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walrus

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allinon72 said:
Besides that, you can't tell the success and financial health of a company by the size of the owners' house or how many cars he has. A company can be on the brink of bankruptcy while the owner is flying in private jets. And if you've been following the show since the beginning, you'll already know that Sr. is completely CLUELESS when it comes to the finance aspect. I wouldn't doubt that company is now operating "paycheck to paycheck."
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I don't have any idea how the company is doing but I know OCC got more than just stuff from some company they built a bike for. I'll bet Sr knows more than is portrayed on a 60 minute show 20 times a year. I have to laugh at all the haters on here, the guy may not be a good parent, he may be a drunk, but he has made some money from his hard work and the chances he has taken
 
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agree...whether you like or dislike OCC and their creations and their arguments, you gotta admit, it's a success.
it's smart of producers to make american chopper appeal to bike lovers and non-bike lovers alike.
i haven't looked at the numbers lately, but i'm assuming it still draws a large audience.




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I don't have any idea how the company is doing but I know OCC got more than just stuff from some company they built a bike for. I'll bet Sr knows more than is portrayed on a 60 minute show 20 times a year. I have to laugh at all the haters on here, the guy may not be a good parent, he may be a drunk, but he has made some money from his hard work and the chances he has taken
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walrus said:
I don't have any idea how the company is doing but I know OCC got more than just stuff from some company they built a bike for. I'll bet Sr knows more than is portrayed on a 60 minute show 20 times a year. I have to laugh at all the haters on here, the guy may not be a good parent, he may be a drunk, but he has made some money from his hard work and the chances he has taken
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I don't deny that he has some business skills, passion about what he does, and the balls to take risks, but I think the jig is up. He's had a good run but he thinks he is the creme of the crop, even now. That's just ridiculous.
 
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hguerrero said:
agree...whether you like or dislike OCC and their creations and their arguments, you gotta admit, it's a success.
it's smart of producers to make american chopper appeal to bike lovers and non-bike lovers alike.
i haven't looked at the numbers lately, but i'm assuming it still draws a large audience.
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x3. It takes guts to go out on your own and risk your savings and future.
 
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RoarkIndustrialSolutions

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I never knew any of the details, but we all must understand television is television. Here are some pics I had for awhile from Lista. Probably the most noticeable thing in the pics are the triple bank cabinets that weren't released yet. Quite the nice corner set-up. Too bad the show didn't give them their due.

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i remember one show a few years back and they had a snap on pit box still in the wrappers they were fightin about why it was there they put it in storage. no tellin how much money in tools and boxes and left over parts they have hid back. they use whoever will sponsor them just like race teams.
 
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RoarkIndustrialSolutions said:
I never knew any of the details, but we all must understand television is television. Here are some pics I had for awhile from Lista. Probably the most noticeable thing in the pics are the triple bank cabinets that weren't released yet. Quite the nice corner set-up. Too bad the show didn't give them their due.

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That's a dream set-up right there...
 
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They obviously did something right to be succesful but I agree on the drama its not needed and hate watching it. I liked some of the episodes of biker build off though that was a good show some of the episodes were a bit dramatic depending on what shop they were at but I liked it when you got the humble builder on that show who really tried to show the viewers how they did what they did.

I can't understand how if a show like This old house can be a success then why can't a similar show work for the automotive world, no drama just people showing people how to make and fix stuff.
 
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kryswitch

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all i have to say is that some of you guys right here on this site can probably build a better bike in a 2 car garage than paul sr. or jr. and you have 10% of the tools or money that they have. plus the fact that you don't have some big ba....rd breathing down your throat.:
 
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