2005 Orange County Choppers Gillette M3Power Nitro Chopper

· Built by Orange County Choppers
· As seen in American Chopper TV show
· Gorgeous work

Previewing at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please contact [email protected] for scheduling.

When the history of modern motorcycling is written, an entire chapter will be devoted to the reemergence of the chopper, a movement that started in the late 1990s fueled by a plethora of reality cable-television shows about bike builders. Longest-running and sole-surviving of those series is American Chopper, which in 2002 began chronicling the up and downs of the Teutul family – Paul Sr., Paul Jr. and Mikey – and their Orange County Choppers operation.

Based in Newburgh, New York City, Orange County Choppers is the most famous chopper-building specialist in the world, thanks to extensive coverage of its activities on the Discovery Channel show, 'American Chopper', which first aired in 2002. Built around a theme, the bikes OCC created for 'American Chopper' led to the introduction in 2007 of a limited series of production models incorporating design elements pioneered on the television show, while more recently the company has increasingly turned to the production of bespoke motorcycles for corporate and celebrity clients.

That OCC Chopper 'Gillette' Special Edition was made to celebrate the razor company newest product – the M3Power Nitro. The building of the chopper was notably chronicled on two episodes of the series broadcast on Discovery Channel. The design of the bike was clearly inspired by the design of the new razor, with a sleek and streamlined look featuring chrome metal with black and green accents.

"This is one of the most unique bikes we've ever built. It has the longest and leanest frame of all of our bikes and the wheels on the Chopper clearly reflect the three-blade system, all of which replicate the look and feel of Gillette's new razor" said Paul Teutul, Jr., Orange County Choppers.