Posts Tagged ‘custom bike’

VW giving away a The Who-themed “Magic Bus” for charity

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
The Who and the VW Kombi, two '60s icons, are coming together with the Teenage Cancer Trust to help the charity serve stricken young adults and teenagers. While the song "Magic Bus" was about riding public transit, it's been co-opted into Type2 culture, and the Who even performed at a 60th anniversa......

American motorcycle manufacturer ATK branching out onto the street

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Despite the fact that America is a huge market for motorcycles, there are relatively few American brands in most segments of the industry. Sure, Harley-Davidson and the many custom-bike companies are big both here in the States and abroad, but there is a distinct lack of American brands available to......

Vinnie and Cody from OCC create their own custom bike company

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Where did Vinnie go? Ever since the American Chopper episode where it was revealed that Vincent DiMartino was leaving for greener pastures and new opportunities, fans of the show have wondered what he was up to. The answer is that he's still building custom motorcycles, just for his own company: V-......

OCC introduces two new production bikes, including first bagger

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
click above for more pics of OCC's new production bike Despite the fact that the Orange County Choppers television show has been on for years now and the shop's top mechanic, Vinnie, has left for good, the public still loves the Teutels. No matter what you may think of their theme bikes, there's no ......

OCC introduces two new production bikes, including first bagger

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
click above for more pics of OCC's new production bike Despite the fact that the Orange County Choppers television show has been on for years now and the shop's top mechanic, Vinnie, has left for good, the public still loves the Teutels. No matter what you may think of their theme bikes, there's no ......

Way Corny: OCC unveils E85 chopper

Thursday, May 17th, 2007
click above image to view more pics of OC's E85 ChopperAs the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." So when the Orange County Chopper crew was asked to come to Iowa and build a custom bike to help out Join the Ride Iowa, the result was understandably corny. The first things you'll notic......

Carroll Shelby gives two-wheel tuning a try

Sunday, December 24th, 2006
We love Carroll Shelby. You love Carroll Shelby. We all love Carroll Shelby. Repeat. We also love the cars that have the Shelby logo on them. Except, maybe a few of the Dodge products in the 80's. An Omni probably should never be called a Shelby. Anybody disagree? (Yes. I owned one. -Ed.)Now, Shelby......