The “Valvoline Orange County Chopper Softail” – direct from the USA – goes on display at Harley City

MELBOURNE, AUGUST 19, 2011: A one off, absolute beast of a Chopper valued at $120,000 and created by the OCC father and son team before their infamous split, will be on display at Harley City through September.

This awesome bike was built in 2004 and includes a Nub (www.nubgrafix.com) ‘monster paint job’, a Russ Wernimont gas tank, 131” H&L Engine, Baker 6 Speed left side drive transmission and a 240 inch rear tyre with a six up four out Rolling Thunder frame.  To say the bike is powerful is an understatement – it packs 150HP.

The bike was created by Paul Teutel Senior and Paul Junior in response to a brief from Valvoline to create a “big, bold” bike for a nationwide sales promotion in the USA.  The bike toured the States, tempting the two-wheeled fraternity to collect tokens for a chance at owning this masterful piece of machinery.

The fact that the bike was created by the OCC father and son team – who have since gone their separate ways – makes it even more special.

Three guys from a bike dealership in Fort Wayne, Indiana, pooled their tokens and were the lucky winners.  Their only issue was they couldn’t decide who should ride it, so they decided to sell. 

JUST Bikes CEO, Ash Hunter, was scouting for a new bike “that was a bit different” from anything else out there.  This Valvoline Chopper was certainly that.  Ash had it shipped over the USA and now for the first time, the bike will be on public display at Harley City in Brunswick.

Ash said about the bike, “The bike is a lot of fun. If I had my way, I wouldn’t be working and I’d just be playing around with my toys all the time.  However, at the moment, it’s not being used as much as it should. I only have the time to occasionally take it to a show or fill it with petrol.

“So, I thought it might be a good idea to share the bike with Chopper fans, and the great guys at Harley City have come to the party, offering to feature the bike in their showroom.

“It could be time to move the bike on to an owner who is going to have more time to fang around on it,” concluded Ash.