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county choppers world headquarters near newburgh . orange county choppers occ is a motorcycle manufacturer and lifestyle brand company based in the town of newburgh located in orange county new york that was founded in 1999 by paul teutul sr. and paul teutul jr. the company was featured on american chopper a reality tv show that debuted in september 2002 on the discovery channel . the series moved to discovery channel s sister channel tlc in 2007 . following cancellation of the discovery series the company was also featured on orange county choppers on the cmt network in 2013 . contents 1 history 2 key on air personnel 2.1 former on air personnel 3 bikes 4 music 5 orange county choppers motocoaster 6 notes 7 references 8 external links history edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . december 2011 in the late 1990s paul teutul sr. began manufacturing custom motorcycles as an extension of his steel business oc iron works and in 1999 he founded orange county choppers . the company s first bike true blue was debuted at the 1999 daytona biketoberfest . key on air personnel edit paul teutul sr founder owner ceo rick petko designer senior fabricator jason pohl senior designer jim jq quinn engineer machinist former on air personnel edit paul teutul jr. former minority owner chief designer and fabricator fired in 2008 vincent dimartino mechanic assembler resigned in 2007 cody connelly mechanic assembler resigned in 2007 bikes edit main article orange county choppers bikes occ is known for building custom theme bikes featured on american chopper . additionally occ launched a limited edition production line of motorcycles in july 2007 priced beginning at 31 000 . one of occ s most popular bikes is the fire bike which was designed by paul teutul jr. to commemorate the new york firefighters who lost their lives on 9 11 . the bike itself has been modeled after a fire truck and an actual steel rivet from the world trade center has been integrated into the bike itself mounted atop the bike s gas tank . paul jr. stated that the bike was named 343 the number of new york firefighters who gave their lives on 9 11 . 1 the popularity of american chopper led the united states air force to commission a 150 000 air force bike first put on public display in march 2005 . the motorcycle is ten feet long and is modeled after the f 22 raptor complete with air force symbol rims riveted gas tank raptor exhausts and rear view mirrors in the shape of jets . music edit orange county choppers held a series of free music performances within the retail store.p.o.d . candlebox saliva red 10 years fair to midland and framing hanley have performed . on april 25 2009 smile empty soul and earshot performed to celebrate the decade of the company s work . additionally occ in october in conjunction with red sony released a classic rock compilation cd featuring some of paul sr. s favorite songs titled occ rocks . the cd also includes original music from the occ band which features four of the shop s employees . black label society performed a concert in the retail store to promote their album order of the black . 1 orange county choppers motocoaster edit the motocoaster is a zamperla built motorbike themed roller coaster installed at darien lake theme park in darien lake ny . it was the first motorbike roller coaster to be installed in the united states though the pony express a similar model of coaster with horse themed trains was erected knott s berry farm . the motocoaster is the same model as the prototype located outside zamperla s factory in italy . the motocoaster was announced in january 2008 and opened in may 2008 with orange county choppers securing the naming rights . the motocoaster is located near the darien square area of the park between boomerang and twister . orange county choppers built a custom motorcycle inspired by the ride and the park . the coaster was originally named the orange county choppers motocoaster when it first opened in 2008 . however the name was shortened to the motocoaster in 2010 after the naming rights with occ expired . notes edit black label society performance to be filmed for upcoming episode of american chopper . blabbermouth.net . retrieved 18 august 2010 . references edit applebome peter december 25 2005 our towns ; just regular hard working guys welding their way to tv fame the new york times retrieved 2010 04 05 eyvazzadeh dave september 18 2009 occ goes green with a hybrid chopper wired magazine retrieved 2010 04 05 kelly howard ; lichter michael ; james jesse ; leno jay 2009 s & s cycle presents today s top custom bike builders mbi pub . co. and motorbooks isbn 978 0 7603 3603 8 mcgregor ewan ; boorman charley ; uhlig robert 2005 long way round chasing shadows across the world simon & schuster pp. 234 296 isbn 0 7434 9934 4 marshall alexandra 21 september 2003 born to be mild the new york times retrieved 2010 04 05 murphy meghan e. march 27 2010 choppers paul jr. ordered to stay away from the shop times herald record middletown new york retrieved 2010 04 05 scheller william g. 2005 american chopper orange county choppers the fine art of the custom motorcycle hugh lauter levin associates isbn 0 88363 117 2 weichselbaum simone august 13 2009 charged up hog s mean & green orange county choppers unveils custom built electric motorcycle new york daily news retrieved 2010 04 05 external links edit official website orange county choppers on cmt v t e darien lake roller coasters boomerang coast to coaster batman the escape hoot n holler mind eraser moto coaster the predator ride of steel the viper attractions shipwreck falls former attractions nightmare at phantom cave v t e american chopper companies orange county choppers occ paul jr. designs pjd main cast paul teutul sr. paul teutul jr. michael teutul 2002 2012 rick petko jason pohl mike rowe narrator ; 2002 2007 vincent dimartino 2003 2007 2010 cody connelly 2003 2007 2011 jim quinn episodes season 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