I think I threw up in my mouth when I read this posted somewhere else.
OCC 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
April 23 - 26, 2009
OCC Showroom and Dealership
Newburgh, NY 12550
OCC turned 10 years old this year, and we are throwing a huge bash starting April 23rd all the way through April 26th. We have a full roster of events planned such as live bands, bike run with a member of the OCC crew leading the way, and a classic car show. OCC will also unveil theme choppers for the first time ever to the public to be aired on American Chopper. OCC is proud to announce that starting April 23rd, they will officially be a Ducati dealership. To end the weekend, on April 26th the raffle drawing will take place for the Town of Newburgh PBA "Sweet Amber" raffle to benefit St. Judes. To purchase raffle tickets for the bike visit this link or go to:
http://www.townofnewburghpba.com/sweetamber/imagepages/image1.html (http://www.townofnewburghpba.com/sweetamber/imagepages/image1.html)
Event Schedule:
* Thursday 4/23
o Launch of Ducati Dealership
o Unveil of Ducati Monster 1100 bike tricked out OCC style
o Performance by OCC the Band
* Friday 4/24
o WPDH will be broadcasting live
o Autograph signings/Meet and Greets by: Jason Pohl, Rick, Nick, Christian, Jim, Lee, and Robb to be done through out the day.
o 3PM - Mikey to auction portraits of OCC crew members painted by Mikey to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. *Location of auction to be determined.
* Saturday 4/25
o WRRV to broadcast live
o BSN demonstrations and BSN girls
o Ride with member of the OCCCrew - Registration for ride starts at 8:00AM
o Ride to begin at 10:00AM at showroom/dealership
o 12PM - 1PM - Rick and Jason Autograph Session
o 12:15PM - Catered lunch for OCC Fan Club members.
o 1PM - Mountain Creek Theme Bike Unveil
o 1:30PM - 2PM - Lee, Jim, Mike A, Robb Signing Session
o 2PM - 3PM - Paul Sr Signing Session
o 3PM - 4PM - Paul Jr Signing Session
o 4PM - 5PM - Mikey Signing Session
o Bands to play from 5PM through 9PM
+ 5PM - Age of Daze
+ 6PM - Fixer
+ 7PM - Earshot
+ 8PM - TBD
+ 9PM - Smile Empty Soul
* Sunday 4/26
o WRRV to broadcast live
o "Te Bo" demonstration
o 8AM - Car and Bike Show registration
o 10AM - Start of car and bike show, all makes/models welcome
o 11:35AM - 1:00PM - Mikey Signing Session
o 1PM - Howe's Cavern unveil
o 2PM-3PM - Paul Sr Signing Session
o 3PM-4PM - Paul Jr Signing Session
o 4PM - Bike raffle winning ticket to be chosen by Paul Junior
o 4:30PM - Former NY Yankee Bernie Williams will be signing copies of his new music CD in front of the Yankee Chopper. Copies of the CD will be sold at OCC during the event. (Please - No Baseball or other memorabilia, only copies of his CD will be signed.)
For directions to our retail store click here
*Schedule times subject to change. Please check back for most up to date dates and times.
I just can't imagine a Ducati chopper. God help us all!!
Quote from: kawazar on April 11, 2009, 07:39:53 AM
I just can't imagine a Ducati chopper.
uh huh..
I'll refer you to..
MotoCreations
Flightcycles
etc.
+1
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=205.105 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=205.105)
Third post down...
I see a pez inspired 1198 in the future
wow
Quote from: IZ on April 11, 2009, 08:06:50 AM
uh huh..
I'll refer you to..
MotoCreations
Flightcycles
etc.
Allow me to attempt to rephrase.
I can't imagine a Ducati Chopper with a lame theme to promote some crappy product in front of a local Wal-Mart. [laugh]
Guess what this means is that the Ducati motorcycle has now become part of the collective zeitgeist. This was bound to happen once everybody heard what they tend to sound like when one cores the pipes. Ducati is growing in this country. Hopefully the Teutuls do right by them. They had better hire somebody with some tech finesse relative to the brand, for if the service department sucks who knows. I may be wrong but all I've seen on TV is a bunch of guys getting into arguments over how to assemble bikes from premanufactured chrome mail order parts (with some exceptions, a couple of guys with some sheet metal expertise and a couple more with painting skill). Maybe Ducati approached them as a calculated move to increase their market exposure.
Who cares if they are selling Ducati's?
Not uncommon to see choppers and Duc's by eachother.
I recall at the dealer in Daytona, Arlen Ness bike's on the same show floor as the duc's
This was a few years back, so don't know if they are still together, prob not
Their TV show is built on their on screen antics. Like said above.
If one wanted to see a bike builder they would be watching Jesse James or the like. There are a ton of them out there.
I feel that this is a "Dark Day" for Ducati to be sold at such a place.
Truly a shame.
Quote from: minnesotamonster on April 11, 2009, 08:07:35 AM
+1
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=205.105 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=205.105)
Third post down...
[puke]
Well, finally they come to some sense and want to sell real motorcycles, not welded can openers.
DUACTI FTW !!! [clap]
Quote from: bergdoerfer on April 11, 2009, 09:31:53 AM
I may be wrong but all I've seen on TV is a bunch of guys getting into arguments over how to assemble bikes from premanufactured chrome mail order parts (with some exceptions, a couple of guys with some sheet metal expertise and a couple more with painting skill).
Isn't that the same thing Ducati owners do on this forum? Okay, maybe with anodized parts, not chrome...
The OCC name can attract and pay for some high dollar techs if they wanted. I doubt Paul jr will be doing valve adjustments.
As Cyrus pointed out earlier, Arlen Ness sells Ducs and I think he may have sponsored a Duc AMA team. Maybe the increase in popularity will mean cheaper aftermarket parts!
OCC clutch cover! OMG yes! :D
or a testastretta slapped into a massively raked and stretched OCC frame and 300 rear! crazy paint! dripping with chrome!
[thumbsup] [thumbsup]
Quote from: Vindingo on April 11, 2009, 12:29:15 PM
As Cyrus pointed out earlier, Arlen Ness sells Ducs and I think he may have sponsored a Duc AMA team. Maybe the increase in popularity will mean cheaper aftermarket parts!
There is a difference for me. Arlen Ness has based his reputation on making bikes not on fighting with his father on TV.
Maybe Ducati was really sold to the VS marketing team. ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on April 11, 2009, 05:02:17 PM
Maybe Ducati was really sold to the VS marketing team. ;D
I don't know if I like you anymore. :'(
Quote from: ducpainter on April 11, 2009, 05:02:17 PM
Maybe Ducati was really sold to the VS marketing team. ;D
This from the guy that is now painting custom harleys
Quite well I might add [laugh]
Fack
mitt
Quote from: Ducaholic on April 11, 2009, 05:20:24 PM
I don't know if I like you anymore. :'(
Dooooood,
It's just another perspective. ;D
If the Teutuls can avoid their past performance...
we really don't want a fancy paintjob with nothing to back it up...
They'll market the hell out of Ducati.
Keep in mind...
Quote from: gage on April 11, 2009, 05:45:49 PM
This from the guy that is now painting custom harleys
Quite well I might add [laugh]
well done...
is. ;)
Quote from: bobspapa on April 11, 2009, 09:02:43 AM
I see a pez inspired 1198 in the future
[clap] good call. hmm, what kind of pez theme will it be though?
Did anyone watch last Thursday's episode? Paul Jr. got fired. [thumbsup]
After all, Paul Jr. is an artist, I heard him say so. Right around that time, I saw him drill a hole into a brand new tire, trying to mount a fender bracket. He bolts together unrideable junk, and dumbshits like Miller Welders and Snapon buy that crap, maybe Harley dealers are big customers of Miller and Snapon, although I doubt it. Most of the Harley mechanics that worked at real Harley dealerships that I know don't make a whole lot of coin. It's hard to buy Snapon when you aren't making pretty decent bucks.
Don't get me wrong, Snap-on and Miller welders make a great products, but to give those guys a couple hundred thousand to build a piece of crap that is a shiny, and is still a piece of crap is misguided, to say the least.
I don't understand the Ducati community sometimes.
Who gives a flying make the beast with two backs if they sell Ducati's?
I mean seriously.
do they sell anything else? i thought just theirs (and now ducati)?? thats whay it erked me, the thought of a bunch of the same choppers in the show room, then like 5 DS16's in a row (for some reason i can see them doing that)
oh well. i still dont care for OCC
got to agree with Cyrus... WHO CARES??
One thing about the Duc community I've noticed is, if a dealer can't back up sales with quality service, people won't come back. I can see the OCC brand drawing in customers. That's what they are, a brand. But keep them, not sure. The Teutels definitely have the cash to go about it the right way, just not sure they have the business sense. Long as they don't come up with some OCC theme abortion, who carea?
Quote from: gage on April 11, 2009, 05:45:49 PM
This from the guy that is now painting custom harleys
Quite well I might add [laugh]
Don't pester him, dammit.
At least not until he's done with my stuff. ;D
You can`t really blame the guys for trying to make more money. They have more money than I`ll ever see.
Some mods to the 1100
- Prosciutto shaped gas tank.
- Pizza pie wheels with pepperoni spinners.
- Sausage link handlebars
- Wine bottle exhaust can
- Tomato Headlight
- Olive shaped blinkers
- Fontana de Trevi engraved clutch cover
I`m hungry. :)
We should start a poll to see what mods they did.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on April 12, 2009, 06:13:24 AM
I don't understand the Ducati community sometimes.
Who gives a flying make the beast with two backs if they sell Ducati's?
I mean seriously.
I guess I care since I actually live in NY. Personally I would rather have a Duc dealer that offers gear I would buy and use, not something like leather shorts and OCC tshirts. Most dealers my way don't carry much in gear as their spaces are
very small. And with the shear size OCC offers, there is so much potential which I'm certain will be wasted!!!!
From a biz standpoint, they built 100,000 sqft new building.
The chopper market is in the crapper.
Better find a way to move cash/people through the building.
Quote from: trouble on April 12, 2009, 08:15:00 AM
From a biz standpoint, they built 100,000 sqft new building.
The chopper market is in the crapper.
Better find a way to move cash/people through the building.
+1
The (overly ornamental) chopper phase has run its course. The rich folk that caused the boom have largely moved on to the next fad.....
I've been watching the biz slowly go back to its roots to some degree, very small shops (or garages ;) ) building one or two really cool one-of-a-kind bikes a year that are neat, trim, and minimalist. And fun to tear around on.
Meh. I don't care what they build from a Duc...not like it's my own bike... and what someone else builds/buys/rides doesn't rise to the level of what I should really worry about.
Only way this effects me is the possibility of one or two more strange/weird questions/comments each year at the gas pump due to the slightly increased name recognition. And that's a long shot.
+1
I don't care what they sell or build. Won't impact me either way.
From a branding perspective it should expose the public more to the Monster and Naked bikes Ducati makes since most hear Ducati and think superbike. That would remove a few of the gas station questions.
Only real downside I see from a brand standpoint would be if those knuckleheads started modding a bike and then couldn't either get it running or keep it running. If they screwed it up it would reinforce the old Ducati's aren't reliable or require a lot of work stereotypes.
Quote from: Speedbag on April 12, 2009, 08:24:49 AM
I've been watching the biz slowly go back to its roots to some degree, very small shops (or garages ;) ) building one or two really cool one-of-a-kind bikes a year that are neat, trim, and minimalist. And fun to tear around on.
Huh. FlightCycles made that move last year so I guess I'm ahead of the curve then... [thumbsup]
Quote from: ducpainter on April 11, 2009, 06:21:23 PM
Dooooood,
It's just another perspective. ;D
If the Teutuls can avoid their past performance...
we really don't want a fancy paintjob with nothing to back it up...
They'll market the hell out of Ducati.
Keep in mind...
well done...
is. ;)
I was just hackin on you about the VS part. Not sure what I think of OCC. They have a lot of backing to offer the Ducati brand. Will they do it right is what I'm wondering. [moto]
Quote from: Ducaholic on April 12, 2009, 02:55:34 PM
I was just hackin on you about the VS part. Not sure what I think of OCC. They have a lot of backing to offer the Ducati brand. Will they do it right is what I'm wondering. [moto]
I second that it is always a risk, I have seen some people really screw up the aftermarket car business.....
Quote from: Industrial Grrrl on April 12, 2009, 07:31:46 AM
Most dealers my way don't carry much in gear as their spaces are very small. And with the shear size OCC offers, there is so much potential which I'm certain will be wasted!!!!
I understand what you are saying, but.......
If they are a licensed Ducati Dealer, I would imagine there are some levels of Ducati gear they will or have to stock just based upon franchising or however that business works. I can't imagine they wouldn't sell gear.
Secondly, who would really buy gear from a dealer anyway? Their shit is way overpriced.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on April 12, 2009, 05:26:40 PM
Secondly, who would really buy gear from a dealer anyway? Their shit is way overpriced.
it's nice to be able to try stuff on. Playing the mail order return game gets old quick!
When I was up in Montreal last year, there was a BMW/Harley dealer that had the biggest selection of gear I had ever seen in one place, with very knowledgeable staff to boot. The floor space for gear was bigger than the showroom/service areas combined at shops in and near NYC.
Quote from: Ducaholic on April 12, 2009, 02:55:34 PM
I was just hackin on you about the VS part. Not sure what I think of OCC. They have a lot of backing to offer the Ducati brand. Will they do it right is what I'm wondering. [moto]
I was pretty sure about that. [thumbsup]
It's a valid question.
Time will tell.
THE END IS NEAR!
Seriously.......It just seems like a really odd marriage. But the Teutel's got their start in the industrial iron works business and they deliberately keep that whole side of the business seperate from the 3-ring circus that is OCC. Just maybe (let's hope) they will decide to also run the Ducati business as a stand alone operation.
Like them or not they DO seem to know how to be successful. We will have to wait and see.
Oh...and I can hardly wait to see those pizza pie wheels and olive shaped blinkers . Mmmm...Tasty! ;D
If Ducati hits mainstream US media, then yes..........OCC is to thank.
I wouldn't be surprised if Ducati actually approached OCC for this partnership.
What better way to make an attempt at larger US sales...............
We're all going down the drain...:-(
Quote from: cyrus buelton on April 12, 2009, 08:44:30 PM
If Ducati hits mainstream US media, then yes..........OCC is to thank.
I wouldn't be surprised if Ducati actually approached OCC for this partnership.
What better way to make an attempt at larger US sales...............
We may never know if Ducati
approached the OCC folks, but the people in Cupertino and/or Bologna certainly had to give the franchise agreement the green light. We'll just have to trust their judgment and see how it plays out.
Despite the disparate motorcycle styles and Ducati purists' objections, OCC Customs and Ducati probably have similar buyer demographics. What would be a better fit for the big OCC showroom? Harley/Buell? (never gonna happen) Big Dog? (no) Triumph? (maybe) Aprilia? (Piaggio would likely never go for it) A Japanese brand? (no)
Quote from: bluemoco on April 12, 2009, 09:19:50 PM
We may never know if Ducati approached the OCC folks, but the people in Cupertino and/or Bologna certainly had to give the franchise agreement the green light. We'll just have to trust their judgment and see how it plays out.
Despite the disparate motorcycle styles and Ducati purists' objections, OCC Customs and Ducati probably have similar buyer demographics. What would be a better fit for the big OCC showroom? Harley/Buell? (never gonna happen) Big Dog? (no) Triumph? (maybe) Aprilia? (Piaggio would likely never go for it) A Japanese brand? (no)
Of course we will never know, but I wouldn't be surprised due to what you listed after that.
From a demographic standpoint.........it is a nice fit.
after watching quite a few episodes of OCC, people or companys that they get involved with, they are very careful to project a positive image of said company. For them to be partnering with Duc, is going to do nothing but open peoples eyes to " our brand " in a positive way. And definitely push sales in the states.
until Ducati finally gets tired of something or another drops the partnership with OCC and then OCC starts talking shit.
you guys cant tell me that if you were in the business of selling anything motorcycle related you wouldnt want the potential sales that obnoxious OCC brand could generate.....anyone who says no is not truthful
Quote from: causeofkaos on April 13, 2009, 07:56:29 AM
you guys cant tell me that if you were in the business of selling anything motorcycle related you wouldnt want the potential sales that obnoxious OCC brand could generate.....anyone who says no is not truthful
+1
I also can`t wait till Paul dumps a brand new 1198. As long as he`s not injured.( I don`t want to see anyone hurt) Even though he`ll be wearing Lugz, a t shirt, and jeans.
didnt hd already buy ducati last year???
Stopped at Fast by Ferracci on Saturday (needed a few o-rings) and Eraldo was pacing in and out of the showroom - his face was deeply etched with a baffled, pained look; now I understand why....
Does this mean that OCC will show up here as a Sponsor and post threads? [roll]
Quote from: cyrus buelton on April 13, 2009, 07:40:53 AM
From a demographic standpoint.........it is a nice fit.
dunno, OCC's in the middle of nowhere, and there are several reputable dealerships in the NY Metro area...who's gonna ride/drive there to buy a bike?
It would make sense to DNA if Ducs started appearing on the TV show, which may be one of the things OCC's getting paid for...
Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on April 13, 2009, 09:13:25 AM
didnt hd already buy ducati last year???
Nope. H-D bought MV Agusta and all the Cagiva brands.
I was talking to a friend who works at the local Ducati shop and within a certain amount of time for becoming a dealer you must have a Ducati Trained Technician on staff. If not then it void the contact or something along those lines.
Yes the show now sucks. There seems to be very little CUSTOM parts being made in house.
Quote from: bergdoerfer on April 11, 2009, 09:31:53 AM
Guess what this means is that the Ducati motorcycle has now become part of the collective zeitgeist. This was bound to happen once everybody heard what they tend to sound like when one cores the pipes. Ducati is growing in this country. Hopefully the Teutuls do right by them. They had better hire somebody with some tech finesse relative to the brand, for if the service department sucks who knows. I may be wrong but all I've seen on TV is a bunch of guys getting into arguments over how to assemble bikes from premanufactured chrome mail order parts (with some exceptions, a couple of guys with some sheet metal expertise and a couple more with painting skill). Maybe Ducati approached them as a calculated move to increase their market exposure.
I think we all could see the end of the custom chopper fad coming soon. I always wondered how this would impact OCC. Yeah, I admit, I do like watching the show. Well, with last Thursday's episode, we saw that they were going to start laying off people. And they were talking about going international, in order to tap into more stable foreign economies. They didn't mention Ducati at all. I wonder if they will introduce it to the show at all.
My biggest gripe with the show and OCC is, while their technological capabilitiies continued to increase (5 axis waterjet, cnc machines, etc), their creativity continued to decrease. Each bike looks the same as the last. They've basically boiled the custom chopper down to a certain frame and just tack on gaudy do dads. The bikes have become less interesting so the show has concentrated more on the Teutul family squabbles. Now they've got the Paul Jr. firing, which is a storyline that will probably take them through this entire season.
Quote from: KEH on April 13, 2009, 10:35:14 AM
...while their technological capabilitiies continued to increase (5 axis waterjet, cnc machines, etc)...
That 5 axis waterjet is amazing. And it does allow them to do some outrageous CUSTOM work that can't be duplicated at many shops.
Btw, the OCC website does not mention anything about a Ducati dealership...maybe I'm not looking in the right place. The NEWS section does say that they will be unveiling a "tricked out" 1100 Monster as part of their 10th anniversary festivities.
Quote from: duc996 on April 12, 2009, 08:58:47 PM
We're all going down the drain...:-(
Speak for yourself pale-face.
I for one can separate my like for my motorcycle from blind brand worship.
I could care less if Ducati started selling the bikes at the local Target stores or the 7-11.
I have my motorcycle. I like it. And if one day Ducati starts selling choppers, I will look at it and if I find it pleasing buy it.
It's just a motorcycle company. One that happens to build some that I have really liked, Some and others that I didn't.
I hope that the dealership does well and treats it's clients right.
Quote from: Sause on April 13, 2009, 09:42:35 AM
I was talking to a friend who works at the local Ducati shop and within a certain amount of time for becoming a dealer you must have a Ducati Trained Technician on staff. If not then it void the contact or something along those lines.
Yes the show now sucks. There seems to be very little CUSTOM parts being made in house.
My local, crappy, incompetent, mega brand dealer gets by this rule by having a Ducati mechanic on duty for only two days a week. >:(
Quote from: OT on April 13, 2009, 09:31:35 AM
dunno, OCC's in the middle of nowhere, and there are several reputable dealerships in the NY Metro area...who's gonna ride/drive there to buy a bike?
Some nice roads up that way... If I still lived back east, I'd be tempted to go there just for the ride.
Side note... when I was selling office furniture door to door (don't ask, long story), My buddy sold them those office chairs you see them sitting in.
I'd heard that they got in trouble a few years back (before TV) with NY DMV for some of the ways they operated their "inspection station"... [laugh]
The official press release via autoblog:
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/24/paul-teutul-sr-from-orange-county-choppers-launches-ducati-deal/ (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/24/paul-teutul-sr-from-orange-county-choppers-launches-ducati-deal/)
Anyone else as scared as I am of where this might take the brand?
it's one dealership [roll]
Wilsons in Fresno has done more Duc damage than OCC could ever do.
Problem there being Wilson's doesn't have an international weekly television show to promote their debauchery to the masses
Quote from: bobspapa on April 24, 2009, 07:04:32 AM
it's one dealership [roll]
Wilsons in Fresno has done more Duc damage than OCC could ever do.b
speaking of branding.
Love the new avatar Papa. Nice work on the Simpsonesque portrait [thumbsup]
Quote from: bobspapa on April 24, 2009, 07:04:32 AM
Wilsons in Fresno has done more Duc damage than OCC could ever do.
I beg to differ
http://picasaweb.google.com/slocumjon/OCCDucati?feat=directlink (http://picasaweb.google.com/slocumjon/OCCDucati?feat=directlink)
WTF?!?!? I can not believe how ulgy the "spider web" monster is.
All in all, we are bikers for one reason, we love riding in the wind on two wheels. I am sure OCC Team loves bikes just as much as the next guy. I appreciate all types of bikes, look at the Barber Museum, all sorts of wild flavors in there. I think they will do a great job hep marketing the Ducati brand.
Common, if people were going to give million dollars contract to act silly and build a bike, and gain sponsorships, everybody will jump on it like vultures on a carcass. I've been to OCC, and the roads up there will be great for performance bike like Ducati's.
Peace.
BTW I like that seat cowl, imagining it on my bike..
I hate to say it, but it look to me like they did a good job of stocking a killer inventory for opening. I would kill to see that many bikes at my local shop. If they were the closest dealer, I would buy one from them. Doesn't mean you have to ride with them every weekend. (although you might stand a better chance of making it on TV)
Any theme ideas for the next Ducati chopper? [roll]
Quote from: duccarlos on April 24, 2009, 08:26:21 AM
I beg to differ
http://picasaweb.google.com/slocumjon/OCCDucati?feat=directlink (http://picasaweb.google.com/slocumjon/OCCDucati?feat=directlink)
Thanks for posting that link! Some nice pics.
Quote from: psycledelic on April 24, 2009, 10:18:22 AM
I hate to say it, but it look to me like they did a good job of stocking a killer inventory for opening. I would kill to see that many bikes at my local shop. If they were the closest dealer, I would buy one from them. Doesn't mean you have to ride with them every weekend. (although you might stand a better chance of making it on TV)
I completely agree. They definitely did a nice job with the inventory and the in-store merchandising displays. The Desmosedici on the showroom floor is a nice touch. 8)
OCC isn't going to hurt the Ducati brand, unless your definition of "hurting the brand" = "reaching a wider audience".
What remains to be seen is how well they can provide after-sale support and service for the Ducs they sell.