too, just like JJ does. they just dont show it on tv. http://www.orangecountychoppers.com/inventory

 

JJ The only true build man, The other 2 are fart sniffers want to be's, if not for a tv show they would be out cutting grass for cash.... Jim

 

Jesse was the only one to make one from scratch. sure jr made one but he ordered everything. my votes on jesse honestly cuz he built his he didnt just assemble it.

 

Senior's a blowhard that quit before he started with that lame design.
Jesse's about redemption and he's a real builder.
Junior might win it with the way the contest is set up.

I wish that they would have made them run the bikes (instead of some static "reveal") to demonstrate road-worthiness.

 

finally some comments with some intelligence! ^^ its a bike BUILD off not a bike ASSEMBLE off.

 

They all rode the bikes at the end of the show, and jrs seemed the safest to ride.

And wasn't it last episode he built a frame out of aluminum I beam?
And the theme bikes are the only ones that make it on the episodes, if you look in the background on most of the episode they are building custom choppers (the standard kind, i don't ride any so i don't know the lingo), but people wouldn't want to watch the same motorcycle be built week after week. Its all for the most views.

 

now that you mention indian larry... Billy Lane from Choppers inc. is or was a great chopper builder...

 

yeah I know about the production bikes, not really sure how good that is working for them tough. What put them on the map (along having their own show) was the theme bikes tough, like the black widow and the spiderman bike, and even at least one of their production bikes is based on the black widow also.

IMO OCC should have done something like the Cadillac bike (style wise), I think it would have been more suited for this competition.

 

The company that builds the frames built his I-beam frame at PJD's shop. PJD didn't build the frame. He never does.

 

this IS the man right here . i would give my right nut to work beside this man alot of knowledge to be had from him

 

No, not around the block.
I'm talkin' hundreds of miles minimum, to prove road-worthiness.

 

One small problem......
The ol' man quit in the face of the competition.
His "transformer" entry is a quitter's design. That's his nature when the going get tough.
Junior's better off keeping him at arm's length.

Didn't he have Jr. when they did Cadillac ?

 

Nope, Jr and Senior both made one thought, because it was a competition between the two.

 

I met Jesse James at Sturgis 3 different times. 1st time was right before he started to get popular. He was cool as fuck! Talked to me for half hour or so.

2nd time - he was 1 year into popular stage and he was alright but not so chatty anymore.

3rd time - Douche Canoe. He flew in on a helicopter, ran over to where we were at his trailer and gave everyone the "fuck off i'm famous" look and that was it.

He is a talented ridiculous skilled guy though and his knowledge, craftsmanship, dedication to bike building and detail on his bikes are unreal!

Met the Teutals also in Sturgis (back when...right after they built the firebike)- ALL FUCKHEADS except Mikey and Vinnie.

Met Indian Larry and Billy Lane at the Roadhouse in Sturgis - I bought Billy a Coors cause that's his fave and took it to him and him and Indian Larry talked to me for 2 hours. 2 of the coolest most down to earth guys out there. R.I.P. Larry!

I still want to buy a bike from Martin Bros. someday though. I love there bikes, always have since I met them and saw there work in 1999.
http://www.martinbrosbikes.com/

 

Not really diggin any of them. I like Jesse's work but, his bike just looks like another custom chopper. Not really into the steampunk look that PJD is doing. OCC's is sick, but its not a chopper, anyone else notice a bunch of batteries, is that thing electric??

PS. The brushed aluminum bike by the blond guy posted earlier is fuckin beautiful. still a chopper, but something different.

 

LOL, I agree with a lot of the conversation.... where do I start?? Ok here is my assessment of the 3 builders (since we off the bike part of the discussion):

Senior - An uneducated has-been that is hanging on to scraps.. (My Opinion) His big business is in the shithole after him and Jr. parted ways, and I'll be surprised if he lasts much longer. (The show is keeping him afloat.) The "thing" his "employees" built is crap. It's not a MC, its a snowmobile. And based upon what I saw, it looked like 75% of it was built by outside subcontractors.. (and its Electric!!) Grr. Friggen GREENIES!... Sr. can barely work the business end of a screwdriver these days, and when he does, he usually screws up whatever he is working on. (no pun intended.) The idiot behind the Cad Machine is a Paul Jr. wanna be. He's an OK artist.

Jr - I enjoyed his bike the most aesthetically. I could appreciate the P-51 theme, and although I don't like the idea of running hot exhaust through the gas tank, (hello!?) and then having it blown in your face and ears.. not the most practical design, but I can appreciate the flavor of what "his employees" were trying to do with the bike. (Notice I say his employees..) Paul is truly following the footsteps of his dad - Barely does any wrenching, and barks a lot of orders. Vinny and their sheetmetal guys are the true heroes there. And I agree, I find it ironic all of these "custom parts" just happen to show up, with no mention of how or who made them, and all they have to do is "assemble" them. So, a custom fabricator Jr is not. (Again my opinion.)

Finally Jesse.. Well, we all Know he is the only TRUE Fabricator on the show, and I REALLY wanted to vote for him. He started talking a lot of smack in the beginning, and in the end he had to call in a team of helpers to help finish the project... Just like the people he was talking smack about. Understandable, yet, I wish he would have been the bigger man, and maybe a little humbled by his recent fauxpas (sp?) in the media, but his true "Jesse-ness" rang true and he put his foot in it once again. I still have tons of respect for him and the work he has done and is capable of.. I hope this little taste of a bike build inspires the discovery channel to put him on tv again. I miss his shows (Monster Garage, and Jesse is a dead man.) He needs his own show again but with the caveat that he puts all the BS attitude aside and just does some nice custom bike builds up for everyone to see. I would love to see the tedious process it takes for him to actually build a bike from start to finish so we can see his true talent, not just a few short snippets of him sparking the occasional weld here and there.

Ok I feel better now....