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Paul Teutul, Jr. appeared Saturday at Tucker Rocky’s Dealer Show and announced Tucker Rocky’s V-twin brand, Biker’s Choice, will be playing a part in Teutul’s first motorcycle build for the continuing American Chopper TV series.

Teutul, Jr. is no longer working with his father or Orange County Choppers and has started his own company, Paul Jr. Designs.

Teutul, in a press conference at the Tucker Rocky dealer show, said he hopes to work with Biker’s Choice in the future to build parts and accessories for the distributor. More immediately, his first bike for the TV series will feature parts and accessories from Biker’s Choice.

The bike will be unveiled at Sturgis in August.

“This is an exciting new adventure for Biker’s Choice and we are proud to have Paul Jr. and his team join the Biker’s Choice crew,” Johnson said.

Paul Jr. Designs and American Chopper will begin airing Aug. 12 on TLC

The new TLC series, scheduled to air in August pits father against son — Teutul Jr. is now located in a shop a stone’s throw (his words!) from the old Orange County Choppers headquarters. A press release about the show says the following, “Once partners, they are now fierce competitors at contending motorcycle shops.”

The show is said to capture the rivalry between father and son with en extra twist, son is bringing back former OCC employees his brother Mikey, Vinnie DiMartino, Robert “Nub” Colard and Joe Puliafico.

MILWAUKEE (January 26, 2009) – With a defiant attitude embracing the pure essence of riding, the new Iron 883 model is the latest Harley-Davidson® Dark Custom™ motorcycle.

Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycles like the Iron 883 have stood against the grain since their introduction in 1957, when the modern rebel culture was being bred from restless veterans and hot rod pioneers. Sportster motorcycles became the starting point for many legendary choppers of the 1960s, while also getting pumped up for championship dirt racing and dare devil stunt riding in the 1970s.

The Iron 883 model continues that rebellious tradition with responsive handling, smooth clutch effort and durable carbon reinforced drive belt while pushing the styling of motorcycling minimalism to the edge. Decked in black from fender-to-fender, the new Harley-Davidson Iron 883 motorcycle brings the beat of an 883 Evolution® engine backed up by a combo of gritty, old-school garage features like front fork gaiters, drag style handlebar and side-mount license plate holder. A ticket to ride the Iron 883 starts at just $7,899 MSRP, leaving plenty of freedom for customization.

“The Iron 883 defies the plastic conventions of other motorcycles at this price,” said Mark-Hans Richer, Harley-Davidson Chief Marketing Officer. “It’s got old school style, a new school ride and gives the owner a platform for creative customization.”

The black powder-coated 883cc Evolution powertrain with black covers takes the Iron 883 deep into the heart of darkness. With Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) and performance tuning with a broad torque curve, the Iron 883 delivers plenty of power for the city scene. The pipes on the straight cut shorty dual exhaust flow the distinctive Harley-Davidson V-Twin sound.

The black chopped rear fender with its combination stop/turn/tail lights shows more of the 150 mm rear tire and black, 13-spoke cast aluminum wheel, while the front tire also rides on a black wheel. The rest of the Iron 883 gets a darker-suited presence with black front forks and fender supports, fuel tank, oil tank cover, belt guard, drag style handlebar and mid mount foot controls.

A one-piece, solo classic seat with a height of 25.3 inches fits the lone rider, while a passenger seat and a backrest in complementing black finishes can be added as accessories.

As the latest of the Harley-Davidson Dark Custom motorcycles, the Iron 883 is stripped down and ripe for custom creativity. Dark Custom motorcycle riders have the youngest average age for Harley-Davidson buyers. Soul mates of the Iron 883 include the Nightster®, Night Train®, Cross Bones®, Fat Bob® and Street Bob® motorcycles. Check out more on Dark Custom motorcycles at www.harley-davidson.com/darkcustom.

The Iron 883 is available in Black Denim and Brilliant Silver Denim colors.

Iron 883 features and highlights:

Rubber-mounted Evolution 883 cc V-Twin black powder-coated engine

Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)

Black fuel tank with unique graphics

Black front forks with gaiters

Black belt guard and front fender supports

Black, 13-spoke cast aluminum wheels, 19-inch front / 16-inch rear

Black low rise drag style handlebar

Black mid-mount foot controls

Black low profile front fender

Black chopped rear fender with combination rear stop/tail/turn lights

Chrome staggered shorty exhaust with dual mufflers

Side-mounted license plate holder

One-piece, solo Sportster classic seat

25.3-inch seat height

Optional Harley-Davidson Smart Security System

Classic 3.3-gallon fuel tank

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the only major U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer, produces heavyweight motorcycles and a complete line of motorcycle parts, accessories and general merchandise. For more information, visit Harley-Davidson’s Web site at www.harley-davidson.com.

Gift Cards seem like a perfect solution to the problem of what to give this holiday season.

But a card is one gift that can keep on giving … grief. Some retail cards lose value or expire if you don’t use them quickly. And that’s just among people who attempted to use them.
Earlier this year, TowerGroup, a research firm in Needham, Mass., estimated the value
of unused gift cards in the U.S. at $8 billion for 2006. And in its fiscal 2006 annual report, the retailer Best Buy revealed a $43 million gain from gift cards that were unlikely to be used. Over one-third of those respondents said they didn’t use the cards because they either forgot about them, lost them, or the cards had expired. But the most common reasons people gave for not spending their gift cards were that they didn’t have time to shop (58 percent) or couldn’t find anything to buy (35 percent).” 
On the other hand, Bikes Built Better has a unique way of handling gift certificates that insures that those precious dollars won’t go astray.
 
When a gift certificate is purchased for one of our customers, the full amount is immediately credited to that person’s in-house account. The next time that customer comes into the store and makes a purchase–anything from a State Inspection to an engine rebuild–that credit can be applied to the bill.
 

It doesn’t matter if the customer has lost the gift certificate, or if they don’t come into the store until months after Christmas. And our customers never need to worry about finding something to spend their gift certificates on…anybody who owns a motorcycle can tell you that there’s always SOMETHING that the bike needs or that the owner wants. And since Bikes Built Better buys from all the major parts and accessories distributors we’re well-stocked with tempting motorcycle goodies. If we don’t have what you want, we can often get it within 24 hours.We even handle
OEM parts from Harley-Davidson, Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki.
 

No time to shop? No problem! Bikes Built Better handles tons of sales over the phone or the internet, and Gift Certificate dollars can be applied to those sales as well.
So don’t waste your hard-won Holiday dollars on something that your loved ones will never use. If there’s a motorcyclist in your life, get them a gift certificate from Bikes Built Better. They can use it toward anything we sell, it never expires, and it can’t be lost.