Newburgh New York

Driving across the country we stop at a lot of Harley dealerships.

We have to pick up t-shirts for our grandson, Coen, and shop for our next bike. Here in Newburgh , N Y is THE motorcycle shop known to every viewer of the Discovery channel.

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Orange County Choppers is the total opposite of Picker's Antique Archaeology.

It's way bigger than it looks on TV!

The front isn't quite as tall as I thought, but the shop in back is really large.

Around the edge of the showroom are most of the custom bikes built on the show. I have to admit that a few I didn't like on the show are far more impressive up close.

The details that don't show on television become obvious standing in front of the bike, and the longer you look the more you see.

John hadn't seen this bike and sidecar. A gurney is available for the passenger, so I'm assuming this is for a really quick patient transport.

Click on the picture for the tank detail.

Custom wheels are in front of a counter loaded with information about the production bikes.

I was surprised to find no production bikes available for purchase. A large portion of the interior was empty, but oil spots on the carpet told the tail. Bikes had been there at one time but are missing now. O C C has remarked about financial "adjustments" on the show and it looked like cash problems were afoot.

There is an area where shoppers can watch the men working in the shop, and we saw several people we recognized. They were working on a bike, but only one was apparent.

By far the biggest part of the store was devoted to souvenir sales, and the Paul Sr. bobble heads were marked down.

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Down the road in Rock Tavern, N Y is the shop of Paul Jr.

Not nearly as impressive as O C C but still a nice shop, with more cars in the lot.

I didn't really want to meet Paul Sr as I have no respect for him.

I would like to meet Jr but knew that probably wouldn't happen.

Who I really wanted to see was Mikey!

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Mikey, who did nothing but amuse people and avoid any work at all.

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Mikey, who drug himself in to work and spent the day sleeping on a sofa in the office.

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Mikey, who has shown himself to be the most insightful member of this horribly dis-functional family.

It wasn't meant to be.

I suspected as much when the web site had no address listed, but a contact number and a form for ordering t-shirts.

Yesterday was the last day to vote on the Cadillac custom bikes built by father and son.

When I last checked on line, Jr's bike had triple the votes of Sr's.

Sr's bike had a bid in the $40,000 range, and Jr's bike was at $120,000.

Maybe all the people were here for a victory party, but it would have a bitter taste I think.