Comments on: Award Winners 2008 V-Twin Expo

By: 93 Harley

93 Harley — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:25:06 +0000

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By: Chop Net

Chop Net — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:58:50 +0000

Silence at the V-twin Expo when OCC received their award front of all the V-Twin industry vip’s. Must have really hurt Paul & Paul ego All this happened, not because they made a ton of money, but because they don’t seem to respect their own industry. They have a serious image problem, and it’s going to handicap them a lot with their production bikes.

By: Curt!

Curt! — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:51:06 +0000

madpuppy
Orange County Choppers from the TV show. Paul Teutel Sr. Paul Teutal Jr, Just got a mental freeze on what their show is called.

Rodent The bank account is gonna run dry if they gamble it on production choppers in this environment.

By: Rodent

Rodent — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:41:32 +0000

OCC’s ego might hurt but their bank account ain’t hurtin’

By: madpuppy

madpuppy — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:02:18 +0000

Hi Curt, I know all the names you mentioned, except one! What or Who is OCC?

By: Curt!

Curt! — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:25:30 +0000

It was a hoot to be in the front row tables at the banquet. I’m not sure who OCC paid off to get an award, but there were much better production choppers there than what they had to offer. Zero Engineering and Sucker Punch Sally both had production choppers that blew OCC away. When the award was announced almost no one applauded. Just the 2 tables where OCC and their hangers on sat applauded. The speech by Junior was an insult to the Expo and everyone that supports it IMO. After they got their award and made their speeches very few people applauded. It’s testament that you can’t buy your way into respect in the industry. I’ll bet when it appears on the show that they cut in the applause Brett got.
There were a lot more celebrities this year than in past years. The crowd was way down this year. It was nice to be able to visit with Arlen and Cory Ness, Brett Smith, John Kosmoski, Charlie Hudaya, and Dave Perewitz. Sorry, I missed you Cyril. It was a great show, but you could tell they cut a lot of corners on expenses. We all go to see the new products and see friends, so the absence of frills meant nothing. The new S&S Knucklehead motor is gonna be great and the Knuck frame ought to make for some cool custom scoots next year.
I met a kid there named Kyle Shorey from Dallas, Tx t hat is going to be a headliner in coming years. He had some very good ideas. Watch out for him.
Curt!