NAPA Drag Bike
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The NAPA drag bike was a motorcycle built by Orange County Choppers on the American reality television show American Chopper. . The frame is a basic 7up rigid custom, which was heavily modified. One crucial modification which put the whole project in jeopardy involved the backbone, which was too small for the motor picked for this bike. This meant that to make the bike work, the team would have to come up with an inventive solution. Vinnie's first idea called for the notching of the frame to make room for the motor. This change was necessary as the bike could not be ridden without the frame being altered. This was rejected as the notching would compromise the frame's integrity. That idea was replaced with something that would solve the frame issues and allow them to have a gas tank with the legal amount of fuel in it. They removed the existing backbone and replaced it with a piece of 1/4 inch steel tube. The bike's top speed comes close to 100 MPH which from an OCC stand point is very fast. It was quoted to be the 'fastest bike, ever to roll out of OCC.' The bike was clocked at 9.997s in the initial speed run.
| American Chopper | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | ||
| Paul Teutul, Sr. - Paul Teutul, Jr. - Michael Teutul | ||
| Bikes | ||
| Customer bikes | ||
| Davis Love III Bike - Dixie Chopper Bike - I, Robot Bike - Carroll Shelby Bike - Statue of Liberty Bike - Lincoln Mark LT Bike - New York Jets Bike - NAPA Drag Bike - Miller Electric Bike - Snap-On Tool Bike - Lance Armstrong Bike - Jay Leno Bike - Trim-Spa Bike - LearJet Bike - Hooters Bike - Bass Pro Shop Bike - Kansas City Royals Bike - Case Cutlery Bike - Caterpillar Bike - Gillette Bike - Discovery Channel Bike - Solid Works Bike - CRC Industries Bike - BlueLinx Bike - Jeff Hammontree/Sam's Club Bike - Air Force "Raptor" Bike - New York Yankee Bike - NASA Bike - David Mann Bike - Ole Miss Bike - Wendy's Bike - Sunoco Bike - Bill Murray Bike - Eragon Bike | ||
| Theme bikes | ||
| Black Widow Spider Bike - Cody's Old School Project - Comanche Bike - Fire Bike - Christmas Bike - Christmas Sleigh - Mikey's Blues Bike - POW/MIA Bike - Jet Bike - Mikey and Vinnie's Bike - Rat Bike - Police Bike - Junior's Dream Bike - Lucy Bike - Military Bikes - Spider-Man Bike - Clown Bike - Flash Bike - True Blue Bike - Rick's Dream Bike | ||
| FANtasy bikes | ||
| Jeff Clegg's Corporal Punishment - Susan Morisset's Female Bike - Joseph McClendon's Custom Hog - Bryan King's Trike | ||
| Related articles | ||
| Season 1 - Season 2 - Season 3 - Season 4 - Pilots & Specials | ||
| Additional cast - Orange County Choppers | ||
