trip to occ

[jred321]

my gf surprised me yesterday. she wouldn't tell me where we were going or anything and i had no idea. she heard on the radio that occ was doing an unveiling of their new bike for their show at their shop yesterday and decided it would be fun to go. i wandered around beforehand and took some pics, once it got closer to the unveiling it got way more crowded though so i didn't get many pics of the new bike. i have to say the bikes look way more rideable in person. for some reason on tv they look more like toys that would break if you really rode them, but in person that's not so. i was also surprised that they had so many of the bikes from the show in the shop, i'd think the people that commissioned them would keep them but i guess that's not always the case. there were also plenty of hot, young girls that work there. anyways, on with the pics

the yankee bike

the bike i'm going to win

fireman bike

crazy green bike

irobot bike i think

christmas bike

paulie's prowler i think, or at least someone's in the parking lot that's the same color as paulie's

the shop

senior doing an interview

and pulling out of the parking lot was this chick that we assume is paul's gf driving a black c6 z06. she was decent looking

the fighter jet bike (i think the one that started it all, it was the only one in a glass case)

bikes from a group of bikers that showed up

this one was sick

paul rolling in on the new bike

and a video of the bikers who stopped by to see and then rolled out shortly after paul rode it

 

[k-lea]

Pretty sweet.

The Prowler ruined the thread though.

 

[jred321]

prowlers look good. if they came in a v8 with a manual they'd be sick. but obviously that's not what consumers want, just ask chrysler

 

[altspace]

Nice! Makes me wish I was living back in western MA to visit them.

 

[Antoine]

It's cool to see "real" pics of the shop, bikes and Paul!

I enjoy watching "American Chopper"...I hope a new season is coming soon!?!?

 

[jred321]

they were filming when we were there, there were signs on the shop saying basically if you enter you release yourself and could end up on tv. don't know if it's for the coming season or the next though

 

[meinp5]

There is a new episode on tonight. I don't know about where you live though.

 

[jred321]

i'm actually watching it now and i'm wondering if the bike they unveiled is that one they're building. seems like not enough lead time but who knows. the lines and everything look really similar and there was a snakeskin type paint pattern on the tank. i didn't get to look at it closely though

 

[Crazee D]

Woohoo! OC native here!

 

[jred321]

never mind, it's def the bike they unveiled yesterday. i zoomed in on one of the pics in front of the shop on the high res version i have and you can see the battle axe downtube and the "e" on the air cleaner for eragon. here's the closeup

 

[Antoine]

There is a new episode on tonight. I don't know about where you live though.

I'm from SoCal but currently reside in Japan...So I depend on torrents for my cable tv fix

 

[Jaysanooch]

Wow, nice little surprise there! I would of loved to been there....your girlfriend is awesome. She's definatly a keeper..lol!

 

[mountjonas]

that's cool of your girlfriend to do that.

we got that footage in for the eragon bike yesterday. it's a trippy looking bike. i really likr the gas tank on it.

 

[jred321]

that's cool of your girlfriend to do that.

we got that footage in for the eragon bike yesterday. it's a trippy looking bike. i really likr the gas tank on it.

do you work for the show? if so, make sure you get a good shot of me on there actually i doubt i was on camera, i try to avoid crowds as much as possible so i wasn't fighting with everyone trying to get to the front and all that fun stuff

 

[mountjonas]

yup. that's one of the shows i work on. i get my hands on it after it's been edited so i won't see it for a while.

we've got a SEMA show airing tonight on TLC, also.

 

[protegeDaryl]

haha thats pretty sweet... and hey at least that prowler has nos... doesnt it ?

 

[jred321]

if it was paulie's then it has nitrous, i just assumed because you don't see many of them so odds are it is his. it was also parked along the side of the building a little while later in the "no parking" zone, so i think it's probably a good bet it's his. i actually didn't even see him there that day, but he could've been in the back.

 

[jred321]

yup. that's one of the shows i work on. i get my hands on it after it's been edited so i won't see it for a while.

we've got a SEMA show airing tonight on TLC, also.

well it airs next week doesn't it? so i don't think it'll be too long i'll check out the sema show, is it a rides episode or a sema specific show?

cool job. sounds like way more fun than my job. i work in the insurance industry on the systems side. blahhh