| American Chopper
Must have been bored last night, but noticed that this was on and caught the 1st part of it.
Interersting that the remaining guys in the shop (no Paul Jr, Mikey or Vinnie) were building a bike for the UAE police! They finished it in their own classic style, shipped it out to the UAE and a month later it came back for a complete makeover! Dont think the guys at OCC have much understanding of what Arab "taste" might be, but they really toned it down.
We then had the trip out there to present the bike, with Paul Snr going with his manager (minder) and two "senior" employees who seem to do nothing at all.
I actually learnt something though! It is against the muslim faith to have tattoos, so Snr had to cover his up to go into the mosque, he looked really funny in a dishdash! The tats were on show for the rest of the program with his cut off t-shirts.
They boldly announced that they needed to take the brand to the UAE and must open a shop asap. Didn't see much of a business plan, etc just works off gut feel.
I get the feeling that the Teutuls have started to release control of OCC and it is being run by some "faces" from outside the family.  |