volvo
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Too Many Clowns... Not enough Circus's..........
Too Many Clowns... Not enough Circus's..........
Seen American Chopper lately?
- Thread starter eschoendorff
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Paid for by your friends at Discovery Channel; they talked about it on the last 'behind the scenes' episode. Seems DC was complaining about cramped shooting, so....
I kind of enjoyed hearing everybody rant on the Teutels. If Disc Ch. came to me with the same offer, I would be more than willing to bit%h at my son while WaterJet,SnapOn and 5Axis CNC et al. fill my new shop (paid off by DC?) with freebies.
Like his style or not (too brash for me), Sr. should get his props. Started building bikes in his basement, won top dog at Daytona, and went from there to here in, what, 15 years? Pretty d@#$ good track record, IMHO, and one not many of us could match.
Kevin54
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Sr. actually got his start with the business that he sold his son that you very rarely see. Dave I believe is his name. He got started in metal fabrication and construction steel (Orange County Ironworks). They had one episode when he went to see his son and asked how he was doing, they looked out over the city and his son was pointing out all of the highrise buildings that they were building the framework on. So Senior was probably actually a millionaire before he started the show. He's just a biker at heart.
This should be the motto of the Garagejournal.
Yeah, get a bottle of JD in me and I can act like the best of them on American Chopper; of course they would have to blip all the cussing.....
Yep, they mentioned the Ironworks being a multi-million dollar business. Between the Discovery Channel and the customers, the Teutels don't have to pay for jack sh*t. I wonder just how much a "theme bike"(aka mass advertising) costs at OCC?
Coach James
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When the first few episodes aired, they were seen using mostly Craftsman tools, mainly the raised panel stuff. On the last episode, Rick(the one who actually does do work) was using a C-man raised panel 1/2" ratchet. After their deal with Snap On, they "officially" used Snap On but you could still see a lot of C-man tools on their carts. After Snappy, they went to NAPA, and now back to C-man.
They actually now do a lot of their fab work in house, but it's done by people they hired.
Many people refer to their steel business and chopper business as "multimillion dollar businesses" but what does that actually mean? Multimillion dollar gross revenue? Net revenue? Free cash flow? Many businesses have multimillion dollar cash flow, but lose money. Two years ago, "Research" magazine reported that over 60% of their gross revenue came from merchandise other than motorcycles.
It's hard to tell how much of the foolishness is from the director and how much is their real personality. In the beginning, the father seemed driven to succeed while his son seemed more interested in being an "artist". Now that they've got major bucks, cars, huge houses and many acres of land, both seem to mail it in. One thing is certain, their show on Discovery was their catapault to success. Without their show, they would still be working in their small shop under the steel works. Once it is cancelled, their star will not be near as bright nor will the money tree.
The chopper fad has already turned the corner here. In the last two years, three custom chopper shops have closed down.
Coach
They actually now do a lot of their fab work in house, but it's done by people they hired.
Many people refer to their steel business and chopper business as "multimillion dollar businesses" but what does that actually mean? Multimillion dollar gross revenue? Net revenue? Free cash flow? Many businesses have multimillion dollar cash flow, but lose money. Two years ago, "Research" magazine reported that over 60% of their gross revenue came from merchandise other than motorcycles.
It's hard to tell how much of the foolishness is from the director and how much is their real personality. In the beginning, the father seemed driven to succeed while his son seemed more interested in being an "artist". Now that they've got major bucks, cars, huge houses and many acres of land, both seem to mail it in. One thing is certain, their show on Discovery was their catapault to success. Without their show, they would still be working in their small shop under the steel works. Once it is cancelled, their star will not be near as bright nor will the money tree.
The chopper fad has already turned the corner here. In the last two years, three custom chopper shops have closed down.
Coach