Last year, the “American Chopper” TV franchise was reinvigorated by a special live show that brought in nearly 5 million total viewers and was the most-watched show among men of the entire TV schedule’s night. Called “American Chopper Live – The Build-Off,” the show pitted the Orange County Chopper crew against Paul Jr. Designs and the irascible malcontent Jesse James. We had a special interest in the show because Motorcycle.com Editor-in-Chief Kevin Duke was invited to be a guest judge on the show. You can read his story here.

With that ratings bonanza in the bank, the Discovery Channel’s “American Chopper” juggernaut is developing an even bigger build-off event scheduled to take place this December. The new event sees the inclusion of the Gas Monkey Garage team of Richard Rowlings and Aaron Kaufman from Discovery’s “Fast N’ Loud” series going head to head against the three rival shops from last year.

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Original Bike Spirits, one of the leading providers of motorcycle cleaning and performance products, has partnered with Orange County Choppers to give away a custom motorcycle to an Original Bike Spirits fan. The Original Chopper Giveaway, held exclusively on the Original Bike Spirits’ Facebook page, celebrates what makes OBS customers and their bikes original. Visitors to the page are invited to upload a picture or video illustrating what makes them and their bike an original for a chance to win the custom motorcycle. In addition to the custom motorcycle, Original Bike Spirits will also award weekly prizes such as OBS products and other giveaways. Continue Reading »

“American Choppers” star Paul Teutul Sr. will be appearing on another television reality show, joining the cast of the upcoming season of “Celebrity Apprentice“.

Orange County Chopper‘s Teutul will be competing in the 12th season of Donald Trump‘s show, and the fifth to feature a cast of celebrities (or pseudo-celebrities, depending on how you look at it) each competing on behalf of a chosen charity. Contestants will work in teams on a different business-related challenge each episode, with Trump “firing” a member of the team that does worst at that episode’s challenge.

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The infamous “American Chopper” TV juggernaut rolls on, with a two-hour special to be broadcast tonight and culminating with a live event on Tuesday evening in Las Vegas.

The interesting thing about this week’s shows is that I’m in Vegas as a guest critic of the builds, a three-team competition between Paul Teutul Senior, Paul Junior and the notorious Jesse James. Earlier today I got a chance to see the vehicles for the first time, and what a trio it is!

Check out our exclusive first looks at their builds after the jump.

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After six seasons, the run is finally over for America’s favorite dysfunctional custom chopper family.  The not so surprising news was announced on Saturday, February 6th by TLC.

The Teutuls will always be a part of the Discovery family and we congratulate them on a tremendously successful series run.

The show was already on its last legs due to all the family drama which includes a lawsuit between Paul Teutul, Sr. and his son Paul Teutul, Jr. over the family business, Orange County Choppers, regardless its still a great run for any TV series.  The last episode airs on Thursday, February 11th at 9pm.

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Bikes from Orange County Choppers are generally out of reach financially for most of us, so this is a great opportunity to take one home for free.

The grand-prize winner will be selected shortly after November 30. The winner will be presented with the Mobil 1 Orange County Choppers motorcycle during Daytona Bike Week, which runs from February 26 to March 7, 2010. Fifty runners-up will also win Mobil 1 Motorcycle Oil polo shirts and hats.

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On the heels of the American Chopper season debut this Thursday and the recent OCC Rocks CD release, motorcycle.com has been given the opportunity to conduct a phone interview with the one and only, Paul Teutul Sr., owner of Orange County Chopper.  If you have any questions you would like us to ask, please hit the comment button above and lay it on us.

Get your questions in ASAP, the article will appear on motorcycle.com in the next few weeks.

The OCC Band, which is composed of Orange County Choppers co-workers, will be featured in this classic rock compilation CD that was curated by Paul Teutul Sr.  One of the songs listed on the track list, “Summertime Blues”, will feature Paul Sr. on vocals.  The CD will also feature Judas Priest, Ted Nugent, Blue Oyster Cult and many more…

New episodes of American Chopper will start on Thursday, October 22nd at 9PM on TLC, but it will be in the second show of the season on October 29th that will focus on the making of the album and the building of the custom bike that appears on the CD cover.  The OCC Rocks CD will be available in stores on October 27th and will sell for $12.98.

Find a link to download a FREE MP3 for the “Summertime Blues” track and see the full track list after the jump.

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Paul Teutul Sr. from OCC, once again finds himself in the spotlight, this time it’s for building the worlds first totally green custom motorcycle that was commissioned by Siemens.  Some features of the bike include: a clutch-less transmission, 27-horsepower engine and a top speed of 100 mph.  You can plug the bike into a standard 110-volt plug, takes 5 hours to fully charge and has a 60 mile range on a full charge.

The Siemens Smart Chopper will go on tour this year to help promote green technology and will be auctioned off for charity at some point next year.

See the interview with Paul Teutul Sr. after the jump.

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If you missed the Teutul family’s appearance on Larry King Live last week, you can watch the whole interview here.  There has been much speculation on the future of the American Chopper TV show on TLC, Paul Teutul Sr. is interviewed first about his past, book (The Ride of a Lifetime) and the OCC (Orange County Choppers), Teutul’s two sons are then brought into the discussion.

Watch the full interview after the jump.

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