Jay Leno Rips Orange County Choppers 😮

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @joemcascio
    @joemcascio 11 месяцев назад +1681

    I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again: Leno is a mechanic and automobile historian who moonlights as a comedian. And I mean that with much respect to his humor.

    • @ganktuh
      @ganktuh 11 месяцев назад +21

      He's not a mechanic, he hires mechanics

    • @leso204
      @leso204 11 месяцев назад +33

      @@ganktuh: he does know what he's talikng about' and could use tools if he had to but he dont' he gets other guys to do what he wants because he has the money to do so ........

    • @Mr.Genesis
      @Mr.Genesis 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@ganktuh yeah cause if he did it a ton of mechanics would be out of jobs*

    • @dangerous8333
      @dangerous8333 11 месяцев назад +3

      He’s just a guy that does different things.
      That’s it.

    • @dangerous8333
      @dangerous8333 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@ganktuhWow….
      Yeah, he’s a mechanic.
      🤦

  • @jaysmith8329
    @jaysmith8329 11 месяцев назад +1714

    "They weren't made to go across the Bar"😂 classic Leno line

    • @cliffordbowman6777
      @cliffordbowman6777 11 месяцев назад +11

      voit ruined Harley for a while. And people didn’t demand American quality any more. That’s what happened to our cars in the 1960’s. And we’re still paying the real cost.

    • @donmacquarrie9161
      @donmacquarrie9161 11 месяцев назад +8

      😂he still got it! lol

    • @laleyendadejesus94
      @laleyendadejesus94 11 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂

    • @sergeantmasson3669
      @sergeantmasson3669 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@cliffordbowman6777 AMF Voit was not involved in producing HD motorcycles. 1981, Willie Davidson bought back the controlling shares of HD and booted AMF out. He then revamped the entire HD Corporation.

    • @greg3030
      @greg3030 11 месяцев назад +1

      AMF facilitated the development of the Evo.

  • @PRR4800
    @PRR4800 11 месяцев назад +3743

    I was a H-D mechanic for years and during the chopper craze I was amazed at how easily the public was suckered into buy garbage like Orange County Choppers etc.

    • @jon-marcodaughtery8868
      @jon-marcodaughtery8868 11 месяцев назад +683

      Just like how people are still suckered into buying garbage H-D.

    • @jrvane11
      @jrvane11 11 месяцев назад +33

      @@Gone_huntingg Well done! 😅

    • @jnizzle7422
      @jnizzle7422 11 месяцев назад +50

      @@Gone_huntinggwhat do you ride? I have a Harley but love all motorcycles. Happen to like my bike just fine. Do you or have you owned one?

    • @1dilligaf
      @1dilligaf 11 месяцев назад +177

      @@jon-marcodaughtery8868 Harleys just got a bad wrap because the jealousy of people who can’t afford them I am still riding a 1994 heritage almost 200,000 miles on it and it has never ever seen a dealership shop. And has never left me stranded on the side of the road.

    • @garymallard4699
      @garymallard4699 11 месяцев назад +140

      I started on motorcycles in the 70's..even back then anyone with a brain saw how dangerous and idiotic choppers were...and no real motorcyclist owned one.... but car guys did the same stupid stuff to many vehicles too... the last chopper craze was even dumber as they only cared about looks over quality / safety and ride comfort.... it was about .." Look at Me !! "

  • @DRJDVM95
    @DRJDVM95 5 месяцев назад +29

    His collection and absolute knowledge of EVERY vehicle he has is staggering

  • @VerticalSound
    @VerticalSound 11 месяцев назад +1208

    "Do you still have it?"
    "Well yes, but check out these real bikes over here..."
    Perfection.

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 10 месяцев назад +22

      I also like how he quietly mumbled and stammered "It's not for the street i never ride it" to the Yamaha racing bike gift. You know he ripped that sucker down the 405 full tilt.

    • @jeffrey3498
      @jeffrey3498 8 месяцев назад +9

      Then he never shows it 🤣👍

    • @meziahdanieljolley8842
      @meziahdanieljolley8842 8 месяцев назад +6

      He didn't say that... But nice job putting words in someone's mouth. You do that all the time?

    • @VerticalSound
      @VerticalSound 8 месяцев назад +11

      @@meziahdanieljolley8842 He most certainly did. It's at 1:30....and of the first 90 seconds is probably the nicest thing he said about OCC. Maybe watch a video before commneting. Or do you negate that all the time?

    • @Deadguy2322forreal
      @Deadguy2322forreal 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@VerticalSound Your use of the word "negate" is fascinatingly incorrect.

  • @ImInLoveWithBulla
    @ImInLoveWithBulla 11 месяцев назад +980

    I like how he’ll give credit to what’s good. “The motor builder is a good guy. Very nice work. The painter, absolutely. Fabulous. The actual builders of the bike…”

    • @AndyFromBeaverton
      @AndyFromBeaverton 10 месяцев назад +28

      True. Anyone can be a critic. Jay will always point out deserved credit.

    • @jimwatson1013
      @jimwatson1013 10 месяцев назад +27

      We did see that watching the show. The number of fights to get the one bike built "on time" for what is thought of as a show bike....yeah skipping steps and jury rigging just to get it together surely happened

    • @jacobg6528
      @jacobg6528 9 месяцев назад +4

      Engine*

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 9 месяцев назад

      @@jimwatson1013 You had 3 barely literate coked out monkey's flinging shit and banging wrenches together, seriously, what did anybody really ever expect?

    • @jeremyberry9422
      @jeremyberry9422 9 месяцев назад +13

      ​@jacobg6528 why be a pedantic ass? Hang around a shop long enough, and you will hear the words: Motor, mill, powerplant, plant, pot, powerhouse, etc.. to describe the engine. When it is technically none of these.

  • @billienomates1606
    @billienomates1606 11 месяцев назад +948

    I love Jay's honesty, no bullshit with him when it comes to vehicles and what a collection he has. Heaven on Earth to be able to afford such a collection as he has. Respect.

    • @lyleharrenstein7094
      @lyleharrenstein7094 11 месяцев назад +2

      yep lol

    • @NoMoreBsPlease
      @NoMoreBsPlease 11 месяцев назад +18

      That collection is paid for out of his Comedy and Car Show hosting! He said he hasn't spent any NBC money!

    • @Despiser25
      @Despiser25 11 месяцев назад +8

      Making that much money making jokes is the real problem.

    • @michiganborn8303
      @michiganborn8303 11 месяцев назад +18

      Sean at SRK cycles says the same thing about OCC's.
      They're garbage.

    • @raytaylor3077
      @raytaylor3077 11 месяцев назад +11

      well he has no family . so he buys stuff. trouble is he has no heir. one day he will be gone and I guess they will make it a museum.

  • @prsee5969
    @prsee5969 10 месяцев назад +50

    I’ve ONLY heard absolute nightmares about ANY OF THEIR BIKES! And this one guy I know (he married a woman with a very rich father and she had an OC chopper) I asked him how bad it is… he brought me into another room, the bike was sitting there looking like it never seen more than 20 miles, and he said driving that crap was so bad, he didn’t even make it back home… he went to his cottage, locked it in a room and …. That’s what I was looking at 😅 I forget the price but it was insane, and the bike was not really nice in person either, it was so oddly shaped and not comfortable at alllllllll. (I just sat on it and played with it a bit, no gas in the tank or anything… he doesn’t want anyone to ever ride it out of fear lol)

    • @illbeyourmonster1959
      @illbeyourmonster1959 4 месяца назад +3

      I remember when they did a tour around the country with them. I was so disappointed in the overall build quality it was sad. Me and my high school shop buddies could have done better.

    • @somedude5637
      @somedude5637 2 месяца назад +1

      I knew 2 people who had them back when they had the show. Both bikes had messed up frames and the trans couldn't line up with the engine properly. Both bikes also got junked to my understanding.

  • @EddieSprouse
    @EddieSprouse 11 месяцев назад +849

    Jay tells it like it is. I think he was being kinder than OC deserved.

    • @donmacquarrie9161
      @donmacquarrie9161 11 месяцев назад +57

      yes-I saw one episode where they cut a notch in the frame to fit the engine in! So much for structural integrity! unbelievable

    • @edwardgiovannelli5191
      @edwardgiovannelli5191 11 месяцев назад +28

      Yeah, those bikes were pure garbage. I guess if that's your aesthetic, whatever, but I thought they were ugly.
      Still see a lot of guys around my little patch of suburban sprawl on their OC Chopper wanna-be's and they look ridiculous... if they hit the tiniest bump in the road - boom... that bike goes right up their a$$es.

    • @donmacquarrie9161
      @donmacquarrie9161 11 месяцев назад

      some of them looked pretty cool...that was a different era for safety though...lol 😂😂@@edwardgiovannelli5191

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 11 месяцев назад +44

      'Tacky deathtrap' are the only words suitable to describe OCC bikes. Y'all know you watched it for the soap opera drama.

    • @tracykingston9668
      @tracykingston9668 11 месяцев назад +7

      @@edwardgiovannelli5191 The show was all for "show ". Their theme bikes got to be
      ridiculous after a few shows. Their "creations " were totally impractical for any length
      of riding. Maybe for a dude to ride 1 block to the local tavern or A&W so the folks can
      go "that is sooooo cool " . " You must be one macho dude. " ROFL.

  • @pelheckit
    @pelheckit 11 месяцев назад +194

    Listening to Jay bag on OCC was pure gold LOL.

    • @barryshaw7304
      @barryshaw7304 11 месяцев назад +8

      I remember seeing that fire engine bike somewhere and it looked like a death trap!
      Lol!!!
      I guess Jay's nightmare was a tonight's show bike if I had to guess it...

    • @Arctic_Falcon
      @Arctic_Falcon 3 месяца назад +1

      @@barryshaw7304 Choppers in general are death traps. Funnily enough OCC's stuff was probably still nicer than 99% of the others out there. It's just a stupid idea to begin with.

    • @edwardgiovannelli5191
      @edwardgiovannelli5191 Месяц назад

      @@Arctic_Falcon I still see a lot of guys here in suburbia thinking they're little peter fondas tearing around on their hard tail sh!t-mobiles... until they have to turn a corner. Then both feet go down adn they waddle along like retarted penguins

  • @edgardaniels1402
    @edgardaniels1402 11 месяцев назад +375

    I love how Jay can talk about all of his pieces. True collector’s collector.

    • @johnnygeorgopoulos4072
      @johnnygeorgopoulos4072 11 месяцев назад +6

      I absolutely adore Jay, he's great and has probably the best collection of driving, and driven vehicles of anyone, but he was asked about his Suzuki RG500 and didn't even acknowledge it and instead skipped to that damn Norton 😅🙄
      Yes, the Norton is absolutely awesome, super rare and worth a ton and was the fastest bike of it's time, but damnit Jay, the RG500 is a monster in it's own right and we wanted to hear about it from himself.... it's a Suzuki 500cc 2 stroke U4.... not a V4 which is rare, a U4 2t!!! And they're Championship winning bikes!!! 😖

    • @tnbrfller
      @tnbrfller 11 месяцев назад +4

      The interviewer mentions the 500 Gamma, and Jay casually walks past a Walter Wolf edition... Wow, that was one of the nicest pieces I saw on Camera. Street legal back in the day in Canada.

    • @stringlarson1247
      @stringlarson1247 11 месяцев назад +3

      I was thinking the same thing. It's so cool that he's got this amazing collection and he's out there working on his own stuff.

    • @ZennExile
      @ZennExile 11 месяцев назад +1

      you spelled mentally ill hoarder wrong.

    • @stringlarson1247
      @stringlarson1247 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@ZennExile ha. As opposed to the mentally stable hoarder?

  • @EmpathicRebel-mn8ee
    @EmpathicRebel-mn8ee 7 месяцев назад +13

    A man who knows exactly what he is talking about. What a gentleman, fantastic rider, driver and a collector. What's not to hate. Respect. Mr Leno.

  • @chriscapobianco9763
    @chriscapobianco9763 11 месяцев назад +294

    Thank you Jay Leno, for not worrying about pissing anyone off. Being a motorcycle enthusiast turned motorcycle tech, I have always disliked the whole modern chopper fad. Loud uncomfortable, unreliable and way overpriced statements of excess trash! thank you for your honesty!!!!!!! I am sorry for people who sunk too much money into those rides, only to find out what a piece of $#!+ it is. Also not sorry if someone gets mad at that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @TonyRule
      @TonyRule 11 месяцев назад +20

      Choppers are meant to be lightened, cut down versions of production bikes. I always considered the whole custom ground up chopper thing to be utterly ridiculous with the priority of form over function - which goes against every principle of good automotive engineering.

    • @markdittbenner9949
      @markdittbenner9949 11 месяцев назад

      It's the truth they were all ridiculous pieces of garbage

    • @tracykingston9668
      @tracykingston9668 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@mementomori4972 Better stay in Europe then, pardner. Cheers, mate.

    • @mementomori4972
      @mementomori4972 11 месяцев назад +11

      @@tracykingston9668 You couldn't pay me enough to work in the US. The quality of life is just not at western European standard. Good luck mate.

    • @tracykingston9668
      @tracykingston9668 11 месяцев назад

      @@mementomori4972 The Bribem family loves it in the USA. It has to be good. What is
      the better country in Europe ? Cheers.

  • @johnnymossville
    @johnnymossville 11 месяцев назад +303

    Jay is a real car/motorcycle guy through and through. When someone is being real, it translates, and people like it.

    • @donmacquarrie9161
      @donmacquarrie9161 11 месяцев назад +4

      yeah-he's a unique; authentic individual - I think comedian has to be the hardest profession - "builds character" lol

    • @novaseline4u
      @novaseline4u 11 месяцев назад +7

      Jeff Beck was like that too. He loved to talk cars, as my music instructor found out first hand, having met Jeff a bunch of times. One of the guys on a car forum that I frequent was hanging at a place where one of Jeff's drummers also was. This guy was a drummer as well, and they got to talking, for quite awhile. He said something like, "If you ever get to meet Jeff Beck, just ask him something about cars. He'll talk your ear off for the next two hours! You better really know something about cars though, because he will see right through you if you don't!". Jeff had worked at an auto body shop for a time, during his youth. He did a lot of the work on his own cars.

    • @dangerous8333
      @dangerous8333 11 месяцев назад +1

      Other people that like cars and motorcycles aren’t real?
      🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @jackdale9249
      @jackdale9249 11 месяцев назад

      Leno is WAAAY lame and a damn liar about Ferrari !
      someone that is friends w/ him needs to tell him to STOP his damn lies about " having to buy one or more Ferrari to get a new one" that is total,BS and he knows it !
      damn he pisses me off (Ferrari owner F430 spider here ! ) he is a friggin LIAR !
      ANYONE can go into a dealer and order, put a $ deposit on and buy a regular production model ! NO hassles! as long as they are still available , being made !
      or they could buy one a dealer spec'd and ordered for the dealership inventory ! Or buy one used !
      ONLY the limited production, and special models may require having owned some before ! same as Porsche et all !!!! 😇
      JAY !
      you are a genuine hero to millions of us! MR gear head!
      PLEASE stop lying about Ferrari ! you know you are WRONG and Ferrari haters use what you said ,your vile missinformation to justify dissing Ferrari's and dealers!

    • @Isayahcox
      @Isayahcox 10 месяцев назад

      I don't like him

  • @1carterkm
    @1carterkm 11 месяцев назад +420

    Jay Leno's opinion on all motorized vehicles has my respect. A guy who grew up in middleclass Massachusetts's in the 1960's and worked in a garage, not for the money put for the passion and to be associated with American ingenuity. Love what Jay does; and his collection is pure inspiration.

    • @greglinsmythe3375
      @greglinsmythe3375 11 месяцев назад +8

      His origins in Massachusetts somehow influences your respect for his opinion? And no one works in a garage for the money.

    • @rcdogmanduh4440
      @rcdogmanduh4440 11 месяцев назад +9

      Andover no less! Would see his dad putting the rubbish barrels out on trash day, he would drive the out with a lawn tractor. They were regular people!

    • @arcanondrum6543
      @arcanondrum6543 11 месяцев назад +8

      ​@@greglinsmythe3375 Jay Leno comes from a time and a place where people spoke honestly. Too much heat seems to boil that out of... some people.
      The hourly rate may not all go to the guy turning wrenches but too many shops hire clowns with chips on their shoulders and a high school shop diploma (but we're not asking to get the roof fixed).
      Young Jay Leno meanwhile, left the auto-shop with less money than he had when he arrived, if he bought himself a soda that day.

    • @toddgaak422
      @toddgaak422 11 месяцев назад

      @@nateg.6187 What a dumb comment.

    • @LastBastian
      @LastBastian 11 месяцев назад +20

      ​@@nateg.6187 Your comment is pure jealousy.

  • @kprice399
    @kprice399 11 месяцев назад +41

    Jay is just a real car bike guy. Awesome to see him interviewed!

  • @frankcastle5294
    @frankcastle5294 11 месяцев назад +208

    Jay is a national treasure. He has done a hell of a lot for a ton of people that is never mentioned or talked about by him, and has asked for almost nothing in return. He's just a wonderful man. Greetings from AmishLand, PA

    • @tims8603
      @tims8603 11 месяцев назад +3

      He''s really rich but humble and he cares about truth and honesty.

    • @thomastarkanian8980
      @thomastarkanian8980 11 месяцев назад +4

      AmishLand? Jay has a Amish buggy with a blown 502 in it! Still has carriage tires on it!

    • @frankcastle5294
      @frankcastle5294 11 месяцев назад

      Probably 799 HP more than the 1HP real buggies we have here. @@thomastarkanian8980

    • @frankcastle5294
      @frankcastle5294 11 месяцев назад

      Yes he does. Met him at PA car show several years ago....dealt with his bike mechanic several times....have 2 friends that know him pretty well. He's simply a wonderful guy in all regards and rightfully so, you'll never hear anything detrimental about him.@@tims8603

    • @sidermotorsports
      @sidermotorsports 11 месяцев назад +3

      I don't know if you seen the drama with the Dodge demon 170, the military guy and everything, but some shit went down, Dodge is fixing it personally, and Jay Leno is going to have the delivery at his place for the guy. Such a cool dude.

  • @BlindIo42
    @BlindIo42 11 месяцев назад +162

    Good for the presenter to give Jay an "out" to soften his stance, but I'm glad Leno held firm on his critique. Those choppers were $100,000 piles of crap.

    • @rubear1848
      @rubear1848 6 месяцев назад +8

      Creators laughed all the way to the bank. 😂😂😂

    • @richardthomson4693
      @richardthomson4693 5 месяцев назад +6

      @@rubear1848 except Senior went bankrupt, mikey was for ever fucked up with personal problems. Paul has done OK for himself

    • @rubear1848
      @rubear1848 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@richardthomson4693 Cause they perhaps didn’t time the stop they needed to get off that train wreck of their own creation. 🤣

    • @livinginavwvan207
      @livinginavwvan207 4 месяца назад +1

      @@richardthomson4693 Vinny owns an auto shop now

    • @illbeyourmonster1959
      @illbeyourmonster1959 4 месяца назад +2

      @@richardthomson4693 I worked for a company that got a few of our guys into a meet and greet with them when they did the Miller Welder bike. They loved the show until they got to meet the people. Sr was such a self-absorbed breaindead ass they dropped everything afterward.
      Mikey and the behind-the-scenes guys doing all the real work was the only ones they ever said anything nice about.

  • @Tijuanabill
    @Tijuanabill 11 месяцев назад +188

    The chopper phase was when we went from having engineers design bikes for meatheads to ride, to meatheads designing bikes for engineers to ride.

    • @momentumspace
      @momentumspace 6 месяцев назад +2

      I don't know you, TJ (may I call you TJ?), but I would like to quickly emphasize just how accurate this statement is. You may scroll by, see it, agree, and move on. You, however, need to know that this is accurate.
      Now, do you blame the writer's strike way back when, causing that rash of SHITTY car and bike shows? Do you blame those said engineers with way too much money, proportionate to their intelligence?
      Yes.

    • @YourDadsCawk
      @YourDadsCawk 5 месяцев назад

      Meth heads

    • @davewallace8219
      @davewallace8219 5 месяцев назад +1

      Yup!

    • @david9783
      @david9783 3 месяца назад

      Meatheads designing bikes for other meatheads. There's your chopper phase.

    • @timmygunz7103
      @timmygunz7103 3 месяца назад

      I think you meant methheads

  • @sendit7777
    @sendit7777 3 месяца назад +6

    I love how J built his empire. Hes living the american dream. Made money making people laugh, and acquired what he wanted. Love it.

  • @jasonhuyghesr390
    @jasonhuyghesr390 11 месяцев назад +62

    I have to be honest. I was never a fan of Jay Leno when he was on TV.
    But getting to know him as a car guy, a motorcycle guy and as a collector i Have nothing but 100% respect for that man , and man Does he have some beautiful beautiful toys

    • @cobracommander9138
      @cobracommander9138 11 месяцев назад +2

      Jay has always been a car guy and he would often find a way to get some cars on the show or when he talked about cars you could tell he knew what he was talking about.

    • @MorganOtt-ne1qj
      @MorganOtt-ne1qj 11 месяцев назад +4

      Jay was the last late night host worth watching, until Gutfeld.

    • @mjb2093
      @mjb2093 11 месяцев назад +1

      Couldn't agree more......I honestly thought he sucked as a comedian, but I totally respect his vehicle knowledge.

  • @Robochop-vz3qm
    @Robochop-vz3qm 11 месяцев назад +70

    As an Australian I had the pleasure of running into Jay in one of his old cars years ago while I was riding my streetbike in the hills of L.A.
    We had a long chat about everything car/bike.
    Good fella, thanks for your time Jay 👍🦘

    • @BoingoCat
      @BoingoCat 11 месяцев назад +1

      Did anyone get hurt?

    • @Robochop-vz3qm
      @Robochop-vz3qm 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@BoingoCat after I 'ran into ' Jay we both parted ways with no injuries. 🤣

    • @johno9507
      @johno9507 10 месяцев назад +1

      Not much beats Glendora Ridge Rd in the LA hills...except the Old Pacific Highway out of Sydney...on 4 wheels, not 2. 🙂🇦🇺

    • @JB-yb4wn
      @JB-yb4wn 4 месяца назад +1

      So what were you driving when you ran into him?

  • @OneFlyingLap
    @OneFlyingLap 11 месяцев назад +223

    Well said Jay, I’ve said this about the OCC bikes for years. They are just art, they most definitely are not designed to be used at all

    • @andrewdriver3318
      @andrewdriver3318 11 месяцев назад +16

      Theyre kit bikes. All the cool bits they dont even make themselves, always send them out for someone else to make and then jus tbolt them on.

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 11 месяцев назад +27

      It is only art to someone who has a velvet Elvis hanging on their wall.

    • @OneFlyingLap
      @OneFlyingLap 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@Lurch-Bot lol, priceless

    • @BlakeBarrett
      @BlakeBarrett 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@Lurch-Bot just because something isn't good doesn't make it not-art. Plenty of bad art is still art. Choppers from the early aughts are rolling sculptures, not really viable motorcycles, nor are they to my taste.

    • @allangibson8494
      @allangibson8494 11 месяцев назад +8

      Art but not Craftmanship.
      Craftsmanship is Art that WORKS.

  • @stevenjohnson8507
    @stevenjohnson8507 10 месяцев назад +17

    Leno's impressive. I enjoy listening to someone who is genuine, honest, learned, and kind.

  • @SinghDynamite
    @SinghDynamite 11 месяцев назад +216

    Jay is totally down to earth. I love that he pointed to the Triumph Bonneville in his collection, which is a bike that is affordable to most. This is the difference between someone who is just wealthy and someone who actually has a passion. You can just see that Jay would just hit it off with anyone who has an interest in bikes.

    • @mikewurlitzer5217
      @mikewurlitzer5217 11 месяцев назад +3

      Never owned a Triumph but always loved how they looked.

    • @privateer4203
      @privateer4203 11 месяцев назад

      I have owned several restored classic Triumphs, Bonnevilles' in particular...1967,'68 69 and 1970. Pieces of art. @@mikewurlitzer5217

    • @Pyrrho_
      @Pyrrho_ 11 месяцев назад +7

      He genuinely loves cars and bikes and doesn't need to impress anyone anymore. He has FU money, and is set for life to do and say what he wants.

    • @dickjohnson7845
      @dickjohnson7845 11 месяцев назад

      The Bonnie is an iconic bike. I have two Triumphs and every time I talk to a fellow rider older than me, I almost always hear.... yeah I had a Bonneville back in the day, did this and that with it, had a lot of fun. They were very popular bikes at the time and still are.

    • @Pyrrho_
      @Pyrrho_ 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@dickjohnson7845 Was impressed with a Speed Twin 1200 I test rode last year.

  • @reno8122
    @reno8122 11 месяцев назад +87

    One thing a lot of people aren't mentioning on here, is that Jay can also WORK ON most of his stuff. I love that he has such a "blue collar" mentality when it comes to his collection. He's not afraid to tear into one of his Lambrghini's if he feels the need. And I got a chuckle when he was asked in a previous episode, why he didn't have any Ferraris in his collection. lol He took a jab at them too.

    • @paulwoodman5131
      @paulwoodman5131 11 месяцев назад +4

      Not too crazy about Tesla either.

    • @sheild1117
      @sheild1117 11 месяцев назад

      You’re just assuming that most people don’t know that Jay works on his cars and bikes.

    • @spartanx169x
      @spartanx169x 11 месяцев назад +10

      @@sheild1117 You are just assuming most people do know. People seeing Jay in this video for the first time would have no idea he works on his own stuff.

    • @reno8122
      @reno8122 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@sheild1117....I'm also assuming that you're a clown.

  • @superb63amg94
    @superb63amg94 11 месяцев назад +538

    Jay spoke the truth! Choppers are really gimmicks. Dangerous gimmicks!😂

    • @mattskustomkreations
      @mattskustomkreations 11 месяцев назад +55

      I think well-designed, well-built choppers are awesome. OCC just put out overpriced, overhyped crap.

    • @tinman7130
      @tinman7130 11 месяцев назад +22

      that ignores the reality of physics @@mattskustomkreations

    • @swede910
      @swede910 11 месяцев назад

      You simply have NO clue, most "americans" don't have a clue. Just the notion that they're dangerous is soooo behind! 😂😂😂

    • @NBSV1
      @NBSV1 11 месяцев назад +19

      Many choppers are just built to look cool and be something to show up on. Some ride pretty well for what they are. But, nearly all the OCC bikes were static displays that happened to move under their own power sometimes.

    • @darkdaze3860
      @darkdaze3860 11 месяцев назад +7

      Honda Fury, fun ridable chopper.

  • @arnomaas6452
    @arnomaas6452 9 месяцев назад +45

    Mr Leno is a man of his word. Even after so many decades in TV he never became a TV clown like the OCC family .

    • @AttilatheThrilla
      @AttilatheThrilla 4 месяца назад +6

      He got made to look like a clown by Letterman and Conan… Da fuck you talking about??

    • @dbsti3006
      @dbsti3006 3 месяца назад +1

      Jay has displayed his share of buffoonery with the Letterman and Conan situation.

    • @mrpoizun
      @mrpoizun 3 месяца назад +1

      He's a pathetic game show host now, pal.

  • @randallfranklin2548
    @randallfranklin2548 11 месяцев назад +85

    My boss is friends with Jay…..and got Jay to autograph a picture for me for a Christmas gift, and he put a comment about my specific car I own…..he just seems so genuinely kind and obviously a true gearhead!!!

    • @yamoo5114
      @yamoo5114 8 месяцев назад +2

      Well I gotta know. What car do you have?

    • @randallfranklin2548
      @randallfranklin2548 8 месяцев назад +10

      @@yamoo5114 it’s just a 72 Chevelle.….but the joke is it had an electrical issue for about 3 months that I just didn’t take care of…..and Jay signed the picture and said….Hey Randy, fix your damn car!! To me it’s a super cool gift, from a good boss!!!

    • @nkw1985
      @nkw1985 8 месяцев назад +5

      @@randallfranklin2548 - That's funny...it's personalized with a both a joke and a jab. Very cool.

  • @bblevins
    @bblevins 11 месяцев назад +295

    Jay is really a down to earth guy. Living in Burbank it is common to see him driving one of his cars or riding a bike around town. He's always friendly when you see him and chats for a minute if he can.

    • @WernerRachtman
      @WernerRachtman 11 месяцев назад +9

      I watched him growing up, every night for probably 10 years 😂

    • @SD-pi9co
      @SD-pi9co 11 месяцев назад +6

      @@WernerRachtman Then you watched him cheat Conan O'Brien who is much more talented anyway.

    • @TheGyronator69
      @TheGyronator69 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@SD-pi9cobeing a shark in your professional life doesn’t mean you can’t be a good, caring person in your personal life.

    • @HarryBuddhaPalm
      @HarryBuddhaPalm 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@TheGyronator69 Yeah, it kinda does. If he were the "nice guy" he pretends to be, he would've wished Conan luck and moved on to something else instead of fucking the guy over.

    • @SD-pi9co
      @SD-pi9co 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@TheGyronator69 It's the same person. A spade is a spade.

  • @californian2344
    @californian2344 11 месяцев назад +33

    I love Jay Leno. Always such a friendly guy in interviews. And like many here in LA, I’ve seen him several times riding around in his cars on Ventura Blvd. or in Burbank and he’s always been extremely friendly to anyone that notices him. Pure class and the last of the great late night hosts.

    • @1eljugo
      @1eljugo 11 месяцев назад

      Who CAN'T notice him in a 1935 firetruck!?!? Haha!

    • @donmacquarrie9161
      @donmacquarrie9161 11 месяцев назад

      the last....that's true. :(

  • @coderexe30
    @coderexe30 3 месяца назад +19

    I love how Paul Sr wants to be viewed as a motorcycle king, but all these other actual experts in the field are roundly trashing him….i love it

    • @andybaldman
      @andybaldman 3 месяца назад

      Jealousy because he made bank from that tv money.

    • @joelcruz9415
      @joelcruz9415 3 месяца назад

      @andybaldman It's not always jealousy. Some people are just clowns regardless of how much money they have.

    • @MichaelWysocki-ks5xt
      @MichaelWysocki-ks5xt 18 дней назад

      As a builder of both ‘ choppers ‘ and more ‘ rideable ‘ bikes I was never impressed by that show. They built the simplest easy- to- build bikes and most of the time other outside people built all of the hard stuff. All they did was put all the ready- made pieces together and then make a few artistic doo- dads and call it all their creation.
      All they supplied was the drama.

  • @SModelMafia
    @SModelMafia 11 месяцев назад +30

    I met Jay in 2002 at the Rock Store. He was on his Y2K, and was AMAZING to talk to. Probably 30 min talking about the bike, and even about the swing arm needing welded up from the power. Thanks for being a good person Jay.

    • @chadwells7562
      @chadwells7562 8 месяцев назад +3

      I know a couple dudes who’ve run into him at the Rock Store and out on Mulholland, it’s great that he drives or rides all of his vehicles and doesn’t treat anything like a garage queen

    • @stevenjanssen8182
      @stevenjanssen8182 4 месяца назад

      ​@@chadwells7562 I've talked with Jay at the Rock store a couple times about whatever he was riding that day and he also took time to talk to my 10 year old son.! He's just a regular nice friendly guy.!!

  • @ModelA
    @ModelA 11 месяцев назад +289

    This is purely Jay being gracious and humble. Even when he holds the stickers up proudly. What a cool guy!

    • @ps3shakes123
      @ps3shakes123 11 месяцев назад +21

      handing jay decals was really inappropriate and cringe-worthy. jay was a good sport though.

    • @_Cheko_
      @_Cheko_ 11 месяцев назад

      Hey Paul I love your channel

    • @pauloconnor7951
      @pauloconnor7951 11 месяцев назад +2

      Ah but has he got an "Ichiban" sticker ?!!!

    • @_Cheko_
      @_Cheko_ 11 месяцев назад

      @RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist. tldr

    • @DSAfgv
      @DSAfgv 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@ps3shakes123 Totally inappropriate and downright disrespectful.

  • @13christbane
    @13christbane 11 месяцев назад +220

    finally something I can agree with Jay on. the tuttles were massive part installing hacks.

    • @grinchthreeseventyfour5096
      @grinchthreeseventyfour5096 11 месяцев назад +33

      Every episode of OCC I watched, they just pulled new parts out of boxes and bolted them on. No design skills required.

    • @Krulgrafix
      @Krulgrafix 11 месяцев назад +11

      @@grinchthreeseventyfour5096I’m not sure about the design part. They can be built bad but Jr had great design sense

    • @orlandominichiello
      @orlandominichiello 11 месяцев назад +5

      Agree, I would only ride a factory stock bike to begin with never a custom unless cosmetics only. We deal enough with staying alive.

    • @timprescott4634
      @timprescott4634 11 месяцев назад +3

      As was every other part slapper togetherer from that dismal period…

    • @just-incase3483
      @just-incase3483 11 месяцев назад +7

      All motorcycles are a waste of money and resources.

  • @ryancampbell5267
    @ryancampbell5267 10 месяцев назад +19

    Being Jay Leno's head mechanic is a legitimate life goal. Dude has a serious collection.

  • @user-od9iz9cv1w
    @user-od9iz9cv1w 11 месяцев назад +85

    Jay is a perfect example of following your passion.
    I wonder what will become of this collection. Thanks to Jay for sharing it with us via RUclips.

    • @SD-pi9co
      @SD-pi9co 11 месяцев назад

      Jay is a douchebag, let's not kid ourselves.

    • @JeffKopis
      @JeffKopis 11 месяцев назад +8

      I hope Big Dog Garage is one day The Leno Auto Museum, like the Peterson or the LeMay.

    • @jaimedeoliveira9216
      @jaimedeoliveira9216 10 месяцев назад +4

      It will probably become a museum

    • @martinjrgensen8234
      @martinjrgensen8234 9 месяцев назад +9

      It is already a museum, so my guess is that he has formed some kind of trust that will take over running it as an actual museum, and keep the cars in working and running order.

    • @kerrylee4633
      @kerrylee4633 8 месяцев назад +2

      It would be nice to incorporate it with Steve McQueen's collection in a museum.

  • @dflf
    @dflf 11 месяцев назад +282

    OCC built show bikes and even Paul and Jr. had to admit in one episode that making the bikes road worthy wasn’t always a consideration.

    • @pauldelaney5990
      @pauldelaney5990 11 месяцев назад +55

      If it's not safe to ride, you're just wasting metal.

    • @KCadbyRacing
      @KCadbyRacing 11 месяцев назад

      And the buyer/owner's $$$,$$$@@pauldelaney5990

    • @FinkNZRat
      @FinkNZRat 11 месяцев назад +31

      Making them rideable or good looking obviously wasn't a priority either. What heaps of rubbish.

    • @leftyo9589
      @leftyo9589 11 месяцев назад +14

      they had a hard time just getting them to run.

    • @jnorth5689
      @jnorth5689 11 месяцев назад +3

      Jays jet bike isn't even practical to ride a long distance. He must have something personal against occ

  • @plumbandsquare1
    @plumbandsquare1 11 месяцев назад +85

    Thanks Jay for always keeping your garage doors open for us enthusiasts.

  • @hawk6dm7
    @hawk6dm7 6 месяцев назад +33

    I remember during a bike build off, Jesse James called out OCC for building bikes that could not be ridden more than a mile at a time. He issued the challenge to them to a contest to build a custom bike in NY, then ride it to California.

    • @ArmourFence
      @ArmourFence 3 месяца назад +2

      And it probably never happened, Right?

    • @Ozzmosis_Inc
      @Ozzmosis_Inc 3 месяца назад +2

      @@ArmourFence No. Paul Jr was too busy beating Jesse.....twice.

    • @Arctic_Falcon
      @Arctic_Falcon 3 месяца назад

      Jesse's bikes wouldn't last, either. IIIRC, his bikes broke down in the documentary where he and Kid Rock rode from LA to Mexico. That guy is the biggest fraud in the industry. Fake tough guy with a blue-collar gimmick who made his millions by selling Chinese-made merchandise at Walmart with his name slapped on it, and wants people to think his fortune came from his welding skills. The reality is West Coast Choppers started out as a t-shirt company who eventually built a few bikes to promote the sale of Chinese-made department store junk.

  • @MechaniclifeJDM
    @MechaniclifeJDM 11 месяцев назад +216

    2:43 gyroscopic effect of the rotating mass within the supercharger. What a sensitive rider, knows the right feel, you go Jay!

    • @Roybwatchin
      @Roybwatchin 11 месяцев назад +11

      Bingo, was thinking the same thing.

    • @Andrew-nh5zg
      @Andrew-nh5zg 11 месяцев назад +3

      I was thinking the H2 isn't the only Kawi to feel top heavy. I've got a Concours 14. It feels top heavy as well as does the Vulcan S when compared to a Yamaha Bolt or even a H-D Sportster.

    • @jerrykinnin7941
      @jerrykinnin7941 11 месяцев назад +1

      I've never ridden a street bike only trail/dirt. I've heard streets are top heavy.

    • @gabrielg8826
      @gabrielg8826 11 месяцев назад +5

      Gyroscopic procession, same principal in how attitude indicators in airplanes work

    • @mrb.5610
      @mrb.5610 11 месяцев назад +2

      I wonder if it goes round left hand corners differently to right hand ones !

  • @ericp3573
    @ericp3573 11 месяцев назад +38

    jay is a class act, very humble and I loved watching the tonight show when he hosted it. I miss his headlines, a great start to the week

  • @warmongerairsoft
    @warmongerairsoft 11 месяцев назад +18

    Jay needs to make more videos showcasing his bikes, I could listen to him ramble about them alone in a garage for hours

  • @danardalin
    @danardalin 4 месяца назад +1

    Honestly never really cared for Leno as a late night host. But I always love listening to people who KNOW what they're talking about and are obviously passionate. Real knowledge comes easy when the speaker actually knows the material and its easy to tell when someone is trying to bs their way through an on-topic conversation. Love his deep knowledge and understanding of the thing he loves.
    Well done...

  • @scottgearscottgear2749
    @scottgearscottgear2749 11 месяцев назад +8

    Jay, 1 of the coolest and down to earth bloke, joy to listen to, forget the money, this guy could talk cars and bikes in pubs and people would listen for hours, a true joy!!,🙏🙏🙏

  • @TheJoeyboots
    @TheJoeyboots 11 месяцев назад +84

    If Leno says it's crap I believe him.He is a serious motor head and collector.

    • @PaulHarris-sl1ct
      @PaulHarris-sl1ct 11 месяцев назад

      Truly. Did he make it onto "Top Gear"? If he did I missed that episode.

    • @Georgeionescu205
      @Georgeionescu205 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@PaulHarris-sl1cthe was on top gear

    • @krusher74
      @krusher74 11 месяцев назад

      "He is a serious motor head and collector" i'm glad you are the first to notice and point that out.

    • @wannabecarguy
      @wannabecarguy 11 месяцев назад

      ​@saltymember1062Jay doesn't understand trail and rake. Or SAI. But he's a nice guy.

    • @TheJoeyboots
      @TheJoeyboots 11 месяцев назад

      @saltymember1062 Not a fraud. Listen to his knowledge. He is a collector who does work on engines. He does not say he is a master mechanic. Why so spiteful? Your collection is minimal?

  • @Brad772006
    @Brad772006 11 месяцев назад +157

    I worked in a bike shop during the chopper craze. We did not build bikes we just repaired. I was amazed how poorly some machines were built. Also the value of those things just tanked. There was one rider who bought a custom chopper and he told us he paid close to 50k for this machine and he could not even sell it for 10k.

    • @dudleydriller
      @dudleydriller 11 месяцев назад +10

      Thats everyday all the time for many years now

    • @KCadbyRacing
      @KCadbyRacing 11 месяцев назад +10

      Same here. We had the Snap-on chopper a the shop I worked at and I dyno tuned several other "builders" bikes as well (including the 'magazine cover' Hieroglyph Blower bike).
      Knee draggers and road racers always ask why I 'ruined my bike'(s) by lowering and extending them for drag racing but that's nothing compare to fat tire bikes (let alone choppers)...

    • @RKDriver
      @RKDriver 11 месяцев назад +11

      A friend got one, not an OCC but some custom built that was bright yellow with flames. It would blind you in the sun and he paid around 32k for it. I don't think he rode it more than 10 times and tried to sell it a few months later but couldn't find any takers. I believe he eventually got around 14k for it. The OCC chopper craze was dying off quickly. I think by 2007 it was nearly dead even though the show was still airing.

    • @hdvictoryford5329
      @hdvictoryford5329 11 месяцев назад +7

      When OCC was at the height of popularity, we took a ride to see the place and look at the bikes. We also went to Jr's place, and where Cody was working. And like Jay I was shocked at the poor quality of the work. Especially the welding on the customs. The paint for the most part was flawless. The custom do dads just looked out of place and made little sense for the build. You really had to look to find something I would call a great bike. When we came back home a local dealer had a Bourget, forgive the spelling, and it was worse. The owner of the shop ask me what I thought about the bike. I did not answer, he said he felt the same way. What poor workmanship and people were paying over 100K for these bikes.

    • @REVNUMANEWBERN
      @REVNUMANEWBERN 11 месяцев назад +5

      Typically HOW FADS go

  • @pmh1nic
    @pmh1nic 11 месяцев назад +96

    Jay has always struck me as a stand up guy.

    • @irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery
      @irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery 11 месяцев назад

      He is, yet we got Jimmy Neutron pinning Senior on Leno and vice versa because of a SLIGHt c omment Jay made. It's absolutely ridiculous what this channel just attempted to do to get views, clicks (Revenue) MONEY!!!!! PITIFUL. if I see this guy at Sturgis, Milwaukee, tomahawk, Donnie Smith Bike Show, he's getting my opinion. Stop being one of those guys. Ur acting like your in cycle drag with heels 👠

    • @utuber1694
      @utuber1694 11 месяцев назад +8

      I love the pun. Nice going.

    • @TheRockinDonkey
      @TheRockinDonkey 11 месяцев назад +7

      A stand up guy wouldn't have screwed Conan like he did.

    • @pmh1nic
      @pmh1nic 11 месяцев назад

      @@TheRockinDonkey Two sides to every story.

    • @TheRockinDonkey
      @TheRockinDonkey 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@pmh1nic Yet he's never told his "side". I wonder why...

  • @Mike-In-O-Town
    @Mike-In-O-Town 11 месяцев назад +123

    Thank god Jay's fully recovered from his accident. Love the man and what he's all about.

    • @GNXperimental
      @GNXperimental 11 месяцев назад +3

      He had two if I recall almost back to back. One where he set himself on fire working on a steam car. The other he lost control of a bike.

    • @mokokawi
      @mokokawi 11 месяцев назад

      Amen 🙏

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic 11 месяцев назад +5

      God has nothing to do with anything.

    • @nervotica7991
      @nervotica7991 11 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@morbidmanmusic- you'll SOON find out.

    • @bobjohnson205
      @bobjohnson205 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@nervotica7991 So will you! lol

  • @ronthompson2366
    @ronthompson2366 11 месяцев назад +10

    Hand it to Jay... a man who has accomplished great success. He is and always has been a "every day automotive enthusiast".enthusiasts.. who regardless of his "stardom" . He and Tim Allen both know what they are talking about. He relates to the guy who works in the garage and builds hot rods. He just speaks plainly and honestly. On top of it all he is humble. Old school and to all the young people who are in the business or want to be in the business... he is an example to look up to.

  • @tjdoozer9387
    @tjdoozer9387 11 месяцев назад +17

    I love how Jay just looks like a regular guy, while the other dude looks like his mom did his hair for picture day 😂

  • @dnakatomiuk
    @dnakatomiuk 10 месяцев назад +5

    I used to watch OCC when it first started and when it was about making crazy design bikes. But when watching them getting wired up they really didnt look like they were getting done properly and Jay just basically told us.

  • @wildcycles1
    @wildcycles1 11 месяцев назад +31

    Jay is the best. Amongst car people, he is "one of us" and does alot to keep the hobby going. Thanks Jay!

    • @YoshiYosheda
      @YoshiYosheda 11 месяцев назад

      How is he one of you do you own a car collection too.

  • @bennyboogenheimer4553
    @bennyboogenheimer4553 11 месяцев назад +19

    There's no one better, than Uncle Jay.❤

  • @MasterLee1955
    @MasterLee1955 11 месяцев назад +51

    Thank you Jay, been tired of hearing how great they are when they were not.

  • @MrWolfSnack
    @MrWolfSnack 10 месяцев назад +8

    This is why they have always been called “cake decorators” in the bike world. They make a badass looking bike that can be displayed somewhere. None were ever intended for riding. Some don’t even have seats. Most have no suspension.

  • @billyboots3730
    @billyboots3730 11 месяцев назад +52

    Jay leno is probably the most down to earth celebrity out there, from all the videos i've seen, he seems super genuine. love the guy.

    • @texasforever7887
      @texasforever7887 9 месяцев назад +6

      His nice guy act is such a farce. Look no further then how he cheated Conan

    • @hofahome
      @hofahome 7 месяцев назад

      From things I’ve seen Keanu Reeves is down to earth and a decent guy

    • @jazzrat2000
      @jazzrat2000 7 месяцев назад

      I like him quite a bit but I'd like him even more if he gave me a nice car. One of his throw always would be fine. An alphar Romeo?

    • @joeracer302
      @joeracer302 7 месяцев назад

      He’s out and about around town, shows up at car events, super approachable and friendly guy. Everyone loves him.

    • @Nick-kv7yi
      @Nick-kv7yi 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@texasforever7887 Conan is a freak and deserves nothing

  • @joebriggs8422
    @joebriggs8422 11 месяцев назад +25

    2:59 Would have liked to hear Jay given an opportunity to expand on why the Chief was hysterical. His facial expression indicated there was a good story there IMO.

  • @PaulHarris-sl1ct
    @PaulHarris-sl1ct 11 месяцев назад +23

    I bought the Norton 850 commando because, as Jay said, it was the fastest production bike you could get. That motorcycle didn't disappoint. I drove it from San Francisco to Orlando and back. I was stationed in San Diego and I drove it home to SF every weekend.

    • @arthurbrumagem3844
      @arthurbrumagem3844 11 месяцев назад +2

      The Norton was a great bike. Rode one with my brother in law decades ago, 120mph plus on the white line. Scared the crap out of me

  • @tiffsaver
    @tiffsaver 8 месяцев назад +2

    Jay isn't the first to blast the workmanship and engineering of these bikes. In fact, when they became popular I couldn't find a single person who said anything good about them, all mentioning the same issues as Leno did.

  • @billienomates1606
    @billienomates1606 11 месяцев назад +37

    As an old fart myself who has seen and experienced more in my long life than I wish to remember. Just live your life with respect for those around you who deserve it and stay away from toxic people as much as you can and enjoy what you have not what you want.

    • @DavidVanHelden1
      @DavidVanHelden1 11 месяцев назад +7

      As an old fart myself .... I highly respect this truthful comment and put it at the top of my list ....(there is not many of us left anymore who gets it) .... 😀

    • @ronyeahright9536
      @ronyeahright9536 11 месяцев назад +1

      i think i read that in a fortune cookie once

    • @letgo_racing9823
      @letgo_racing9823 11 месяцев назад +2

      I'm a mid age fart and wanted to say great advice. I'm going to work hard enjoying what I have not what I want. Thank you for that

    • @billienomates1606
      @billienomates1606 11 месяцев назад +4

      Indeed brother and we are dying at an alarming rate for those that believed the governments promises on how great the covid vaccine would be. I for one, being cynical of anything the government says did not take it.

    • @DavidVanHelden1
      @DavidVanHelden1 11 месяцев назад

      @@billienomates1606 I myself do not believe in experimental jabs ...I new from the start they used the flu as a financial weapon against us ...

  • @jerrykinnin7941
    @jerrykinnin7941 11 месяцев назад +20

    Jay is one of a kind. I could watch him all day long.

    • @SeptemberChild1835
      @SeptemberChild1835 11 месяцев назад +1

      Dave is better!

    • @edwardgiovannelli5191
      @edwardgiovannelli5191 11 месяцев назад

      @@SeptemberChild1835 Dave doesn't have a wicked collection of classic bikes (though I agree, his show was better than Jay's)

    • @jerrykinnin7941
      @jerrykinnin7941 11 месяцев назад

      Johnny was KING.

    • @SeptemberChild1835
      @SeptemberChild1835 11 месяцев назад

      @@jerrykinnin7941 Dave!!

  • @johnperry5942
    @johnperry5942 11 месяцев назад +19

    Mr. Leno just gotta love him...

  • @briansmith960
    @briansmith960 9 месяцев назад +1

    I just so enjoy listening to Jay talk and reminisce about his passion. Good stuff

  • @JohnDoe-zr8pc
    @JohnDoe-zr8pc 11 месяцев назад +36

    What always killed me, was how the only custom things on the bikes were SOME of the fuel cells & eventually the wheels & some decorative pieces when they got a C&C machine.
    They had the nerve to call taking a bunch of prebuilt pieces they had laying around & bolting then to the bike, building “custom” bikes.

    • @johnmoore8067
      @johnmoore8067 11 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah the whole show was basically them "designing" something, ordering a bunch of stuff fabbed up by others, drama about what would come in in time, then migging the shit on a frame. Guy I work with was a biker guy. We've been in the welding biz for decades. He saw some of their bikes on display one time at Sturgis. He said the crap welds OCC did on those bikes was hideous. I wasn't surprised to hear that.

    • @jaceacekalgoorlie
      @jaceacekalgoorlie 11 месяцев назад +4

      Glorified kitsets.

    • @Slugg-O
      @Slugg-O 11 месяцев назад +6

      I tried to like the OCC show but gave up. I couldn't stand the bickering, although I get why the old man was always pissed off. He had an immature son who thought he was the only one smart enough to use Crayons.
      I never saw them build a single bike, but I did see them assemble several after paying someone else to paint the tin and deliver parts to match Paul Jr's "vision."
      IMO, the best bike builder ever was Indian Larry. He stayed true to the chopper tradition by reaching into a pile of iron and pulling out a bike. J James is good. I don't care for his arrogance but he can build a bike.

    • @Mibootcamps_getfit
      @Mibootcamps_getfit 11 месяцев назад +3

      It is hard to deny most of these "custom" choppers were simply JC Whitney catalog builds.

    • @Arctic_Falcon
      @Arctic_Falcon 3 месяца назад

      To be fair, most of the pre-made parts they were using were their designs but were manufactured by specialized companies, such as the frames. Really, this is no different than buying a vehicle from any company in the world where virtually no one actually makes ALL of their parts, but they do typically design them.

  • @musicauthority-d6g
    @musicauthority-d6g 11 месяцев назад +34

    This isn't the first time I have heard less than favorable things about OCC. another RUclipsr Bikes and Beards, had issues with a bike that he had gotten OCC. and this shows that Jay Leno isn't a bullshitter. and he always gives everyone his honest opinion. thanks again Jay Leno.

    • @ihatehandleshowaboutyou
      @ihatehandleshowaboutyou 11 месяцев назад +7

      I saw that video. They all were made for looks and not function. I didn't even like their hokey looks either.

    • @musicauthority-d6g
      @musicauthority-d6g 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@ihatehandleshowaboutyou That's true, as the show went on they got more gawdy. and went away from traditional looking motorcycles.

    • @edwardgiovannelli5191
      @edwardgiovannelli5191 11 месяцев назад +1

      Just from a physics perspective, those bikes could never be good to ride. The frames and forks were so exaggerated and streatched out that they'd be flexible as hell... they might as well have welded a big hinge right in front of the swingarm pivot.
      And those comically huge back wheels... LOL don't get me started!

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot 11 месяцев назад +1

      I saw that episode. Was hardly surprised. I watched a lot of their episodes, particularly when I was going to aviation maintenance school. If I were the type to scream at the TV, I would have been hoarse most of the time. But I didn't watch it for the bikes, I watched it because it was a soap opera for men. Hilarious watching a bunch of grown men act like children.

  • @phlogistanjones2722
    @phlogistanjones2722 11 месяцев назад +27

    Jay Leno is an amazing man. He seems to genuinely enjoy life. That is all one can hope for.

    • @michaelduffee6402
      @michaelduffee6402 11 месяцев назад

      A family friend was a plant manager for a large corporate entity in Central Texas. He hired Leno to do a corporate event several decades ago, early in his career, they kept in touch and remained friends for years afterward.

    • @travisreed5609
      @travisreed5609 11 месяцев назад

      He should be enjoying life,I would be if I had his opportunitys in life and have the nice things he has....

  • @jeepjeff9131
    @jeepjeff9131 4 месяца назад +1

    I am always impressed with Jay's knowledge of his collection and vehicles in general.

  • @demon39063
    @demon39063 11 месяцев назад +8

    love Jay so much. he's so generous with his time with folks as well -- too cool!!!

  • @Johnny-ip4mk
    @Johnny-ip4mk 11 месяцев назад +51

    Jay has an amazing work ethic. He’s worked in some of the biggest sh1t-holes starting out, and he’s never given up. I have immense respect for him. Glad he’s doing well.

  • @johnguilfoyle3073
    @johnguilfoyle3073 11 месяцев назад +27

    I saw a few of the OCC bikes over the years at Daytona Bike Week. Jay is correct. On TV, they look cool, but upon a closer look, they look like they were built by an amateur hobby builder. I'm no expert on welding or fabrication, just an average person who has seen many different kinds of motorcycles over the years.
    One of my group brought a 1960s Honda Dream to Bike Week and got swarms of attention from all the older Harley Riders because that was likely the first type of bike many of them rode because they were affordable to young riders. The fit, finish, and build quality on that forty-year-old bike was better than OCC.

    • @CraigGrant-sh3in
      @CraigGrant-sh3in 10 месяцев назад

      There's ;two brothers on RUclips that buy wrecked high end cars and rebuild them . They have only self taught talent and when they are done with a car the whole car is better than when it came from the factory. They did a Lambo that from the factory had runs in the paint. When they welded up new frame parts their welds were far better than factory. I am a career carpenter . When my daughter was young her and I watched the home redo a room show. At the end before the reveal they would an around the room closeup . Holy crap what a bitcher job

    • @js290
      @js290 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@CraigGrant-sh3in lol, "Lambo..." I-talian vehicles look good and then break in expensive ways

    • @aapddd
      @aapddd 9 месяцев назад

      The Japanese can build. They really build great stuff. From all the vehicles I’ve had, the Japanese were the best by far. Same goes for guitars.

  • @smokeynewton
    @smokeynewton 8 месяцев назад +1

    Leno is the real deal. The man is a walking encyclopedia of motorized vehicles.

  • @kevino4846
    @kevino4846 11 месяцев назад +44

    Classic Jay, and he's earned everything he's got. Did comedy clubs around the country on weekends even while he was pulling down millions from the Tonight show. Have read several times that he hasn't even touched the money he made from the show.

    • @rolandet
      @rolandet 11 месяцев назад +15

      ....well I don't know about that. That car and bike collection is quite something. You don't pay that from a . Night comedy gig

    • @bmwusa19
      @bmwusa19 11 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@rolandet he 💯 did, he never used his Tonight Show money for his collection or living.

    • @surferbri5346
      @surferbri5346 11 месяцев назад

      Rock groupie on the Stern show said he has a huge pecker too

    • @fishfingers160
      @fishfingers160 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@bmwusa19where'd he get the millions to pay for this collection then?

    • @danielhenderson8316
      @danielhenderson8316 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@fishfingers160Doing side gigs across the country. He also took a serious pay cut on The Tonight Show during a contract negotiation because NBC was willing to to keep him at the same salary and laying off a lot of the production crew. So he took less money and saved everyone's job.

  • @lrh411
    @lrh411 11 месяцев назад +6

    Jay is the real deal, got to meet him at an event once and he was just a good dude. No serious motorcycle rider ever thought a chopper was a bike for actually riding. I've ridden a couple across town for a few miles and all the thumbs-ups and stuff were fun but the bikes are garbage and as Jay said, dangerous. We'll ride bikes 800 miles in a day, I doubt many OCC bikes have 800 miles total on them.

  • @justpauls
    @justpauls 11 месяцев назад +19

    I think he was describing the gyroscopic effect of the supercharger.

  • @TN_HondaDad
    @TN_HondaDad 4 месяца назад

    Jay definitely knows his stuff (engine components, engine mechanics, makes/models, history, etc.) and doesn't just buy stuff for "show". 100% respect!! My dream man cave! lol

  • @justlooking4771
    @justlooking4771 11 месяцев назад +10

    Glad to see him in good health and great spirits!

  • @Wayne-Kerr_Rudy-Zarzoff
    @Wayne-Kerr_Rudy-Zarzoff 11 месяцев назад +24

    Jay is a nice young fellow.
    I can see him going places.

  • @ayev8tor
    @ayev8tor 11 месяцев назад +54

    You are hitting it out of the park on this one Jack. BIG LEAGUE shit right here. RESPECT

    • @kevsta67
      @kevsta67 11 месяцев назад +2

      until he handed jay some stickers. very unprofessional

  • @eerslink5498
    @eerslink5498 11 месяцев назад +3

    I'm 46 and have been building bikes since I was 14. I've built three actual choppers (not to be confused with bobbers) and countless performance bikes. If done right, a chopper can be as safe as anything on the road, look amazing and handle as well as just about anything other than a sport bike.
    Where you get into trouble with choppers is when you go crazy with the neck rake, cheap brakes and basically just focusing on only the appearance of the bike. That's where OCC went wrong; they were cake decorators that basically outsourced 90% of the actual work that went into their bike. There was zero thought given to ridability. They only wanted to build bikes that looked cool and that's fine as long as the bike is sitting on display; never to be ridden.
    It's amazing to me that they are still in business. When you pump out garbage to the general public like they built, someone is going to get hurt if not worse. God bless them but it's a good thing that the chopper craze is over and people are really seeing their product for what it was: Dangerous, poorly thought-out, low performance junk that should have never been on the road.

    • @Mark-yn5lt
      @Mark-yn5lt 4 месяца назад

      By design, with long forks and a skinny front tire, and tiny brakes, and parts that hang low, and chopper will never handle well. My RT1250 is a bike that handles like a sports bike.

  • @Giambis
    @Giambis 11 месяцев назад +11

    Small world……we have a local bike collector who owns an OCC chopper and he couldnt say enough bad things about it as well. Spoke highly of the overall design and look but said it is hands down the worst bike to ride on. He said that $90,000 bike he bought is meant to be put in a showroom and never be started.

  • @juniorcopeland9082
    @juniorcopeland9082 11 месяцев назад +7

    Jay is just like the rest of us, he never lets the money go to his head, I have to agree with him on some of those choppers, even though they are cool looking, they look like they would be a pain to ride comfortably, I've met all the guys at Orange County Chopper on several occasions, At the dealer Expo, back when I had a shop he goes to all kinds of outdoor motorcycle events and fund-raisers, and most of the time he rides his bikes to them, I really miss him on late night TV...he always had some interesting guest on his show... I like watching all of his videos on RUclips, very educational !!

  • @actor4nyc
    @actor4nyc 11 месяцев назад +5

    I’ve met Jay a couple times at the Rock Store here in California. It’s a little diner/motorcycle hangout. He’s an absolute pleasure to talk to. Always brings some really cool cars or motorcycles.

    • @Britcarjunkie
      @Britcarjunkie 11 месяцев назад

      That place is still there??? I haven't been there since I was a kid, back in the '70's!

    • @actor4nyc
      @actor4nyc 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@Britcarjunkie oh yeah. Packed on the weekends. When it’s not raining. lol. I think James Dean used to hang there. You’re always seeing celebrities up there.

  • @J.R.in_WV
    @J.R.in_WV 9 месяцев назад +26

    You might have your camera man at least shoot in the direction of the bikes you’re taking about as you’re talking about them. Jay is pointing left and right at bikes that aren’t even in frame.

  • @bradleyphillips204
    @bradleyphillips204 11 месяцев назад +6

    Much respect for Jay Leno. The man is very knowledgeable and has a great collection. Miss seeing him and Conan on NBC late night. Used to be great comedy.

  • @okie3807
    @okie3807 11 месяцев назад +10

    Jay Leno is a national treasure.

  • @jasonthemason1971
    @jasonthemason1971 11 месяцев назад +12

    There’s an OCC chopper here on Marketplace marked down to $5K.
    It’s been for sale there at least 9 months now.
    They can’t give that POS away. 😂

    • @Cormano980
      @Cormano980 11 месяцев назад +3

      5k ? Imagine the beer and prostitutes you can buy with that, no wonder nobody wants that crap

    • @bobjohnson205
      @bobjohnson205 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@Cormano980 And all the Trump rallies you can travel to, too! lol

  • @earthstewardude
    @earthstewardude 11 месяцев назад +5

    I too remember when those campy choppers out of Orange County were getting way too much $$$ ... I thought to myself, I'd much rather tour the country on a brand new Honda Goldwing for probably less money.

    • @Triple_J.1
      @Triple_J.1 2 месяца назад

      It's all about IMAGE.
      Same era as pimp my ride and monster garage, etc. junk!

  • @flinch622
    @flinch622 11 месяцев назад +22

    occ was a style thing. I liked what they did there . Engineering? Not on the menu. Something to trailer around, polish and show? Good stuff. Horrid steering head geometry plus electricals being an afterthought were consistent features of most builds.

    • @charlespflanze9651
      @charlespflanze9651 11 месяцев назад +7

      I can't get over Leno's description of an electrical system that that goes dark if the tail light burns out. This is just as primitive as those old cheap Christmas tree light strips that were wired in series and if one bulb failed the entire circuit with the rest of the lights all went dark as well. I'm not sure if i can believe that OC Choppers were that amateurish. It's possible to buy electrical system overhaul kits that replace your bike's original wiring with a new type of fusebox that uses breakers instead of old fashioned "melting metal" fuses. Why wouldn't Orange Co. Choppers be installing these high tech and - yeah - expensive kits where the design work has already been done. Seems like OCC didn't have anyone on the team who knew anything about designing electrical systems so they were just making it up as they went along. Asking a welder/ fabricator to pretend to be an electrical engineer as well? Not too professional.......

    • @rickbrown7287
      @rickbrown7287 11 месяцев назад +6

      They dont call 'em Orange County Crappers for nothing.

    • @nickmaclachlan5178
      @nickmaclachlan5178 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@charlespflanze9651 It was pretty obvious watching the show that none of them really had any "proper" engineering skills (anything custom basically got farmed out and they just did final assembly) but they found their niche and milked it dry. It was never said on the show, but anyone with half a clue knew those things were simply decorations and not really rideable.

  • @backcountyrpilot
    @backcountyrpilot 11 месяцев назад +5

    Jay was talking about the gyroscopic force of the turbo. It, like a rotating transverse crank, is an unseen force trying to prevent the bike from leaning.
    MotoGuzzi’s and Gold Wings have a crank that is inline with the direction of travel, so they try to tip the bike when revved.

    • @shooterqqqq
      @shooterqqqq 11 месяцев назад

      I never thought about motorcycles before but if you mount a giant gyroscope on a motorcycle, it's not going to lean. It's the same in aeronautics. If a plane is too stable, it's not responsive to turns. Thanks for the reminder.

    • @johncanalese588
      @johncanalese588 11 месяцев назад

      I don't believe what you've described is "gyroscopic effect". The the twisting motion you get on a Moto Guzzi when you blip the throttle is just physics of motion. The crankshaft rotates in one direction under the accelerative force of the combustion gasses on the pistons and these are offset from the centre-line of the crankshaft so there will be a component of that force (a force vector in engineering terms), that will want to twist the whole engine which is what you are witnessing. It is stopped by the engine mounts. Every single longitudinally mounted engine i.e the crankshaft is aligned along the axis of the vehicle, does the same thing.

    • @shooterqqqq
      @shooterqqqq 11 месяцев назад

      @@johncanalese588 I stated "IF you mounted a gyroscope on a motorcycle. the last I checked, no manufacturer mounts giant gyroscopes on motorcycles. I was trying to explain the difficulty of designing vehicles for balance, responsive handling, and agility.

  • @chuckgrenci6404
    @chuckgrenci6404 11 месяцев назад +36

    Jay's rich, sure; down to earth, even more. (And an encyclopedia for all things on wheels).

  • @mackydog99
    @mackydog99 5 месяцев назад +5

    I used to watch OCC and the one thing that stood out for me was the fact that I wouldn't own one if it was given to me!

    • @JB-yb4wn
      @JB-yb4wn 4 месяца назад

      Yes, but what if they paid you a million dollars, then would you own one?

    • @mackydog99
      @mackydog99 4 месяца назад

      @@JB-yb4wn
      Yes, until I sold it for fifty grand!

    • @Triple_J.1
      @Triple_J.1 2 месяца назад

      It's the SEMA mentality. Make it fast, make it catch peoples eye, make it photogenic. It is trash for mass-market TV to draw viewers, because there is where the real money is made.
      Same as all these survival or off-grid, working redneck shows. The cast are often paid $10,000 for an appearance while they dink around with some broken trash machinery and pretend this is how they make a living...

  • @TIMVATHMOTORSPORTS
    @TIMVATHMOTORSPORTS 11 месяцев назад +4

    Very Cool guy, Jay Leno. Glad you've had a chance to spend some time & get some video content from him Jack. Happy 2024 - TIM VATH MOTORSPORTS

  • @BillDownhill
    @BillDownhill 11 месяцев назад +29

    Didn't expect this from him. He's seemed too nice in the past. Glad to see him tell it like it is.

    • @danieltaylor4819
      @danieltaylor4819 11 месяцев назад +10

      He can be honest now. He's not worried about his ratings.

    • @cobracommander9138
      @cobracommander9138 11 месяцев назад +2

      He cuts people off all the time and talks crap about half built cars. 🤣

    • @couldntthinkofaname1804
      @couldntthinkofaname1804 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@danieltaylor4819Jay called them out about that electrical thing on his show. Straight told them it was bad engineering.

    • @JasonWW2000
      @JasonWW2000 11 месяцев назад +1

      It's not so much him telling it like it is, it's him just sharing his honest opinions.

    • @supadave3210
      @supadave3210 11 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah when you’re damn near 90 and $2 from being a billionaire peoples feelings is not something you consider 😂

  • @debianowns4393
    @debianowns4393 11 месяцев назад +10

    Paul Jr was a proper bodger, always looking for shortcuts to get it done quick.

  • @Jodyrides
    @Jodyrides 8 месяцев назад +2

    i’m glad to hear that somebody with some juice mentions the fact that choppers are dead, choppers are dangerous, choppers don’t make any sense, to me it always was worse than owning a boat, which is a hole in the water you pour money in.
    A coworker of mine spent $45,000 on a chopper back around 2000..
    Whoever built, it did, beautiful work, intricate well done paint job, the dimensions, and the set up were proportional not exaggerated..
    when I was a Yamaha/Honda motorcycle shop mechanic. There were six other mechanics working there at the same time. We were busy back in the 70s and 80s. A local biker gang brought in a machine that was so long, they had to bring it in and old United parcel tape truck with the back doors removed so the front wheel of the chopper could stick out. The owner wanted an 810 750 Honda single cam motor pop-up kit installed. That was the ideal pop-up at the time for an engine with that stroke, and that much valve area. When the machine was done, none of those mechanics would take it for a test ride… The guy wanted it to have a Pennsylvania State inspection sticker put on it. There’s no way I was gonna risk my license by putting a sticker on that.
    The guy took the bike as it was, and about three months later he was killed on it, trying to keep up with his friends in the gang. The guy weighed about 350 pounds. That’s why he needed more power to keep up with the 750 Honda’s and the 903 Kawasaki bikes in the club. Turns out he was a fourth grade school teacher/drug dealer on the side. that machine had the longest four tubes I ever saw on any motorcycle/chopper, and it had no front brake.. I actually did not even want to move it around in the shop while it was there..
    But let’s not forget, history has a habit of repeating itself. I mean, I never thought that a stock 1973 Kawasaki 903 Z1 would be selling for $25,000. I had one of those, low bars,koni shocks, Center stand removed, 4 into 1 Kerker exhaust..
    I was road racing RDs at the time, and I watched all the other classes after my race. Those 903 Kawasaki‘s all went into tank slappers in the same corners at the different tracks. Skinny four tubes, skinny frame tubes, skinny, swingarm, tubing, on wire wheels, that adds up to a tank slapper.
    but few motorcycles were worse than the original Kawasaki, two stroke triple 500. The worst handling bike I ever rode. Everybody crashed them at the race track, and they did not survive crashes very well, because of how wide the engines were. So consequently, you never saw them for more than a few weekends in a row, they just got destroyed. That’s probably why they are selling for $10,000 and up in stock condition these days… I had one that I bought as a basket case. The guy didn’t put oil in the oil tank, I had it bored , New pistons and rings, I buttoned it back together, and I would not ride it. I knew how horrible they handled. But those 59 hp engines felt fast for the time. Hard to believe that here in 2024, stock 600 cc sport bikes have more than twice the horsepower of the old Kawasaki, two stroke, 500, and today’s bikes will actually go round bends, And you don’t have to touch the engines except to do basic maintenance to get 100,000 miles out of one of them if you ride with any sanity at all on the street..

  • @SenileOtaku
    @SenileOtaku 11 месяцев назад +5

    When I used to watch the motorcycles OCC built, my first thought on them was how would you service them. Often the wheels were assembled into the bike, and sometimes the fenders or frame were pretty much welded around the wheels. Not very good if you get a flat tire on the road, and the repair shop would have to cut apart the frame with a cutting wheel or torch just to change the tire (after which it would probably be even LESS safe).

  • @prebaned
    @prebaned 11 месяцев назад +4

    Jay always been a real guy. Uses his hands, not a full crew while in a office working on his cars. Just a wealth of knowledge by actually doing the work, not having a staff doing it and reporting back. Sure he has help, but hes right in there getting dirty.

    • @nolowputts
      @nolowputts 11 месяцев назад

      He's got a full time crew to take care of his machines. He's done enough grease monkey stuff to know what's what, but he's got the dough to pay others for it now.

  • @Jenuin
    @Jenuin 11 месяцев назад +10

    Jay Leno a true legend 😂❤❤❤❤

  • @Oodle-ox2vf
    @Oodle-ox2vf 6 месяцев назад +7

    Jay is such a grounded, patient, considerate guy. Celebrity can be tedious, but he is always polite. 🙂

    • @thor.halsli
      @thor.halsli 5 месяцев назад

      Dont forget petty and jealous lol