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The
Teutul's father
and so duo Paul
Sr. and Paulie
Jr. have
combined there
knowledge and
skills to create
Motorcycle Theme
Bikes into
"Choppers"
with
originallity,
style and the
incredible
precise design
knowledge for
what they have
created today
which is
"ORANGE Country
CHOPPERS".
Orange
Country Choppers
has designed,
fabricated, and
built Chopper
theme Bikes for
many huge
corporation's,
athlete's and
special bikes to
commemorate
things such as
9/11, The Statue
of Liberty
(which is
actually coated
with copper from
the Liberty
herself) and a
Christmas
Chopper to help
kids in need.
Not
only have the
Teutul's become
the most
successful
motorcycle shop,
Orange Country
Choppers has
vastly become
one of the
largest
television shows
on the Discovery
channel raising
the Discovery
channel viewer
ratings by an
astounding 25%.
Besides the fact
that you can see
one of these
theme bikes
built from
scratch, you are
also entertained
my the
characters
Orange Country
Choppers
represents.
Orange
Country Choppers
Paul
Teutul Sr.
His bike shop
may be only 4
years old, but
Paul Teutul Sr's
love of riding
and fabricating
custom
motorcycles
dates back to
the 70's,
inspired by such
films as
"Easy
Rider" and
Marlon Brando's
quint essential
"The Wild
One". Since
then he's worked
in steel
fabrication,
nurturing his
Orange Country
Ironworks into
the booming
commercial
business it is
today. But it
was Orange Country
Ironworks' very
success that
allowed Paul Sr.
to pursue his
passion for
building
motorcycles in
his downtime,
and in 1999 he
recruited his
son Paul Jr. to
become the chief
fabricator and
designer for the
new enterprise:
Orange Country
Choppers. OCC
jumped on the
scene at Daytona
Biketoberfest
1999 with
"True
Blue" a
classic chopper
built in Paul
Sr.'s
basement.Today
Paul's Three
sons all work in
either his steel
business or Bike
Shop. Danny, 26,
is the general
manager of
Orange Country
Ironworks and
the father of a
2-year-old
daughter,
Gabriella. Paul
Jr., 28, is the
chief fabricator
at Orange Country
Choppers.
Michael, 24,
answers phones
and orders parts
at OCC. Daughter
Kristin, 21,
attend nursing
school in
Rochester, N.Y.
Paul
Teutul Jr.
Paul Teutul Jr.-a.k.a.
Junior or Paulie
- was born with
sheet metal in
his blood. From
the age of 12
on, he spent his
summers at his
father's steel
business
learning all the
skills of
fabrication that
he would later
use building
motorcycles.
While in high
school, junior
also took part
in the Board of
Cooperative
Educational
Services (BOCES)
program, which
allowed him to
further hone his
craft. Soon
after graduating
Paul Jr. went to
work for his
father's Orange Country
Ironworks,
becoming head of
its railing
shop. But as his
father began to
spend more time
building
motorcycles for
pleasure, he
approached his
son to assist.
It was then that
Paul Sr.
recognized his
son's design and
fabrication
talent, and with
his blessing,
junior left the
rail shop to
help establish
Orange Country
Choppers as a
business in
1999.
That
year, the
father-and-son
team debuted
their bikes in
daytona to
massive
interest, and
they never
looked back.
With Paul Jr, as
the chief
designer and
fabricator, and
with Paul Sr.
lending his
considerable
business acumen,
OCC is
unstoppable.
Mikey
Like his
brother, Mikey
went to work for
Orange Country
Ironworks at age
12, working on
and off until he
graduated from
high school.
From there he
went on to
community
college, but
after a series
of zeroes he
realized it
wasn't quite his
scene. It was
back to Dad's
company. Mikey
toiled at
Ironworks until
he turned 20 and
moved to Tempe,
Arizona, where
he had six
different jobs
in five
months:Bouncer
at a bar, which
didn't work out
because it
interfered with
his night life.
Busboy, which
didn't work out
because he was
"treated
like crap".
Telemarketer
selling cell
phones and
cell-phone
services, which
didn't work out
because he hates
being bothered
at home by
telemarketers.
Valet parking
attendant, which
didn't work out
because they
made him run...
and shave.
Movie-theater
guy, which was
enjoyable
because he
didn't really do
anything but see
free movies. But
overall, Arizona
wasn't quite
Mikey's pace
either, so Rock
Tavern beckoned
once his money
ran out...
Back
at home Mikey
did carpentry
with a friend
for a year
before again
returning to
Orange Country
Ironworks and
working with his
brother Daniel.
Then, after two
years of a job
that was
"unrewarding,
cold and
cruel," he
went to a tavern
one January
night and met
the man who
would advocate
his hiring at
Orange Country
Choppers: Rusty,
a.k.a. Russell
Muth, producer
of American
Chopper.
Mikey
was soon on
board at OCC,
answering
phones, picking
up parts,
popping bubble
wrap and taking
out the trash.
But within two
weeks of his new
job he was
already on the
road attending
bike shows with
his brother and
father, and his
stand-in was
already out
preforming him.
So while he has
two people
working under
him now, he's
not quite sure
what his job is
anymore. But
does that really
matter? |
