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• Actors: Jesse James, Paul Teutul Sr., Paul Teutul Jr., Vince DiMartino, Michael Teutul
• Format: Color
• Number of discs: 3
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0007LI158
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,104 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Plot Summary for "American Chopper: The Series" (2003) Documentary series about the goings-on behind the scenes at Orange County Choppers, a custom motorcycle fabrication company located in Rock Tavern, New York. The series is also a study of the interplay between the Teutels, Paul Sr. and Jr., and the stress that both experience when creating motorcycles as works of art. To many - owning a motorcycle - is the ultimate expression of freedom. So where can you forge a one-of-a-kind ride? West City Choppers - that's where you'll meet metal-forming guru Jesse James who has a talent with arc-welding and making chrome sing. Go behind the scenes at James's workshop and watch as he and his staff design and build six bikes for Daytona's Bike Week. It's a pressure-filled labor of love, during which hand-wrought frames, pipes, and gas tanks come together in a blissful union. You'll even vist an Easy Rider photoshoot of Jame's trademark EI Diablo, then travel to Daytona, where the world's greatest bike builders show off their stuff.

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3 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE FUGLY!, May 9, 2005

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GRIZZLY "Grizzly" (Yuma, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorcycle Mania - American Chopper, Fire Bike, Black Widow (3 Pack) (DVD)

Speaking on the authority of a REAL Biker who has LIVED the Lifestyle for over 35 of my almost 53 years, during which I have ridden the same '63 Harley Panhead, (which I built and rebuilt from the ground up with my own two hands), longer than the Turtle Kids have been alive, My Brothers and I all find Orange County Chumps to be some of the Funniest Comedy on DVD! Their Ol'Man is one of the greatest comedians to try and call himself a "biker"; seemingly, the only thing that HE works at is running his MOUTH! What little I have been able to watch of this show without developing acute nausea, I have NEVER seen Turtle, Sr. EVER pick up a tool or lend a hand to help anyone at ANYTHING.
The bikes built by OCC may have some eye appeal, but are otherwise a waste of parts & labor, as they are totally unridable; you would need an entire parking lot to turn one of them around, and the spider bike in particular, with its ridiculous rear fender, would give you a radical shower if one attempted to ride it on wet pavement, much less in the rain!(And I would LOVE to know what company sells them INSURANCE!)
My Brothers and I have long debated which is more hilarious, the Turtles, with their hour long screaming matches, or the sidewalk commandos who give the mighty OCC free advertising, running around with T-shirts & other gear, none of whom OWN, or probably even KNOW HOW to ride a MOTORCYCLE! Only Hang-arounds and Wannabees worship these comedians; REAL Bikers only LAUGH at them!
As far as other reviewers who are so critical of my well earned opinion are concerned, just read their other reviews (if they have any)!
At least Jesse James RIDES his creations to shows! The Turtles TRAILER Theirs (and then have to FLY IN their mechanics when one of their monstrosities breaks down!) JESSE may be terminally commercial, but at least he's HONEST!