American Chopper.

[Three Hole Puncher]

WHY is this show still on my TV? Seriously... who the fuck are the ham and eggers out there that are still watching this show?

I'll admit... it was cool for the first year or two. It was pretty interesting watching the fabrication process, and as soon as that got boring, Jr. and Sr. would start screaming at each other, and liven things up a bit.

But five years later?

They build motorcycles, Junior and Senior yell at each other, and Mikey is just adorable.

WE GET IT.

Stick a fork in this thing already.

[d0uche_n0zzle]

They must have a good contract with a no cancellation clause because of shitty ratings.

[gleet]

I used to watch, now I see maybe one every few months. And each time, they are building a bigger and better world headquarters and factory. Who buys those things? I'm on some kind of scenic motorcycle route and herds of them come thru here in the summer, but I never saw one of theirs. To support the size shops and stores they have, they would need to sell 25-30 choppers a year.

[Turfmower]

Why are any of those show on any more a bunch of drunks on a boat fishing up crabs, rednecks driving on ice. Discovery is so dumbed down now. Get some new shows not the same stupid shit over and over.

[Sinn Fein]

Aren't the new episodes on The Learning Channel?

As far as the episodes on Discovery:

http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/26/rerun.jpg

[Got One?]

used to watch it religiously then the bikes just started to get boring. although... still love this pic of mikey...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y243/brian99xt/mikeyWOWsmall.jpg

[Stormrider666]

Why are any of those show on any more a bunch of drunks on a boat fishing up crabs, rednecks driving on ice. Discovery is so dumbed down now. Get some new shows not the same stupid shit over and over.

Actually Ice Road Truckers is on History. I watched two episodes when it debuted last year and quickly punched out. As for Deadliest Catch, even though I do think it may be on its last legs, its still a far superior show compared to any of the reality crap that makes up TV these days. As for Discovery dumbing down, check out When We Left Earth, it may just change your mind.

[Dopie Opie]

Listen guys...I may be biased because these guys live 2 miles from me and my brother in law is their IT guy. He actually took that picture of Mikey.

They are still huge. They do a ton of merchandise and have a tremndous overseas following.

Not bad guys. Sr's grand daughter plays t ball with my son and his grand son is in pre school with my other son. They are very generous in the community. They get bombarded by out of towners....

With that being said I have not watched the show in 3-4 years.

[d0uche_n0zzle]

Mikey is the bestest.

[Turfmower]

Axe men is another one enough with the soap opera reality show crap.

[Three Hole Puncher]

Actually Ice Road Truckers is on History. I watched two episodes when it debuted last year and quickly punched out. As for Deadliest Catch, even though I do think it may be on its last legs, its still a far superior show compared to any of the reality crap that makes up TV these days. As for Discovery dumbing down, check out When We Left Earth, it may just change your mind.

Ice Road Truckers really flogs the "... the horror of a truck breaking through the ice plunging the driver to certain death in the icy waters!" thing waaaaay too much. In actuality... there has only been one death on the Ice Road in the last ten years... and that was a plow driver who broke through the ice BUT DID NOT SINK... the driver died of a heart attack. Statistically... the Ice Road is one of the SAFEST roads on the planet to drive a truck on. FAR MORE truckers are killed every year on the interstates in the lower 48 than have been killed in the entire history of the Ice Road.

[gleet]

Listen guys...I may be biased because these guys live 2 miles from me and my brother in law is their IT guy. He actually took that picture of Mikey.

They are still huge. They do a ton of merchandise and have a tremndous overseas following.

Not bad guys. Sr's grand daughter plays t ball with my son and his grand son is in pre school with my other son. They are very generous in the community. They get bombarded by out of towners....

With that being said I have not watched the show in 3-4 years.

You son tea bagged his granddaughter? That's great.

Ice Road Truckers really flogs the "... the horror of a truck breaking through the ice plunging the driver to certain death in the icy waters!" thing waaaaay too much. In actuality... there has only been one death on the Ice Road in the last ten years... and that was a plow driver who broke through the ice BUT DID NOT SINK... the driver died of a heart attack. Statistically... the Ice Road is one of the SAFEST roads on the planet to drive a truck on. FAR MORE truckers are killed every year on the interstates in the lower 48 than have been killed in the entire history of the Ice Road.

Yeah, but it could happen at any time. Just like there has never been a UPS driver die in my driveway, but it could happen each time they come here. Hey, maybe that could be a new show...

[JimsInfectedEye]

Yeah, but it could happen at any time. Just like there has never been a UPS driver die in my driveway, but it could happen each time they come here. Hey, maybe that could be a new show...

Why not? They put some show on TLC about triplets or quadruplets or whatever the fuck they had and thats supposedly a hit...I'd rather watch the UPS guy walk to your door, have you sign for a package, and drive away. Gotta be more interesting than a bunch of brats running around a house.

[Three Hole Puncher]

Listen guys...I may be biased because these guys live 2 miles from me and my brother in law is their IT guy. He actually took that picture of Mikey.

They are still huge. They do a ton of merchandise and have a tremndous overseas following.

Not bad guys. Sr's grand daughter plays t ball with my son and his grand son is in pre school with my other son. They are very generous in the community. They get bombarded by out of towners....

With that being said I have not watched the show in 3-4 years.
Don't get me wrong... I have nothing against the Tutels. They're friends of the Greg & Tony Show, and they seem like pretty cool guys. I don't begrudge them a bit of their success.

Like I said... I enjoyed the show when it first came out, but c'mon... five years of this schtick? I bailed halfway through the second season. Who the hell is still out there hanging on? Let go already, you slack-jawed dullards.

[THE FEZ MAN]

i still watch it when nothing else is on, i dont watch it all that much for the drama but i like to watch them build the bike. that and i work in a shop were "the old man" is 10x worse than paul sr. i like that they are successful it kind of legitimizes some of the work that i do

[Three Hole Puncher]

i still watch it when nothing else is on, i dont watch it all that much for the drama but i like to watch them build the bike. that and i work in a shop were "the old man" is 10x worse than paul sr. i like that they are successful it kind of legitimizes some of the work that i do

You get a pass, sir... due to the fact that you're 'in the biz'. Professional interest and whatnot.

[DJ Evel Ed]

I was home from work today and watched them build the first ethanol chopper. That corn bike was cool man. Then they put the final beam on the new shop. I love shit like "Trick My Truck" and "Pimp My Ride" too. However, Pimp My Ride gets retarded when they start adding TV monitors on mud flaps.
Still, these guys are like artists in a machine shop. Totally amazing!

There's never a shortage of haters... why not just change the channel instead of a hater thread?

Oh shit, now I'm gonna get hated too. Oh well.....

[Cunt Smasher]

The "theme bike" thing is really old and the reason I stopped watching.

[THE FEZ MAN]

You get a pass, sir... due to the fact that you're 'in the biz'. Professional interest and whatnot.

well thanks, i really do like some of the ideas that they come up with, of course some of the shit is just reeediculas but there production bikes are nice also (if that's what your into) when i watch it i study the shit that they do, i watch all those "diy"/custom shit shows,

[DJ Evel Ed]

The "theme bike" thing is really old and the reason I stopped watching.

Aren't they ALL theme bikes? Every bike I ever saw them build was customized to fit some theme of the owner or builder. One of my favorites was the black bike with no chain. The drive assembly was hidden.

There was a husband & wife truck driving team that lived together on the road. They built them a HUGE motherfuckin custom cab with a fold down bed, TV, stove, washer/dryer combo, shower&shitter, driver gets chrome up the wazoo and the outside was done in the old 30's style with Bonnie & Clyde painted on the back with twenty+ real lookin bullet holes. Sweet.

One guy's mother died from breast cancer and they turned his truck into a "Race For The Cure" rig with logo, painted on joggers, and an information center.

I would have just painted the truck with titties.

[Sam_Adams]

I haven't seen the show in three or four years. I watched the first season because it was interesting to see them building bikes, but the grumpy old man shit got old quick (we get it, he yells for no reason) along with the bikes looking like firetrucks and shit.

[hypes]

IMO, The show has gotten very scripted and hokey... nothing is believeable anymore. However, I will watch occassionally when everything else on my D*TiVo (including My Suggestions) has been watched and fast forward thru parts that bore me.

I remember when I would stop everything I was doing to watch an episode... now I could give a F less. Now that most of the actual real workers have left (Vinnie, Cody, etc.) the shop, it's become all but unwatchable. Kinda like when the head painter left "American Hot Rod" and I found out that Boyd Coddington (while an excellent designer) was a Piece Of Shit as a human.

Just my $0.02,
-h

[Dopie Opie]

If you are fans of Vinnie and Cody - the working guys at OCC, then check out

http://www.vforcecustoms.com

I have been in to see them a few times and it looks as though they really have their shit together. We are working on a sponsorship with them and my drinks...so don't be surprised if.....................

[THE FEZ MAN]

If you are fans of Vinnie and Cody - the working guys at OCC, then check out

http://www.vforcecustoms.com

I have been in to see them a few times and it looks as though they really have their shit together. We are working on a sponsorship with them and my drinks...so don't be surprised if.....................

notice there is something quite missing from that web site in almost every way shape and form...... he got his start at a local bike shop.... and notice who's name is missing from the "special thanks" section of the site.... i feel a little bad blood and licensing issues...... wana bet the poor guy had to buy his own name back....

[Dopie Opie]

Fezman - There are huge issues there. HUGE....While the Tuetels have been good for my town and community there are some terrible stories about the way they have treated some old time employees and some vendors.

Vinnie's brother does my landscaping and he had been complaining for years that they did not treat his brother well. Unfortunately nobody except them know the whole truth.

All I can say is that you will not find Vinnie and Cody say a word about the Tuetels and the Tuetels will not say a word about Vinnie and Cody. I guess we will all have to wait for the book.

[d0uche_n0zzle]

Vinnie and Cody have real talent and skills, so best of luck to them.

[THE FEZ MAN]

Fezman - There are huge issues there. HUGE....While the Tuetels have been good for my town and community there are some terrible stories about the way they have treated some old time employees and some vendors.

Vinnie's brother does my landscaping and he had been complaining for years that they did not treat his brother well. Unfortunately nobody except them know the whole truth.

All I can say is that you will not find Vinnie and Cody say a word about the Tuetels and the Tuetels will not say a word about Vinnie and Cody. I guess we will all have to wait for the book.

im kind of surprised that they didn't force them to sign a "no compete" contract, i know how people that "own the business" can treat the help/talent.

[Cunt Smasher]

I like it.Custom,but not over the top.The V-force 1.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/Imperial6/dsc00564.jpg

[Sinn Fein]

Thanks for posting that. I haven't watched the show for a long time and caught an episode recently and couldn't figure out where the hell Vinnie was.

[boodadude]

I watched the show the first two or three years. But one thing pisses me off to no end is they really are hacks when it comes to putting things together I swear they could not put anything together if they don't bend something to make it fit and would be lost without deadblow hammers.

[Dopie Opie]

im kind of surprised that they didn't force them to sign a "no compete" contract, i know how people that "own the business" can treat the help/talent.

My understanding is that there was a no compete to some extent, but that has passed.

[weeniewawa]

notice there is something quite missing from that web site in almost every way shape and form...... he got his start at a local bike shop.... and notice who's name is missing from the "special thanks" section of the site.... i feel a little bad blood and licensing issues...... wana bet the poor guy had to buy his own name back....

I thought the same thing. They must have been pissed as Cody was supposed to be some long time childhood friend or so. I saw they thanked everyone right down to the mailman but no OCC. I stopped watching long before my tv got stolen, but they built that shop on all the merch they sell at every truck stop and mini mart. to me the theme bikes are hackey, but they have a line of regular bikes that you probably see all the time but can't recognize since they don't look that much different from any other bike.

[gleet]

I watched the show the first two or three years. But one thing pisses me off to no end is they really are hacks when it comes to putting things together I swear they could not put anything together if they don't bend something to make it fit and would be lost without deadblow hammers.

I used to watch and would see the stars tacking everything. They never needed a helmet. I always wanted them to show the craftsmen who actually did the welding to hold everything together without leaks.

[weeniewawa]

I watched the show the first two or three years. But one thing pisses me off to no end is they really are hacks when it comes to putting things together I swear they could not put anything together if they don't bend something to make it fit and would be lost without deadblow hammers.

they put stuff together to look at, not to be ridden very much. maybe their production bikes are better made

[Voss's Tumor]

I honestly was bored with this show the first time I watched it... I mean, I had a Snap-On dealer for a dad who was a Marine so I was basically just watching a watered down version of me and the old man.

[THE FEZ MAN]

I honestly was bored with this show the first time I watched it... I mean, I had a Snap-On dealer for a dad who was a Marine so I was basically just watching a watered down version of me and the old man.

yep, i work for "my uncle" who makes old man tuttle look like a genius, and a pussy

[Voss's Tumor]

yep, i work for "my uncle" who makes old man tuttle look like a genius, and a pussy

We all know you'd still hit it, though. :action-sm

[THE FEZ MAN]

We all know you'd still hit it, though. :action-sm

oh im going to hit it alright. :D

[Sinn Fein]

I'm getting ready to watch an episode now on Planet Green. They make an ethanol-powered bike.

WHOA!!! This might be the episode where Vinny gets pissed and quits.

[THE FEZ MAN]

the vinny leaving episode is uneventful, i did go out of my way to watch that one, im glad him and cody went out on there own, i felt bad for cody ive been in his shoes (although im not on tv... or backed buy investors) he had to leave, or spend the rest of his life shrouded buy them, i keep waiting for the other guy to leave, i thought about going up there and trying out for a job, then said fuck it, if im going to make it i would have done it years ago... ;)

[Earth2murf]

OCC did not use local UNION Labor to build their new headquarters...fuck them in the ass...

[Dopie Opie]

OCC did not use local UNION Labor to build their new headquarters...fuck them in the ass...

Yeah the Union guys were out there with their stupid infaltable rat. The unions fuck just as many people as corporations, so I have no sympathy for them. NONE.

They had a time and place in this country and that time has passed.

The have their own iron works company and went with people they were more comfortable for whatever reason.

I hate the "fuck them they're not union" shit

[BrianFromIowa]

I hate the "fuck them they're not union" shit

I am glad someone else agrees with me on that.

[THE FEZ MAN]

you all can thank the unions for the wave of "made in china" stickers on every fucking thing fuck the unions