In 2003 when Orange County Choppers first debuted on tv in the American Choppers series, it was a treasure for all people interested in choppers and motorcycles with clear attention to the Harley Davidson cruiser lifestyle. Sadly, after a while, this show slowly whet from a fabrication-focused program to a dramatic mess due to how much overacted some of the interactions were.
Today, we take the opportunity to look at the show, the clashing personalities of both Father and Son in charge of the store, and show you the best chopper they ever created. While much of the show centered on rivalry, this machine is not just impressive because of its looks, but also the heartwarming story behind it that brought father and son back together. Get ready to take a wild ride and check out the most memorable bike ever shown in the series.
Paul Sr and Paul Jr.
The infamous drama stars of the show are father and son, Paul Teutul Sr and Paul Teutul Jr, are the owners of Orange County Choppers and the ones in charge of creating some of the most stunning motorcycles ever shown on tv during the 9 years the show was on Discovery Channel and TLC.
The show's motorcycles were overshadowed often due to how the personalities of the two clashed constantly during the whole run, with the drama between both even reaching a memetic mutation with many right now recognizing the pair firstly due to the memes that any word made by then.
While such a volatile relationship was great for the ratings of the show, making sure more and more people keep tuning in to watch each new episode, it also ended up making the relationship of both become more and more distant, ending up with Jr. deciding to take his own way and start his own workshop away from his father.
With both Paul Sr and Jr deciding to stop working with each other for a time, it was feared the cancelation of the series was inevitable. Instead, we got several new spinoffs with the father and son facing off against each other.
But upon taking some time to watch the show, there is one of the motorcycles that stands clearly above the others, one single episode of the show that while not in the main run of the series became certainly impossible to forget. That's because the recipient wasn't a famous star but a foundation, The Make a Wish foundation to be more precise.
What kind of motorcycle was created for them? Well, let's take a look.
The Make a Wish.
This bike surely has a special place in the hearts of both Sr and Jr, being the one that not only became a piece of art but what it meant in the big picture. This bike was the first time that we were able to see a softer side in both father and son who decided to put any differences aside in order to create this bike for charity.
This bike was presented in a special centered around the Make a Wish foundation that specializes in granting some joy to children that have a terminal illness. They even arranged for some kids to go to the garage to see how the bike was created and give a hand at finishing the paint job on it, literally.
The thing that makes the bike paint completely unique is something that only you notice getting close to it, notice the hand pattern in it that was placed there by the hand of each child that paid a visit to the garage that day. That's why this is our favorite bike from OCC.
Where Is The Make A Wish Bike Now?
Unlike many of the others, Teutuls creations the make a wish has not sold to the high paying client, the bike was kept at the Teutuls garage with the goal of becoming a fundraiser for the Make a Wish organization, with visitors allowed to take pictures with the bike.
Lastly according to Paul Jr in an interview giving to Discovery Channel: "The Make-A-Wish bike has stayed with me forever. I have to tell you watching the struggles these young children go through at such a young age is heartbreaking. To see the smiles on their faces and to hear their cheers was one of the greatest moments in my life."