Comments on: The End Of The Road For American Chopper – Is the Biker Yuppie Craze Over? https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/ Biker and Motorcycle Accident Lawyer, Top Biker Lawyer, Biker Attorney, Motorcycle Accident Lawyer, Motorcycle Accident Attorney, Legal Issues, Safety Tips, Videos, Links to Motorcycle and legal sites, Motorcycle Ride Reports and General Personal Injury! For a Free Consultation on Your Motorcycle Accident Case, Call 800-816-1529 x. 1 Sat, 17 Dec 2022 05:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Fat Mike https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-59499 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:50:18 +0000 #comment-59499 Paulie had some gigantic pig nostrils.

]]> By: Elisa S. Chappell https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-9947 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:56:12 +0000 #comment-9947 I hope it won’t be the end of it, I really adored American Chopper. I hope they can fix this ASAP.

]]> By: big al https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-9501 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:20:26 +0000 #comment-9501 OCC IS OVER.WE ALL NO JR BILT MOST OF THE BIKES.SR.CALLED HIM NAMES STILL CALLING HIM NAMES .SR WANT’S TO LOOK GOOD .HIS WORKER DO LESS NOW THEN JR DID.BUT HE DONT YELL AT THEN.WHY?AGAIN WHY NONE OF YOUR KIDS LIKE YOU?THERE.SR.YOUR A ASSHO-E.YOU HAVE SHOWED US YOUR COLORS.WHAT A DAD YOU ARE AND TRY TO PUT MIKE IN IT.HE WELL POB START DRINKING AGAIN.YOUR AN HATEFULL OLD MAN GOING TO DIE ALONE.BYE.

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2383 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:43:03 +0000 #comment-2383 It was Mikey.

Norm

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2224 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:12:40 +0000 #comment-2224 Well Sandie even though Harley Davidson sales are off over 25% they are still not really dealing. Their motorcycles are overpriced and they want to keep it that way to somehow artificially keep resell values high.

They are cutting production instead of lowering cost. I wrote an article about it here on the blog. I do not see how Harley Davidson can survive when the average cost of their motorcycles is 17-18k out the door, and their competition is about 8-10k out the door.

Anyway…

Norm

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2201 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:30:20 +0000 #comment-2201 Rich the hybrid bike was cool. That is what I meant in a prior article when I said they were building better bikes not than they ever did in the past. The hybrid, the diesel, etc., were all custom make. Whereas in the early days of OCC they were just bolting on ready make parts and then adding things here and there.

I wish OCC and you guys the best.

Norm

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2198 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:56:35 +0000 #comment-2198 That is good news about the signs in Norcal. I was just up in Redding and did not see any. I know that some Police departments have received money to roust us about our pipes and to supposedly enact motorcycle “roust” safety campaigns. Maybe the signs are part of this whole deal. Anything that can make the cager world take notice of us is a good thing.

Norm

]]> By: Norman Gregory Fernandez https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2187 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:25:12 +0000 #comment-2187 You are right, the last show sucked. I think the network cancelled the series without planning a last show.

Norm

]]> By: Pirate https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2186 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:22:08 +0000 #comment-2186 The last show proved why the series is over. Boring! A manaquin got 15 minutes airtime. No “reality” discussion of the lawsuit, firing, flashbacks nor explanation. Bike builds just seem like reruns, with little educational value. Not even a mention it was the last show, except in previews.

The current ecomony (the Greatest Depression) is so bad in TN that Easyriders show was only 1 day this year, with apparently half the turnout per day of last year. Not a single bike was ridden to the show, due to Global Warming freezing their nuts off.

The Outlaws Geriatric Gang made an appearance at the show after their SWAT raid by the sheriff, confiscating their New Years Eve weenies.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jan/01/sheriff-raids-biker-gang-house/
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jan/31/member-outlaws-motorcycle-club-says-raid-violated-/
http://piratenews.org/piratenews-org-sheriff-hutchison72.jpg

]]> By: DK https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2177 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2177 American Chopper lost me when the show became all about temper tantrums, with some bike builds as set decoration. The economy is also having an impact with fewer bikes sold (at least new – there’s a ton of great used iron out there) and fewer RUB’s willing to pony up the cash for a very expensive hobby. That leaves the roads to the serious biker for whom it’s not a fashion accessory. I’m not sure that a good thing – we would ride whether or not anyone else did. And the sudden interest may have resulted in a (minor) rise in the awareness of the cage driving public that they were sharing the road with someone NOT surrounded by a ton of steel. Still, like the old saying goes, “I was riding before riding was cool” and not the crybaby Tuetels and not the economy are going to stop. Hell, maybe H-D will finally sell a bike at a price lower than what I paid for my first house! That’d be a good thing!

]]> By: Anonymous https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2179 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2179 The yuppie craze was probably crappy to a biker but yeah good for riding in general. I can’t understand why this country doesn’t really get behind bikes as an awesome commute tool. For example drivers ed is free in high school. We then all go out and drive a car to work – alone. Gonna now find time to learn to ride? Yeah – that’ll happen. So why don’t we teach motorcycle riding in high school? Why don’t we actually promote the idea of riding as a very fuel-efficient means of transporting a person a reasonable distance?

I know while driving my 14mpg truck to work I wished I knew how to ride instead. I’m not a biker and won’t ever be one, but geez louise 2 wheels and a couple hundred ccs would save me a ton of money on fuel … and save the planet cuz I’m all about green 🙂

Well it’s okay. I quit that job 😉 uh … anybody need to hire a web guy?

]]> By: Grumpy https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2180 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2180 Ego veho, ergo sum.

]]> By: r weiner https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2189 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2189 Gents, I hope some of you liked the Hybrid electric bike, shown on the episode on Jan 14th. I designed the Hybrid portion for the build and worked with OCC to bring it to fruition. It took a great fuel economy machine – motorcycle – and made it more efficient and much more powerful.
Sadly, the amount of power we got out of the bike was never shown. 2 days prior to the episode, the bike was put on the Dyn in front of independent observers and produced 297 ftlbs torque from zero speed to 5000RPM for 20 seconds. Thats 280Hp, plenty for accel. And that was without re-engaging the S&S engine which would have added another 109 ftlbs / 100 Hp. (I was worried about the chain tension – it stretched a good bit).
The point here is one of your comments said it best – you would think more would be said about the benefits or riding cycles to save fuel.
Well, I hate to see American Chopper go, but I have been traveling with Paul Sr a good bit these last 3 months and he was fed up with the editing and the TLC direction of the show, too. It was more about the sons, less about the builds.
OCC will be back in the news soon, but hopefully not like it was.

]]> By: Sandie [Member] https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2227 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2227 Norm: The dealerships here are advertising big markdowns. I have not been in pricing anything because my paid for Harley works just fine!! Right now is not the time to be making additional debt. I read your previous article….I miss very few!! I saw the big plant layoff too. You are right…they should be cutting the price.

]]> By: Sandie [Member] https://bikerlawblog.com/the-end-of-the-road-for-american-chopper/#comment-2231 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2231 I too feel there should have been some kind of series finale. It is sad because when they were building custom bikes the show was great. Maybe the Network was just sick of the family bickering. Who wants to watch a show where Father and Son sue each other?? When the show got off track it lost viewers. Last show I watched before the last was when they did the NASCAR BIKE for Tony Stewart. Another thing, I think even the rich are hanging onto their money. Let us face it….a custom bike is hardly something that is needed. Now is the time to go into any Harley Dealership and get a good deal on any bike on their floor. We had a dealership close in Melbourne Florida a couple years ago when the economy started free falling and folks losing jobs. It is sad that American Chopper ended the way we watched on television. It was a major disappointment.

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