Can We Save This Orange Country Chopper From A Hoarders Garage?

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[@terrydavis7389]

this is what its all about, hanging with good friends, joking, pranking, and having a good times.. bikes will come and go, but memories like these will stay with you forever.

[@crforfreedom7407]

Not just 'good friends', but good friends with vintage parts!! LOL!!!

[@TheWallyTirado]

seriously one of my fave episodes. They were having fun from start to finish.

[@joshrawlings2621]

Word’s of a Prophet….✨🛠✨

[@bigtime474]

Looks like fun. A 65 HP. V twin cartoon bike.

[@gilbertorodriguez1834]

😮😮😮😢😊😢😊😢😊😢😢😊😮😮😢😢😮😮

[@Alwhite1929]

I met Matt a few years ago, he started 4 or 5 bikes for us in the WTT museum. This guy is the real deal. Great guy.

[@wheelsthroughtime]

Thank you, sir! Hope to see you back at WTT again soon!

[@Tron1974zig]

It was my 50th birthday yesterday. My wife gave me a T-shirt from Weels Through Time and I was very happy. A little later I received another envelope. I opened it and tears welled up in my eyes. In the envelope was a ticket to Dave's Harley-Davidson Museum. My dream was to fly from Germany to America for the first time and see the museum. Absolutely crazy. So see you next year, I hope to see you....

[@dietrichess9997]

Awesome! Happy Birthday from a stranger in Canada. 🙂

[@NewFurCat]

Excellent! Enjoy the trip!

[@voltz53]

That's awesome. I live about 3 hours from the museum. I rode my Harley there last year in a group of about 20. The museum is incredible...you will love it !! So much history !! Enjoy your time here. Maggie Valley North Carolina is a fantastic place to visit.

[@Carlos-r5n2b]

50? Still ah baby enjoy yourself

[@EvLSpectre]

If you have a bike to ride make sure you make a trip out west a bit and hit Tail of the Dragon as well. About hour and half away.

[@cedhome7945]

My friend found a chopped 45 on a remote farm in somerset. after digging it out from the pile of rusty tools we started to see if it could run . The valves where stuck so we had to lever them out with the heads off and then with the farmers growing enthusiast help we put the valves in a drill to get the rust off .with everything put back in we hooked up a battery and got a spark so as I was sittings on it I gave it a kick and it fires right up .....12 inch over forks a green metal flake paint job and a criss dagger for a gear change straight of the box off down the farm track I went...... absolutely terrifying ride with a 50 point turn back up to farm and £600 later my friend was the proud owner. He rode it all over England in the next 20 years only to lay it up with a rusted through frame .so watching this bright back happy memories from across the pond 🇺🇲🇬🇧

[@Shawn-Leider]

Boy I can’t imagine these new ones will be as easy to fire up in 70 years time if they had sit in a barn for years

[@richardbeaton7324]

This guy needs to appear more in your videos! I'd watch a weekly show of this.

[@SoyismaAlgunPedo]

for sure man

[@Tirah5]

Someone once said that a good man is someone who has an old friend for decades. Amazing how welcoming and generous your friend is. These people at times matter more than family.

[@DDGVET4]

Man, you guys really bring back the days of my misspent youth. I had a chopper back in the mid 70's and watching you ride that thing reminded me of an old man who said "Riding that thing is like wiping your arse with a broke bottle!"

[@zippyz3916]

Matt, I really miss your dad, but you are keeping his vision alive and moving it forward, making it your own. Keep up the great work! I can't wait to get back to the Valley soon and see a bunch of new rides.

[@SyThco13]

Hella chemistry between these guys, you can tell they are really long time friends! Love the fluidity to the rebuild, I'd trust any bike to the team!

[@joezambrano9651]

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man. It's a chopper baby

[@panheadsforever74]

Try PULP FICTION

[@j.sargent9172]

Shocking the shit out of him instantly proved it 😂

[@bigguy7353]

I wouldn't touch any OCC piece of trash with a 10 foot pole.

[@TheRealLesGutches]

@@bigguy7353 You are crazy. An old vintage chopper prior to the stupid tv show stuff? That old bike isnt' a Paul Sr. build. I'd take that all day.

[@dietrichess9997]

Ok everyone, BEFORE you comment, put your glasses on and read the title of the video carefully, then watch the first 30 seconds of the show. It was explained... This is NOT an Orange County Chopper. It was not a Teutel build. If this was an OCC build, it would have an S&S "Pan" motor, a silly big old fat back tire, lots of pointy spikey bolts, and a paint job that looked like your dog ate your Christmas decorations and puked them all back up on the tins. We don't need another comment about how OCC was crap or whatever. This bike is clearly much older. It's a dusty Panhead! Getting a Pan and a Shovel for 8 grand seems pretty cool to me! 🙂

[@stephenkemp3372]

Then why is Sr. on the thumbnail for the video

[@dietrichess9997]

@@stephenkemp3372 Ha! I just noticed that!

[@jasongrisdale3084]

To get more views from dumb people that don't know what bs is put out to get views....and no I haven't watched it I just went straight to the comments​@@stephenkemp3372

[@johnweisinger7390]

​@stephenkemp3372 so you'll click on the video. Duh!...lol

[@MichaelBradley1967]

But just so we're clear, OCC _are_ crap 😅😂🤣

[@Fezzler61]

How awesome. The guys wrenching, busting chops, having fun, and getting it done. A++. Men men men men! We need the brotherhood!

[@joseywales3789]

Pulp Fiction!!!!! "It's a Chopper, Baby" 😁👍

[@jimgrady7458]

Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead. 😂

[@davidbeaver39]

Matt, I gotta say your dad is looking down from heaven and he's just got the biggest smile on his face after wrenching on the chopper. When anyone up there asks your dad what's the smile for, all he says is THAT'S MY BOY!!!! Awesome job guys and how nice to have friends like your buddy with the great shop!!!!

[@OL-Tom]

Awesome to see y'all rescuing another lost bike from the dead

[@kembeaty7306]

Awesome!!

[@mikekersey4216]

So cool , a few years back I became disabled, thank you so much. It really brings back memories of the camaraderie working on projects together with good friends. Brings A tear to my eye. I wish I could ride again feel the wind in my hair.. 😢

[@Shtevelhead]

Nature welded...real life vocabulary right there.

[@Odder-Being]

That Orange Country Chopper is such a classic time period look. I like it !

[@Gr8ValUVinDiesel]

I just had the pleasure of meeting Matt during a recent trip to the Carolinas. Thank you for being so down to earth and genuine. That being said I felt as if I was working on this bike with y'all. Great content as always. Thank you for keeping History Alive!

[@buellrod]

I gotta tell you.I love all Matt's videos.I love when Steve is in Em 2.This collaboration between a 3.I've never learned more and left so hard in my life.One of my favorite episodes ever

[@carlstephens-tm7zj]

Love watching you guys. You’re like a kid in a candy store when you’re getting one of those bikes. Absolutely a joy to watch you working on them.

[@JMB676]

@14:45 your using the channel locks wrong. When loosing you need to have them flipped to get proper grip. Good pairs have teeth directional and also even if not the way you then pull on them in your hand you will put much more force if you pull or push them with the pliers arch going the way you need the fastener to turn. Helps a lot and help you from stripping heads out. Just fyi cause a lot of people don’t know.

[@mikaldene7146]

I hope you guys throw a video up for the FXRS also. Interested in the Dyno numbers on it when you get it tightened up...Great video on the Pan. Glad to see things are moving forward...Later

[@madmanmechanic8847]

Too bad there are not more people like this anymore. You offer to help people out and you go help them and they burn you and get damn busy when you need help . Been so long since I had any freinds like this I forgot what its like .😔

[@cseivard]

Pulp Fiction!” “Zed’s dead.”

[@Wind_Ninja_Jubei]

Beat me to it

[@coyster530]

Where did you get the motorcycle! It's not a motorcycle baby it's a chopper!!

[@robertpicconi4830]

The best part is it wasn’t even a chopper 😂😂

[@notthedudeurlookingfor8459]

It had ape hangers. It’s a chopper 🎯🤓

[@roadking99jokerst60]

"Whose motorcycle is this?"

[@roddyhankins8642]

Brilliant to watch guys what a shop!! Thanks for uploading cheers from England uk

[@danielcombs3048]

Dig the hell out of those OG pan head rigid choppers. Nice save men. You're knowledge is impressive to see. Mike's hilarious as all get out. Thanks for taking us along for the ride Matt. WTT Rules.

[@JeffKopis]

Rigid.

[@danielcombs3048]

@@JeffKopis you are correct sir. Shame on me.

[@greggwolffis7211]

The "It's a chopper, baby," was Bruce Willis' line from "Pulp Fiction." Great video, though. It brings back memories from the '70s and '80s when a bunch of us would gather at someone's garage and get someone's bike running again. 👍👍

[@timothyargento8457]

I love that you guys are goofing on each other

[@Malama_Ki]

I agree with everyone here, these guys have chemistry and just need to film doing projects together. Funny as hell and still getting things done without drama, just men doing men stuff. As a tradesman I appreciate the ‘no problems, only solutions’ attitude and approach.

[@pg981]

Greg Allman's doppelganger 👍🇺🇸

[@tomvain6242]

Hands down, this was the BEST episode of Wheels Through Time I've seen. I couldn't stop laughing!! He needs to be on the channel more often. The chicken fingers comment had me rolling!!

[@brianellison3525]

Hah, good vid! I've bought that bike like 4 times, old pan chops are the best. You could hear the second she fired with the new coil and a hot battery she was happy. Have done that same thing with the clutch lever, just long enough to get to my buddy Ernie's shop, where we made a new cable. I keep a 4X4 block next to my lift for the frame rails to sit on. None of my long bikes will fit on my racks with the back tire on it. I was hoping you would ride it by the guys house where you bought it. Might inspire him to get one of his projects back on the board. Again, killer video. Have fun

[@TracyDockiewicz]

I love watching your videos!!!! I love getting things to work, but the back and forth between buds working on the bike was priceless!!! Felt like I was in the shop with you guy; Thanks!!

[@Instantpower332]

Seeing 2 old friends having a blast , put a giant smile on my face. Great video Mat…

[@RobertSherman-h9d]

Loved it !!!!😂

[@JoeFurtado-xv5no]

Loved the video and just how creative you guys got with getting the chopper running and back on the road. That front end wiggled more than a bowl of jello in an earthquake lol

[@jeffwomack5821]

This video had me missing my panhead. Good to see another back on the road. Mine blew the oil line off the back of the motor one day and I learned real fast how to control it on ice. The back tire caught every drop of oil.

[@DebtheReb1369]

I'd buy all of the things that I would find. Matt is lucky to find all of these wonderful parts and bikes

[@k.i.i.3699]

This is actually Clickbait. I only clicked on it because I thought it was an OCC chopper and then looked closer and it said “country”…the video has nothing to do with OCC. BUT you guys still got another subscriber because of this video!

[@susanboylefanable]

From all accounts, this would be a better bike to get a hold of than an OCC.

[@ROKmadness]

So you can't read and are not smart enough is what you're saying

[@alexmarceau5886]

They’re a better show then listening to jr and sr

[@MrPAULONEAL]

I wonder if Orange Country is like Rough Country.

[@clarkbabin9799]

I'd say you faired better on getting this instead.

[@greysuit17]

Bruce Willis- Butch Coolidge- Pulp Fiction

[@jhs8496]

It was Dead Zed's chopper. Baby.

[@greysuit17]

@@jhs8496 originally yes

[@rustymacneil3227]

Loved this!! When you guys brought out the " holy bible" for Pans to adjust mousetrap, priceless!!!

[@jameshisself9324]

I'm glad I overlooked the OCC reference and watched anyway, that shop and those bikes he has- WOW. Rivals the WTT setup.

[@clarkbabin9799]

Im 62 and still learning thanks to you guys . I love the colors on that VLD.

[@The.Real.Timmii]

"Orange Country Chopper" they found it out in the country, a rural area, it's painted orange. C'mon people, read carefully.

[@Jesterpec666]

Brilliant vid. Love the comradeship between you dudes. The pranks, the quips, the friendship. Need to see more of this guy on your channel.

[@janicegelbhaar7352]

Sometimes ol bikes just need a little love in the right hands to bring it back to life

[@godchi1dvonsteuben770]

If it weren't for Guys likee that dude, half of everything that industrial America has produced over the past 100 years would no longer exist anymore. It would be in landfills, and recycled. Instead it's being rebuilt, polished, and showcased all over our country. Collectors like him are the heart of the antique collecting community, and are the living historians of Americana. We should be so grateful that guys like him are willing to take up all their valuable space, space they could be renting out and turning a buck on, for the sake of saving rusty old objects that most of us would find just to be some kind of inconvenience to keep around. Instead they hold on to all that "junk," and "Junk" gets dusty over the years, and "junk" gets Rusty over the years, but it's still a big part of who we are as americans, and guys like him should be f****** saluted for saving it, not criticized...

[@trainnerd3029]

His father would be so proud… RIP Dale!

[@dietrichess9997]

Cool video, thanks! I haven't been to my friend's shop in a while, and this brings back some good memories. For all the commenters, my own comment below was supposed to be easy going, maybe funny. I was confused at first too, about the OCC thing. (Had to put my glasses on.) No disrespect meant. 🙂

[@tomboone201]

8k ? You stole them

[@zerkfitting]

Operative words, "WHEN I'M READY." I got a chuckle outta that. I HATE being shocked off a coil. You scored on those two bikes.

[@betrevryday1]

He’s right I-recall “ Rootbeer “ was a popular color in the ‘70’s

[@mikegary6183]

That was very enjoyable to watch. The respect you guys have for each other was awesome to see. I wish I had friends like that. What a sweet 61. Ride safe

[@purplehayes5718]

"Can We Save This Orange Country Chopper?" The real question would be, why would you want to save this Orange Country chopper?

[@odaonbf4536]

Exactly

[@kembeaty7306]

It’s a pan!!

[@mshort7087]

Tumbling a nasty tank in an electric cement mixer with steel shot and industrial vinegar works like a champ. Great work fellas

[@markmcintosh7095]

I don't miss the kick start days at all. You guys are truly professionals.

[@davidcantwell2489]

Having that popsicle pedal fall through to many times is what's wrong with my knee today.

[@steveM1341]

My first HD was a stock 1962 Duo Glide that I bought in 1971, paid $1000 for it. Soon after that I bobbed it and eventually chopped it the whole 9 yards... back halved and stretched 6" with a weld on rigid conversion, stock 16" wheel under a flat fender hung on a medium sissy bar. The neck was raked to sit level with an 8" over front end on narrowed trees and an 18" front wheel and mini drum. Peanut tank, pullbacks and spring solo seat. About 1978 I put it back in a stock swingarm frame, with stock shocks and stock 62' tanks w console, cut back and machined the upper legs so the frame sat level w the 18" front wheel, stock rear fender bobbed a bit, pretty much a DIY Super Glide. I won't tell you how little I left that pan go for in 1985 when I was raising a family... you'd cry, I still do.

[@Reveers]

23:04 Most epic bike start ever. Slow it down, turn it up. The most beautiful sound you've ever heard.

[@panheadsforever74]

PANHEADS FOREVER

[@walterlegere1403]

I cannot believe those guys got that bike not only running but riding!!! How amazing was that! Skill, craft, know-how and experience! Friends coming together, having a good time and making magic happen! Me and my friends do that ever time we tear down and rebuild a Jeep! Well done guys! You're an inspiration and if the younger generation would just stop and take the time to listen and learn, life would be better for all of us! Us old dogs have been around a while and we've learned stuff. I learned a lot from my Grandfather and I thank God every day he had the patience to teach me. He never threw anything away! If it broke you damn well better figure out how to fix it cause Sears or Monkey Wards ain't got another one! Great video guys!

[@tedcity5861]

The w.t.t. guy owns that bike now with all the parts he put on ! 😊

[@gladysman24133]

That was one of the most awesome videos I’ve seen in a long time! It’s so down to earth and the atmosphere and comradeship of friends doing it together and making it happen is so cool! 😎

[@dcxplant]

"fart squeak" sound on compression check - giggles like boys, you guys are funny! More proof that fart jokes are ageless and timeless.

[@csj9619]

Killer score! Panhead chopper, an '82 FXR and some parts all for 8 large.

[@SpatialDragon]

Another really fun show. Thanks Matt. Thanks to everyone involved. Cycle Mo's Donation train... Thank you Mo.

[@Kaisan-vc8fw]

Both my father and I owned dealerships and we also did mechanics together for decades .... When i was about 12 yr old I learnt for the first time that somehow, my father did NOT feel electricity bleeding out of car HT leads, busted distributor caps etc. What he did was shove his hand onto the HT's leads in turn on a car that was 'missing' and he look 100% normal. So I said "Is one of the leads leaking?" .... "Maybe, come here and look" So I walked around the car to the front, then grabbed my forearm and grabbed the leaking HT lead ... earthing me out, so I go tthe shock! Bastid. 😂 Never known anyone else like him, just didn't feel it ... the best he would say was "Oh, that's a bit warm' when anyone else would be jumping about!

[@coreystubblefield6332]

Awesome Matt! So cool to see you & Mike hanging/working together. Great video!!

[@CoastGhost13]

This is the greatest wrenching video I've ever watched. Bunch of really skilled guys physically Attack a motorcycle to get it going all while cracking some hilarious jokes. Was the greatest chaotic symphony I've ever seen.

[@hardtail-gy8dk]

What a great video, brought back lots of old Pan and Shovel wrenching memories with a bro, had one of those invader front wheels, I think some of them had occasional failures, a blast from the chop culture

[@lokiwankenobi6138]

Once again youtube does not disappoint! New channel to watch! 😊

[@sharkboy_twentytwo8155]

I’m not a huge old school chopper fan, but this bike has character. It would be a great rebuild project. Think I’d go with a springer front end, and spoked wheels. Chrome, with some gold / brass accents.

[@PHVespa]

That's a sassy looking chopper right there and that's coming from a vintage Vespa guy. Love it.

[@davidspiers6599]

Glad you got your Year Bike, that Orange Country Chopper is My Year Bike.

[@standinkler5356]

Man, love you guys banter, reminds me of younger days with my brothers working on somethings, sometimes too close to junk. Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna try to make it up there next week for your celebration. I'm in Salisbury. Take care.

[@wheelsthroughtime]

If you want to support us, and get your chance to win a classic American motorcycle right from the museum collection, head over to store.wheelsthroughtime.com/win-this-bike/

[@JMB676]

I really enjoyed your show, great guys, good editing, great project and everything. I’ll definitely be back, thanks for posting.

[@WombleUK]

First time stumbling across this channel & it's a gem. This is a bunch of guys who actually know their shit. That chopper is probably built way better than an actual OCC piece of marketing crap.

[@williamkniesly5090]

Great video .Working on old bikes with friends. Doesn't get any better than that.

[@moneygettingmovement7901]

Your buddy's a beast in the shop..what a friend 💯

[@savoie0721]

One of the best episodes yet! Would love to see more chopper revivals.

[@lava1979]

Hello, I was smiling throughout your whole video. Digging the friendly banter, and witnessing the maiden voyage. Ahhh, thank you for the pleasant visit . Peace

[@Rocket-ck3qn]

That gentleman he got that FXR from, is no hoarder, I was born in 73, I would die to have that black FXR. Thank you for sharing 🙏 God bless you all ride hard and safe 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏

[@toastedcheesesandwiches]

Watching dudes do stuff is the best use of KZbin.

[@bryanfisher2550]

Reminds me of when I was 20 I bought a 59 chopper just like this one out of a back room in a closed down Harley shop and everything you did to get this one running I did the exact same thing to get mine running even had the same coil problem

[@michaeldevoe9235]

This video content and format is fantastic….truly enjoyable to watch!

[@ericvargason8571]

That bike shop though, man cavern. Can't wait to see it rolling on it own power, old school chopper for sure

[@ajc5370]

This was comic genius on all levels, this was literally something out of my childhood on my two best friends and I were jumping milk crates on half broken huffy bicycles thinking we were Evel Knievel. I couldn't stop laughing we need more cyclemos episodes!!

[@ashleysmith3106]

That chopper takes me back to The summer of '69 when I won a Couple of Hundred Dollars (quite a lot of money here in Australia in those days) worth of Levi gear in a competition related to the movie "Easy Rider", and presented to me at the Premiere of the Movie here in South Australia ! Great Times ! !

[@MulyaAjiSaputra]

Dude, That rubber duckie song's is definitely spark's my memories. 😅😅

[@wingerm1]

Great Video! Mike is a good buddy to have around. I wish there was a Cyclemo’s Plumbing Supply near me!!

[@jangles1839]

I really need to get up there and visit you guys. I'm only a little ways away in lil' ol' Clemson SC and I'm almost ashamed to admit that I've never stopped in as many times as I've been to & through Western NC. I'll get there eventually though. Thanks for sharing & God bless! ~ Scott 💙👊🏼

[@ericnoble1330]

Dude you Perry and Candi are the bomb, best vlog yet.

[@2wheelsOrDieNC]

Yall make all the stuff that would normally raise my bp look absolutely fun. I love your videos.

[@cartercalibrations]

Just found your channel. I am HOOKED !!!!!!! Well done and I love it !!!!!

[@1984cablrrelf]

Love the comraderie and working together. When guys rag each other like that you know they have been friends for awhile. I hope you rode by the house where ya bought it..

[@panheadsforever74]

Nice find Matt. I knew it would run. Just think about all the other panheads just sitting in old garages ,just yet to be found. PANHEADS FOREVER.

[@gb9926]

It’s like watching cardiovascular surgeons at John’s Hopkins work on a motorcycle! Amazing 😮

[@jimyed]

I love the group effort in getting the bike going. It looks like a pretty frightening bike to ride. I'd not be so interested even in new condition, TBH. Will be at Wheels through Time this summer finally. Can't wait.

[@FASDND]

new subscriber, love watching a bunch of guys serious about their work while goofing on each other. :)

[@oceania2385]

"you want me to pay for your gas too ?" Good line, I'm going to borrow that one.

[@davidsanders6957]

Some people stumble onto true treasure, & still complain !!!

[@DannyNeal-g8y]

This was great fun! Have you guys been watching Junkyard Digs? Kevin would be proud! It's always fun to watch guys at the top of their game riffing off each other. Humor is good!

[@Meet_Me_In_The_Pit]

Takes me back in time for sure....sold it 3 yrs ago but I found a 66 shovel at a estate sale nobody bid on and I ended up getting it for $350... had the aluminum sportster heads...was told it didn't run and it didn't but literally only needed a battery and timed.of course I put plugs and wires in too but thing ran like a dream...had a custom raked out front fork.overall the bike was 8'10 from the very front of the front tire to the back of the rear tire....was a blast to ride but my knee and hip don't miss it one bit