Paul Jr. Designs (PJD) is a

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customizer and clothing vendor, based in Montgomery, New York, USA.

Paul Teutul Jr. Paul Michael Teutul (born October 2, 1974) is one of the stars of the American reality television series '' American Chopper''. He started working for his father ( Paul John Teutul). Teutul was the chief designer and fabricator. Prior to this, h ...

founded the

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in 2009 after waiting out a one-year

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with his former company,

Orange County Choppers Orange County Choppers (OCC) is an American motorcycle manufacturer and lifestyle brand company based in the town of Newburgh, located in Orange County, New York, that was founded in 1999 by Paul Teutul Sr. The company was featured on ''Americ ...

(OCC). Teutul opened the motorcycle company in April 2010. TLC then commissioned a spin-off series titled '' American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior'', based on the original series ''

American Chopper ''American Chopper'' is an American reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul Sr. (frequently called ''Senior''), and his son Paul Teutul Jr. (also kn ...

'' which ran for 6 seasons, now featuring builds from Orange County Choppers and Paul Jr. Designs.

Current Personnel

– Founder/Owner/Chief Designer and Fabricator * Rachael Teutul - Vice President (wife of Paul Jr.) * Brian Baker - Operations Director * Brendon Thompson – Fabricator (outside contractor) * Robert "Nub" Collard – Graphic Artist/Painter (outside contractor)

Former Personnel

Vincent DiMartino Vincent "Vinnie" DiMartino (born October 9, 1972) is an American motorcycle builder, best known for his work from 2002 to 2007 at Orange County Choppers (OCC), the subject of the American TV show '' American Chopper''. In August 2007 DiMartino l ...

– mechanic/assembler *

Cody Connelly Cody Connelly is an American motorcycle builder, best known for his work at Orange County Choppers (OCC), the subject of the American TV show ''American Chopper''. Cody left Orange County Choppers and joined V-Force Customs (a custom motorcycl ...

– mechanic/assembler * Michael Teutul * Joe Puliafico - General Manager * John “Odie” Odendahl - assembler

Bikes featured on ''American Chopper''

*"AntiVenom" Bike *

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Bike *Carolina Carports Bike *Faro Bike *Universal Insurance Bikes 1 & 2 *

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Wounded Warriors Bike *CrankyApe Bikes 1 & 2 *Cadillac Bike *F.I.S.T Security Bike *Gears Of War Trike *Cepheid Bike *Dekalb 100th Anniversary Bike * 9/11 Memorial Bike *

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Bike (Biker Build-Off 2011 winner) *Wielka Orkiestra (

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) Charity Bike *One Call Concepts Bike *"Black Widow" Bike (restoration) *

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Bike *Newmont Mining Bike *

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Bike * Skilsaw Bike *

Armed Forces Bike *Loopster Trike *QUBX Bike *RoadLok Bike *Classic Car Bike (Biker Build-Off 2012 winner) *New York Yankees Bike

Cadillac build off

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challenged both

and PJD to design a bike using the 2011

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-automobile as the inspiration. Proceeds from the auction of the bikes would be donated to '' Cure Duchenne''. Orange County Choppers designed a traditional classic but technical bobber bike, while PJD designed a "stretched-out" chopper with smooth lines, airbags that lower and raise the bike with no kick stand and CTS-V parts included in the bike. Fan votes decided the winner of the build-off and PJD's bike won in a landslide receiving 200,000+ votes while OCC's bike received 9,000+ votes.

Biker Build-Offs

2011

The December 5, 2011 edition of ''American Chopper'' was a special two-hour episode featuring a three-way build-off between PJD, OCC, and

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. Inspired by an actual Titan T-51 Mustang that was brought into the shop, PJD built a bike in tribute to the 3/4 near-scale replica kit plane. The bike has rivets with round heads that stick out like the T-51 and, despite having plenty of room, has four exhaust outlets per side. A real North American P-51 has rivets that are flush and six outlets per side for its V-12 engine. OCC opted for their most radical design to date, an all-electric prone-rider tadpole trike with

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instead of wheels. James fielded one of his traditional hand-built choppers. On December 6, during a live edition of ''American Chopper'', PJD and the T-51 Mustang bike won the online fan voting and was declared the winner of the buildoff. James came in second, with OCC coming in last.

2012

The following year, the three teams would face-off in a rematch, with Gas Monkey Garage (featured on the Discovery Channel show ''

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'') also in the competition. A major point of contention in this build-off was Jesse James' failures to meet the deadlines for completion, requiring extensions each time. Gas Monkey Garage was especially upset, eventually leading to heated confrontations with James at the live build-off results show on December 12. PJD would wind up repeating as Build-Off Champions, with their bike inspired by classic cars winning the fan voting. The bike was highlighted by the use of an actual grill from a '39 Chevrolet, around which the rest of the bike was built.

Other projects

*A municipal

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for Montgomery, New York. * Coleman's 10th anniversary "Roadtrip

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" *A racing 4-wheel ATV (quad) for Blingstar *Assisted in designing a dragon themed gun for Red Jacket Firearms (as featured in a crossover episode of ''American Chopper'' and ''

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''). *A custom 2012

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(as featured on a special episode of ''American Chopper'') *A motorcycle themed playground set designed and built by Cre8Play *Assisted in designing custom bicycles based on the "Black Widow", "Anti-Venom", and

motorcycles for Dynacraft *In April 2014 Paul Jr. Designs was engaged to build two choppers for Blizzard Entertainment, representing the two factions (HORDE & ALLIANCE) in the MMORPG World of Warcraft. There was a vote on which bike will be implemented in the next WoW Addon. The Horde chopper won the vote, and will be supplied free to Horde characters on WoW accounts which log in before September 30, 2014 . The Alliance chopper will be available in exchange for in-game currency at some point in the Warlords of Draenor expansion
Azeroth Choppers

Brand Extension

On the October 15, 2012 episode of ''American Chopper'', it was revealed that PJD had branched out with the creation of PJD Studios, which provides logo design, branding services, and marketing services (including FX and computer animation) for clients. Originally based in a small room at the bike shop, Paul Jr. then decided to buy a building in Newburgh, NY to house the new venture as it looks to expand.

References

External links

* {{American Chopper Motorcycle builders Companies based in Orange County, New York American Chopper Design companies established in 2009 Motorcycle manufacturers of the United States 2009 establishments in New York (state)