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The company was also featured on an episode of American Chopper where the Dixie Chopper Bike was built by Orange County Choppers and unveiled at Daytona Bike Week in 2004. The Bike featured a modified 1000cc Generac lawn mower engine rated at 32 horsepower (24 kW), which after some modifications produced a surprising amount of power despite not being a normal bike engine.
The lawn mower company Dixie Chopper (which bills itself as manufacturing the world's "fastest" lawn mower) hired OCC to build the "Dixie Chopper Bike" as a promo for their own line of lawnmowers, thinking the humor of the word "chopper" (which is both a well-known slang term for motorcycle, as well as related to its lawn mowers – which, of ...
A few economy models remained, including the Sprint which utilized the 1970 style frame but with the older 6" turbine style wheels and the Chopper. Major changes to the lineup in 1970: Rupp sold five models in 1970, the Roadster, Enduro, Scrambler, Sprint and Chopper. Roadster – Many changes were made to the Roadster in 1970. It now used the ...
Orange County Choppers former world headquarters near Newburgh, New York. Orange County Choppers (OCC) was an American motorcycle manufacturer and lifestyle brand company based in the town of Newburgh, located in Orange County, New York, OCC was founded in 1999 by Paul Teutul Sr.
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A chopper is a type of custom motorcycle which emerged in the US state of California in the late 1950s. A chopper employs modified steering angles and lengthened forks for a stretched-out appearance. They can be built from an original motorcycle which is modified ("chopped") or built from scratch.
American IronHorse was an American motorcycle manufacturer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area that was founded in 1995 [1] by Tim Edmondson and Bill Rucker. [2] At one time, AIH was the largest factory producer of custom motorcycles in the USA. [3]