Jay Leno is not wrong

Somehow I believe Jay knows exactly what he is talking about !

Jay had it right.

I agree with Jay those Choppers are trash total waste of money and death traps!

Motorcycles with no suspensions and bad brakes, what could go wrong.

Television programming was a wasteland at the time OCC came along. Instead of evolving the bikes to be better performance and taste, they became unsustainable sculptures on wheels, laced with cheap parts and thirsty garbage engines. A vertical air cooled twin in a poorly handling heavy theme bike getting 20mpg? If you lay it down, who can fix it? But the show became like a hissy fit Jerry Springer garbage drama queen program, and cancelled itself.

I'm a 79 year old motorcycle enthusiast since 14 years of age. I've owned 22 motorcycles in my lifetime so far. Road bikes, dirt bikes, enduros and such. I watched the OCC people in the 2000's with a morbid curiosity. I remember Peter Fonda saying that the "Captain America" chopper was the worst, most dangerous and uncontrollable motorcycle he'd ever ridden in the movie EASY RIDER. I agree 100% with Jay about these rides. The showcase of OCC was the talented craftsmanship of design and paint schemes. But the end product I wouldn't touch with a cattle prod. They should be for display under lights only.

Occ knows nothing about engineering. More like "Oh shit, crappy cycle"

Any person with even rudimentary understanding of how motorized vehicles work, knew just from watching these things were for show and had absolutely no right to have any decent driving characteristics.

Cause they do make junk. High priced junk. They basically make the tank and bars. Bolt shit together. N0t a faN or Impressed

Leno expects the best engineering and performance; art counts too, but if it isn't safe, it isn't worthy of praise.

always thought thier bikes were 1 ride junkers

Jay Leeno.

Jess James once said Orange County builds art not rideable bikes

notice how you don't hear about OC Choppers anymore ? There's a reason !

Yeah, I noticed that OCC didn't use rear suspension on ANY of their bikes, and that would make it unrideable for any length of time.

My first issue with OCC was that they chose Harley Davidsons to build his leathal nightmares. His entire staffs total skill didn't evenbegin to approach Jesse James true metal craftsman ship like Ken Foose. The theatrics at OCC was embarrasing to watch and an insult on the 1%ers public.immage. They were like a stage act of male Karens. I wouldn't ride anything they built. They never really built anything. They just assembled premade assemblies in ridiculas assortments of dangerous grouping of metal sculptures. Nothing to be put to the real life tests of the road. Just silly looking assembled jokes around embarrsssed Harley Davidson souls.

ALSO JAY LENO PROBABLY KNOWS MORE ABOUT CARS AND MOTORCYCLES THAN MOST PEOPLE AND I REALLY RESPECT HIS OPINION ON BOTH. AGAIN JUST MY OPINION THANKS MUCH PAUL TAV 👍.

Most of the custom motorcycle builds were never meant to be ridden seriously.

I used to watch the show. Got tired of poor planning and listening to screaming about missing deadlines. The other odd thing about the motorcycles is that they don’t have gauges. Don’t know how you ride anything with out a tach and speedometer.

I worked in directly with the Teutul family at the beginning of the premiere of American Chopper. I knew right away when I met Paul Junior and Senior that the show was going to fail and eventually meet its demise as they continued to display their arrogant behavior type of attitude on American Chopper. I had no idea who they were and they asked me if I wanted an autograph safety hazard!? I was completely confused as to why they think I wanted an autograph? The only people that were professional to deal with were Mikey, Vinny and Rick. Everyone else was completely professional and such a disgrace, and it was only a matter of time until the truth came out about how much the company operated. However it does seem that Paul Jr has changed his attitude towards his success as to what i once remembered when i was associated with the company. I’d say Leno not Lano’s perspective is spot on. By the way you need to work on your pronunciation of the peoples names who you mentioned in this video. Such as. Teutul and Leno. Overall a good video and perspective of the overall story of the rise and fall of OCC.

When you put huge rear tires in the rear and severe rake on the front, handling goes out the window. Hard tails ride rough as hell then throw in lousy handling why blow a fortune on it seems ridiculous.

Jay is so right

Their bikes were for show to go directly to a garage museum, just like some movies go direct to dvd.

Those bikes O.C built go for about Ten grand and they stay broke down like most custom builds.

We’ve got to cease shellacking sh__, and promoting it on our screens as ride-worthy artwork for the road. Spend what you want on what you want, just don’t expect to get on it, stay on it, or obtain a practical set of wheels.

I know someone who has one of their bikes that was one of their most popular ones on the show. I have also seen one they did to commemorate my state (WV) and it was a total piece of crap! The artwork sucked, fit & finish was lackluster to say the least. My buddy that owns one had to totally rewire the bike as well as make other improvements just to make it somewhat ridable down to the local pub a few miles from his house.

Jay figured out the difference between a motorcyclist and a biker.

Never really appreciated OCC's show. Can't get past the acrimony between the crew. I can find this crap on the news, at my neighbors, downtown, all over, I don't have to watch it voluntarily !

Jay Leno has achieved more with car's and his collection then they ever well ....i don't think he would say the things he said if it wasn't the truth..👍👍👍👍 great video 👍👍👍

I saw the bike OCC built for Leno. He was obviously disappointed when he saw it and then rode it. He was right, it was a piece of crap. I never saw the big deal about OCC and the show.

OC bikes, just like Jesse James bikes are art, not for daily riders. Choppers in general are all about appearance. Want a comfortable trip, or daily rider bike buy a Gold Wing. Anyone thats rode a rigid would tell you in a second it's gonna cause you a lot of physical pain, unless you have some unbelievably great seat, and you only ride on roads as smooth as glass

When we saw a new episode on prime time and saw how it looked like they were doing a hack job cobbling together a motorcycle was one example. The next time I saw a chopper rolling down a 4 lane divided concrete highway the sight of the rear tire bouncing high enough to loose contact I thought that was stupid and dangerous, not to mention very hard on the rider's spine. Then throw in the inflated price several times more than a regular bike.

OCC's bike were interesting to look at and highly stylized but not really meant for daily riding. Jay Leno is just stating facts but he should have know this before he bought an OCC bike. Jay was expecting too much.

I mean those bikes are just to promote a brand or company to who ever pays 🤷🏽‍♂️

Regardless of the safety and reliability of the bikes, that whole chopper culture has a cartoonish machismo to it.

Orange County choppers have always been the ugliest that you could never afford to buy witch was their best feature ☮

OCC builds Choppers to look at, not to enjoy. Mikey made Paul Sr. laugh but Paul Sr. loved being upset. Rick had the perfect additude to deal with Paul Sr. Paul Jr. seemed like a good guy.

Is it true that Senior is now in Prison?. If so Why?

The OCC bikes are clearly built as showpieces and advertising items/company billboards. I think it is useless and unfair to judge them as if they were ever meant to be serious roadgoing motorcycles. IMO you can only judge them as stationary pieces of motorcycle art that were never meant to be truly ridden.

I trust Jay he knows quality I don't feel safe riding Choppers my opinion naturally unstable and any short cut could be the difference of life and injury or worse.

Fusing any car or motorcycle electrics through a light is nuts!-John in Texas

Even if they sucked, OCC made a bunch of money selling them because people were willing to buy them . 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏻

The bikes look good from a distance, but if you're after an every day bike ,don't get any custom made bike . Even my Harley needs regular checking and things tightening up , for day to day use I'd use my Honda Shadow and that requires regular checking for safety

I had a short ride on a chopper once..... I'm not sure what their purpose is, but it darn sure isn't for riding!

The carefully scripted fights and stunts part of the chopper show was some of the appeal to people who didn't realize it was just theater. The choppers are no more ride able than Roy Roger's stuffed "Trigger". They're creative art, but unsafe at any speed.

Over priced recycled metal I picked a biker on one from them blew the motor n frame broke guys said it lasted 3 weeks for 95.0000 trash company

Must go with Leno on this one . . .

They make art pieces, not daily riders for sure! You want something you can buy and ride everyday see Billy Lane Coppers Inc....

Can you imagine if they had gotten their hands on a real Crocker, or a Vincent Black Lightning. They are perfection as they are. As the Bruff Superior had been.

Probably make good bird feeders if It's not too windy.

The chopper culture was originally about building your own with knowledge about making it fit you. Not buying a thing that doesn’t fit anyone. This is where just buying and not building takes it off the rails like so many other things.

O.C.C. lived a dream that disappeared as the ones who paid for this dream awaken from it that they really made possible for O.C.C....

Yep, they do build nice looking junk. I wouldn't ride one around the block. An accident looking for a place to happen. Now before the haters come out, I have owned 57 different motorcycles and also flat track raced different brands as well. I do know a little about motorcycles.

They are really cool display pieces. I think many people have said the bikes are crap to actually ride. I hated the show .. the arguing and bickering was horrible, but I liked to see what they came up with as an interesting theme chopper.

I'd rather buy a can am sea to sky which you could ride cross country in safety and comfort not some dangerous POS.

In case your wondering what the beautiful OCC building is now used for: it contains mini storage units, not kidding, I drive past it daily.

Choppers have always been made unsafe since they were first thought of in the 50tys

I feel their biggest draw back was swapping the practicality and safety necessary for the daily riding, cruising aspect, for customized works of art, that appeal to extreme enthusiasts and the person asking for the build, but lack the rideability and safety. That's where they failed. The failure was in combining both worlds, so the bikes not only had the customized show stopping, jaw dropping appeal, but we're actually safely rideable as well! I agree with Jay! Beautiful to look at...... but according to the owners of them..... Don't ride them!

OCC proves that motorcyclists aren't quite there.

Give me a quality bike that I can safely ride any day over one that is just to look at.

They are simply "concept bikes", all image, engineering is a second thought.

Most of the bikes that OCC builds are not a daily drivable machine.

In a word OCC's bikes were JUNK.

I enjoyed the OCC show, but always felt that the bike were just art/collector items. They didn't look like something you could ride on a regular basis. Leno has an amazing collection, that he actually drives, and that is probably why he doesn't like them.

Do a vid on Keanu's motorcycles. 😊

Jay is 100% correct.

OCC's moto, "There is a sucker born every minute!".

Been riding 56 years, never watched the show nor have I ever watched Jerry springer. But as far as the bikes go, any real biker knows those bikes aren't for commuting, traveling, etc. There an art form of a brand of motor that many bikers love. Meant only to be rode to the bar on a sunny day and throw back a few bud pounders. Jay Leno isn't a biker, he's a "collector".

You can make anything look good on the surface but is it safe, will it last, and is it worth its just because it has a name.

My father was a mechanical engineer and had over 36 United States patents. These are not serious people but Hollywood arrogance on display. Engineering is a serious endeavor not a shade tree mechanic mentality

These bikes were only intended to satisfy advertising requirements for business customers, all show and hardly any go.

The show was about a toxic family and ugly bikes.

It is a piece of dynamic Art..... that's all.

I believe Mr. Leno is exactly correct.

Interesting show. I guess you can make a comparison to the cusom cars you see built on TV. You see them at car shows all the time. Trailer queens that look cool rumbling across the show field. High horsepower engines that never hit 3000 rpm. They're not meant to drive. It's obvious. 3" off the ground. Tires 1/2" away from fenders. Excessive chopped tops. It's all uncomfortable for any length of time. It's meant to be like that. Cars that are drivers can also look great. But just need to be lifted a bit. That's the plus for air bags. Lower it at the car show or cruise. Build your bike or car so it's road worthy and safe and drive it. Enjoy it !! As someone remarked, it's not a Christmas tree!

Never liked their hard tail pieces o junque. Looks aren't anything, these things just plain dangerous.

Leno was right, those bikes are for looks and nothing else, in the bike building against Messy James was a joke the only disable bike was Jessy's bike, could you imagine riding An OFF bike across the country? No thanks.

Sr. and Jr. Should have put on some gloves and settle things.

Jay Leno is so so right the bike they build are not safe they may look great but they are junk! 🤔☹️😠

Their bikes are garbage they've never built a race bike that won a GP National.. At best it is artwork but I wouldn't call it a performance anything..

I'm not saying anything about OCC or any certain company's quality of build but.......there is no comparrison between Jays antique bikes and a well built chopper style. Apples and oranges. Completely different experience. :)

just good to look at should not be allowed on road not safe u couldnt build a car like that to sell

I think Jay is being honest he himself does work on his cars and Motorcycles and he does understand Quality and how things should be built the proof is in the Pudding the Motorcycle Shaun bought also had a lot of quality issues and performance lies made by OCC more so on a Motorcycle the builders valued at $80.000 on a motorcycle of that value it would be expected to have functioning brakes

OCC was a reality show, and their bikes was made as sculptures. Not as driveable bikes. You will find the same in cars, like a certain canadian custom car builder that manges to build cars where you cant even change the battery without picking the whole shitshow to pieces. OCC did not build bikes, they made art. Looks looks looks, as the Sparks said. Nothing more.Not for me, and I guess not for Leno, but thats ok. If you want something parked in front of your fireplace, OCC might be for you, if you like that kind of shit. I dont care. I love 60s bikes from Great Britain. Its personal taste. Others might like Harley Davidson. Good for you. But you should understand what you are buying. And no biker took those "creations" seriously.

Leno is completely wrong. I've never heard of an OCC bike falling it's display pedestal and hurting someone. And what the hell is he doing riding one of those things! Put it on display, dust it every week and you will be good.

Beautiful motorcycles but unfortunately not really fit for the road. Really nice looking bikes for presentations and great for commercials but quite unfit to drive,ride,or even think about actual going down the road as actual motorcycles. I MYSELF WOULDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO RIDE ONE!!! JUST MY OPINION.

I THINK LENO SPEEKS THE TRUTH

Leno bought his vehicles to make them imottal And OCC just assembled them tongut rich with deadly scooters. Lenos love and respect for the herritage of iconic machines in history is Unique. He has spent massive money to preserve the living museum of their herritage snd to honor the craftsmen in history. His opinion is honest and credible because they are born on love n respect and an extensive of personal involvement with them. His comments are not competitive they are facts. The true Savior of the motorworld History. Thank you Jay. Dandahermit❤❤😂😂😅

The bikes that were made on the show were look at me bikes. Not to go across country bike s. That's what they are get over it. They are cool to look at Just saying

I would rather ride a Hot Wheels than an OCC. Anyone can bolt parts on a frame that doesn't make it a bike worth owning.

they are great to ride slowly around your neighborhood but nothing else

Leno will see it!

OCC was always CR@P!!!!

It was just a TV show.

Mickey should be the poster child of bad seman

OCC was a show full of cat fights and sub par bikes for riding. That's what bikes are made for. To ride not like a Christmas tree to only look at.

Thank you American choopers

I’d hate to be the idiot who paid $80,000 for one of their bikes for it to be worth $8,000 just a few years later! I’m not an engineer but I could see that these bikes were death traps!

Leave Jay Lenno out of it !!!! You trouble makers.