As any motorcycle enthusiast who has only paid even the very slightest attention to what’s going on in the world of custom motorcycles knows, right now, baggers are where it’s at. And, there seems to be no expiration date involved. Tons of builders have jumped on the bandwagon and hopefully have found great success building big wheel baggers for an adoring audience, but not everybody has joined in as their main focus. One of them you might remember from a little chopper television show called American Chopper. Yes, Paul Teutul Sr. and Orange County Choppers are still kicking it in Newburgh, New York, turning out builds that usually have some sort of theme, corporate or otherwise,  behind them.

  Now that I think of it, OCC is probably the king of theme bikes and that’s not a bad thing. Hey, somebody’s got to build them as over-the-top modern choppers seem to be the solution to every corporation’s “What do we do next?” question at a board meeting. OCC took this theme bike idea under their wings and successfully ran with it all the way to the bank to where if you asked the average person on the street to name a chopper builder, I think I could safely bet money that they’d say, “OCC” ninety-nine times out of a hundred.

  What you’re looking at here is a perfect example of a theme bike that I’d say was more of an individual’s request more than a corp. Strangely enough, I got what the theme behind it was immediately seeing the first photo. The owner either owned a Lamborghini or wished he did and either way he got what he wanted. Since Lambos are known for their over-the-top outrageousness, who better to make his dream come true than Mr. Teutul and the rest of the OCC crew?

  Somewhere, sometime, we’ve all seen a Lambo either on TV, the movies, a magazine or even out on the street. Personally, I’ve seen quite a few cruising around looking for attention or at least that’s my interpretation as I doubt they’re just making a run to Walgreen’s to pick up something. When you live in a tourist area like I do, you can’t help but run into them. This is their natural habitat although I’m sure a few, very few, get driven in anger (Yay for angry Lambo drivers!). Making a Lambo-themed cruiser is not that far out of line compared to the car.

  I’ll admit it was the color of the bike that struck the Lambo idea to the forefront of my brain. Bright lime green paint (Verde Miura or Verde Ithaca as they call it depending on the model it’s on) is so Lambo to me like the black, orange, and silver corporate hues of Harley-Davidson. It’s a retina-searing shade of green that doesn’t look the least bit out of place on something like the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 this bike is based on. The multiple flat planes of the Lambo’s bodywork enhances the color with variations of it depending on where the light is coming from. It’s not that the Lambo needs this to get attention as it’s a pretty wicked looking ride by itself, but it’s all about being noticed and this color will make sure the owner gets noticed by anyone who isn’t completely vision impaired.

   It’s pretty safe to assume that OCC’s Jason Pohl was the man behind the design and he got most of the Aventador’s styling cues into this ride although I have one gripe that I’ll eventually get to. He interpreted the Lambo’s multitude of scoops and flat planes into something that isn’t a dead-ringer copy, but certainly pays homage to designer Filippo Perini’s original renderings. The only curves used are for the front fender (kinda hard to get around but it is Lambo-pointy at the tip) and the forks, everything else including the frame is made of flat sheet or rectangular tubing. Much like a Lambo, there’s a juxtaposition of planes that somehow work together and bring the style mood of the Aventador front and center.

  Check out the scoops on the side of the tank and compare them to an Aventador’s intake scoops or the use of steel mesh for the primary insert that’s similar to what Lamborghini puts in every orifice that’s open for all the world to ponder. The 2-into-1 header wrapped exhaust dumps into a collector that also mimics the squared-off shape of Lamborghini’s exhaust that protrudes out from underneath the back end. On the back fender, there’s a bit of flat-black pointed frippery that ties into the slats over the rear window and the wheels have more than a hint of Lambo to them and I’m sure it wasn’t simply a coincidence.

  Oh, there is an engine in there, in this case it’s the ubiquitous S&S engine which has be thoroughly dipped into a vat of satin black paint. Hey, it’s no Lambo V-12 with quad cams and more valves than an engine has a right to, but it is a V-2 so maybe that counts for something. What? I don’t know. On this build, the black on black S&S engine is like an actor who’s an understudy just waiting for its moment in the sun. Unfortunately nobody cars about an understudy when there’s a V-12 star on stage. I guess what I’m trying to say is that the S&S engine is just along for the ride here and not the star of the day.

   All in all, Jason and the rest of the OCC crew surely captured the look that the client was looking for. Other than a few shows and maybe an occasional ride, this bike probably just spends quality time in the owner’s garage being stared at. Hey, now that sounds like a true Lamborghini to me so maybe they really hit the nail on the head after all. I doubt this bike can go 200mph like a real Lamborghini, but it can probably cruise up and down Main Street USA just as well as the real thing. And, most importantly, attract tons of attention for the individual riding it just like the real thing.

    The one thing I’m not sure about, though, as I mentioned in the opening paragraph, is the logo on the air cleaner. There’s a horse on it that’s reminiscent of Ferrari’s famous prancing horse logo. Unless the Green Horse label refers to something else that I’m not aware of, why not do an interpretation of Lamborghini’s charging bull logo? Inquiring minds want to know.

  So, it just goes to prove that they do make things like they used to. OCC is still turning out theme bikes like they always have since they first hit the television airwaves back in the ‘40s and can still make one for you whether you’re a big-ass corp with nothing else to spend money on or just a guy with a dream. Yup, they still make ‘em like they used to at OCC and like the little me kid, who knows if it’s good or bad. It just is and that’s okay.

For more info on what Paul Sr. and OCC is up to, check ‘em out by clicking on   http://www.orangecountychoppers.com/ or visit any of their various social media outlets.