| Orange county choppers are actually from New York. | | | | workshop. The Orange County Choppers is based in |
| Often this New York based company gets confused | | | | Montgomery, New York. The most famous bike that |
| with the famous Orange County, California. It is the | | | | the OCC has contributed to the leather-wearing |
| most popular custom bike shop in the United States | | | | motorcycle world is the Black Widow Spider Bike. |
| and has been marked famous by the discovery | | | | The reason the show has become so popular is |
| channel. Yes, in deed, the discovery channel was the | | | | because of the different ways the two approach a |
| reason why Orange County Choppers have been | | | | project. They often show some humor in their |
| inked on everything from someone's arm to their | | | | communication and they are pressed for time |
| t-shirt. Orange County Choppers or the OCC is a | | | | because they have very short deadlines to building |
| custom motorcycle shop that was founded by Paul | | | | the most fire-breathing custom chopper. Usually, Paul |
| Teutul Sr. and his son. | | | | Jr will work with Vinnie Di Martino, Rick Petko, and |
| However, they didn't spend years in the business | | | | Cody Connelly along with Christian Helter to make |
| before making it big. In fact, they owned their own | | | | one awesome bike. Course, Paulie's dad has built |
| steel company first known as the Orange County | | | | some bikes himself and will usually supervise the |
| Ironworks for over twenty years before establishing | | | | operations. |
| the motorcycle shop. That would makes sense, since | | | | Mickael Teutul or Mickey does some of the metal |
| everyone who has watched the show has seen just | | | | work and offers comic relief to the show. The show |
| how great the OCC is with their custom bike designs. | | | | has become one of the most successful shows on |
| In fact, in 2005 they make a motorcycle for the | | | | the discovery channel because of the verbal battles |
| United States Air Force and had the mirrors and the | | | | between father and son, but also is about average |
| exhaust system look like jets. | | | | guys just trying to build a dream. The appeal seems |
| The show that is about the Orange County | | | | to be hitting everyone with fascination. |
| Choppers or the OCC is called American Choppers. | | | | In fact the company has become so popular that |
| The basics of the show are to take an idea and | | | | they sell their own merchandize practically |
| make it into reality. It shows the details that go into | | | | everywhere from apparel (for not just guys but |
| make an awesome looking bike and how creative | | | | women, children, and babies as well), hats, |
| bikes can be. The show is produced by Pilgrim Films | | | | fragrances, auto accessories, bikes, games, toys, |
| and Television Inc. and the OCC video game was | | | | items for the home and office, and practically |
| published by Activision. However, the show is based | | | | anything else you can think of. The OCC has become |
| on how the founders of OCC (father and son) run | | | | of the most popular and successful shows on the |
| the business and creates custom bikes in their | | | | Discovery Channel and it keep growing every season. |