Orange County Choppers
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RE: Orange County Choppers
ORIGINAL: badherb
WAAAAA! IF you complain about the show or the their bikes your a jealious bitch.
They build bikes, like many companies do, if it s not your cup of Joe then don't buy it or watch it. but bash on them for being successful? GFYS!
I don't know them. Won't buy their bikes and could care less if they are rich or not. OCC has done a great deal of good things with their success many are named in this forum. Most of them are good hard working people who just happened to fall in to a **** load of money.
If you think you can do better then pitch your crap to Discovery. And when they tell you you ain't got anything anyone wants to see don't frinken whine cause "you can do better." Just do it and hope that someone notices, JUST LIKE OCC DID. Then your fans who have nothing better to do can trash on you too.
Jesse James told the world to leave him the F*** alone in his last documentary. Closed his new shop doors and said FU. He got rich and got out good for him.
It must suck to be as jealious as some of you people are.
WAAAAA! IF you complain about the show or the their bikes your a jealious bitch.
They build bikes, like many companies do, if it s not your cup of Joe then don't buy it or watch it. but bash on them for being successful? GFYS!
I don't know them. Won't buy their bikes and could care less if they are rich or not. OCC has done a great deal of good things with their success many are named in this forum. Most of them are good hard working people who just happened to fall in to a **** load of money.
If you think you can do better then pitch your crap to Discovery. And when they tell you you ain't got anything anyone wants to see don't frinken whine cause "you can do better." Just do it and hope that someone notices, JUST LIKE OCC DID. Then your fans who have nothing better to do can trash on you too.
Jesse James told the world to leave him the F*** alone in his last documentary. Closed his new shop doors and said FU. He got rich and got out good for him.
It must suck to be as jealious as some of you people are.
Road Master
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RE: Orange County Choppers
TV did it. Have you seen the car show Unique Whips? Same thing. The dude buys aftermarket parts, and pimps out these expensive cars for somebody who will pay to have it washed and drive him around in it. Oh yeah and he yells all the time. Same as old Boyd Cottington always yelling and behind schedule. Give me a frickin break! I like VTwin when they show the clips from the vault. Thats about it.
The people who buy these things have enough money to burn a wet elepahnt.
The people who buy these things have enough money to burn a wet elepahnt.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Central Ontario, Canada
RE: Orange County Choppers
I wish them every success - I just don't like watching Sr. run around yelling "where the hell is Pauly" and the Pauly bitchin about his father.
I'd rather watch them build something and explain why they do what they do.
I'd rather watch them build something and explain why they do what they do.
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Joined: Oct 2005
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From: near Buffalo, NY
RE: Orange County Choppers
I love those guys, and I love their bikes.
At least they don't hide the crow bar, and I respect that.
I am sure Ness, Jesse, and all of the motorcycle builders including your HD assembler has a crow bar in their tool box. And I am sure there is no rust on it either.
At least they don't hide the crow bar, and I respect that.
I am sure Ness, Jesse, and all of the motorcycle builders including your HD assembler has a crow bar in their tool box. And I am sure there is no rust on it either.
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From: DETROIT
RE: Orange County Choppers
You have got to love this country. Only here can a bunch of at best mediocre cave men get together and build gaudy rolling widow makers and get fame and fortune doing so. I not jealous of them because I realize that success is not measured by the size of mt bank account but by the respect that i get from my peers. Money and fame do strange things to people and O.C.C. apparently is no exception. Any biz that will not cater to their customers is destined to failure,sooner or later but surely destined.
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From: near Buffalo, NY
RE: Orange County Choppers
I gotta agree with that.
As a business owner and an employer of almost 40 people I have learned one standard business fact:
Deep in your soul, you don't feel thathappy customers are your top priority, the business really has no direction forward and into the future.
Personally, I wish them all the success in the world, but it's up to them to make it last into the future when the TV show is history....
As a business owner and an employer of almost 40 people I have learned one standard business fact:
Deep in your soul, you don't feel thathappy customers are your top priority, the business really has no direction forward and into the future.
Personally, I wish them all the success in the world, but it's up to them to make it last into the future when the TV show is history....
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From: In Wisconsin somewhere south of Wausau.
RE: Orange County Choppers
ORIGINAL: akenaten
Wow,guess you told us! Do you always suck *** on rich people like that? Or do you purposly distort what a lot of people post just for the hell of it?
ORIGINAL: badherb
WAAAAA! IF youcomplain about the show or the their bikes your a jealious bitch.
They build bikes, like many companies do, if it s not your cup of Joe then don't buy it or watch it. but bash on them for being successful? GFYS!
I don't know them. Won't buy their bikes and could care less if they are rich or not. OCC has done a great deal of good things with their success many are named in this forum. Most of them are good hard working people who just happened to fall in to a **** load of money.
If you think you can do better then pitch your crap to Discovery. And when they tell you you ain't got anything anyone wants to see don't frinken whine cause "you can do better." Just do it and hope that someone notices, JUST LIKE OCC DID. Then your fanswho have nothing better to do can trash on you too.
Jesse James told the world to leave him the F*** alone in his last documentary. Closed his new shop doors and said FU. He got rich and got out good for him.
It must suck to be as jealious as some of you people are.
WAAAAA! IF youcomplain about the show or the their bikes your a jealious bitch.
They build bikes, like many companies do, if it s not your cup of Joe then don't buy it or watch it. but bash on them for being successful? GFYS!
I don't know them. Won't buy their bikes and could care less if they are rich or not. OCC has done a great deal of good things with their success many are named in this forum. Most of them are good hard working people who just happened to fall in to a **** load of money.
If you think you can do better then pitch your crap to Discovery. And when they tell you you ain't got anything anyone wants to see don't frinken whine cause "you can do better." Just do it and hope that someone notices, JUST LIKE OCC DID. Then your fanswho have nothing better to do can trash on you too.
Jesse James told the world to leave him the F*** alone in his last documentary. Closed his new shop doors and said FU. He got rich and got out good for him.
It must suck to be as jealious as some of you people are.
Atenaten's comments are totally off the mark.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Arvada, CO
RE: Orange County Choppers
I may not be the "hardcore biker" or have an opinion that appeals to all of you, but I am just going to say what I have to say after reading this thread...
First off, I love watching OCC. It's simple entertainment and it is interesting to watch the ingenuity that goes into some of their bikes and parts. Heck, those of you who watch it know Vinnie is hooked to the Flo-Jet machine like white on rice and I find it amazing what they use it for, from parts, to tools. Sure, qaulity is a major factor in any business, just as customer service, nobody can argue that and I am not going to. You have to look at it this way as well though. How many of you know about Big Dog Choppers, Arlen Ness, or some of the other known names in the biking community? I am sure the majority of you will answer "I know them and others." Now peel your ***** off the computer chair and go out and ask your neighbors or co-workers if they know of those same names...odds are the majority of those you ask won't have a clue. But, if you spew out the name OCC they light up like a freaking ornament on a tree and say "Oh I know them, cool bikes." The fame of OCC brought a whole new breed of bikers, people who love entertainment but aren't really bikers at all. When I lived back in Minnesota a lot of people thought they were "bikers" because they knew of, and watched the show, or wore OCC apparel...yet the majority of them never touched/riden a motorcyle. It's business...merged with fame, there will always be the good and the bad, but if you focus on just the bad you cannot appreciate the good from a company.
Good or bad, OCC has given inspiration to a lot of people, you can't even begin to deny that otherwise this thread wouldn't even be here. I have seen a few of the members here saying "they can do better" but when you sit and think, you really couldn't "do better" if somebody, or some company didn't inspire you to prove that you can...
Oh...and this post just burned my fuse -
Who the hell are you? You seem to be of some military background judging by your avatar. Someday when you get stranded along side of the road it may just be you who needs the help...better yet think of being in the field...pass your men by without helping...or do you stop and offer assistance...I am just glad I will never be riding in your group...
First off, I love watching OCC. It's simple entertainment and it is interesting to watch the ingenuity that goes into some of their bikes and parts. Heck, those of you who watch it know Vinnie is hooked to the Flo-Jet machine like white on rice and I find it amazing what they use it for, from parts, to tools. Sure, qaulity is a major factor in any business, just as customer service, nobody can argue that and I am not going to. You have to look at it this way as well though. How many of you know about Big Dog Choppers, Arlen Ness, or some of the other known names in the biking community? I am sure the majority of you will answer "I know them and others." Now peel your ***** off the computer chair and go out and ask your neighbors or co-workers if they know of those same names...odds are the majority of those you ask won't have a clue. But, if you spew out the name OCC they light up like a freaking ornament on a tree and say "Oh I know them, cool bikes." The fame of OCC brought a whole new breed of bikers, people who love entertainment but aren't really bikers at all. When I lived back in Minnesota a lot of people thought they were "bikers" because they knew of, and watched the show, or wore OCC apparel...yet the majority of them never touched/riden a motorcyle. It's business...merged with fame, there will always be the good and the bad, but if you focus on just the bad you cannot appreciate the good from a company.
Good or bad, OCC has given inspiration to a lot of people, you can't even begin to deny that otherwise this thread wouldn't even be here. I have seen a few of the members here saying "they can do better" but when you sit and think, you really couldn't "do better" if somebody, or some company didn't inspire you to prove that you can...
Oh...and this post just burned my fuse -
ORIGINAL: 07RoadGlide
I don't hate them, but if I ever saw one of them broke down on the side of the road alone, I'd just keep riding by.
I don't hate them, but if I ever saw one of them broke down on the side of the road alone, I'd just keep riding by.