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[img]http://tinyurl.com/nn3urk[/img]The Chesapeke Oil company CNG chopper; The world’s first natural gas-powered chopper, built by O.C.C
Topic Started: Tuesday, 23. June 2009, 12:21 (306 Views)
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:OLD:My daughter says that on Thursday the TLC channel is going to have the show about building the CNG chopper for Chesapeake oil company. I unfortunately do not have cable or satellite but the rest of you might watch it.
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Thanks Doug, I will try and check it out.
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hmmm dont think I will see it either............
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American Chopper show builds CNG cycle for company

The stars of a cable television reality show have built what is being touted as the world's first compressed natural gas-powered custom chopper for a local energy company.

"American Chopper" stars Paul Teutul Sr. and his sons, Paul Jr. and Mikey, run a family business in Newburgh, N.Y., known as Orange County Choppers.

They built the CNG-powered chopper for Chesapeake Energy Corp., the top independent producer of natural gas in the U.S.

The Oklahoma unveiling for the CNG chopper will be Wednesday morning at Chesapeake's northwest Oklahoma City headquarters. The "American Chopper" segment featuring the CNG chopper will air on cable network TLC on June 25.

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Mark Harris grew up riding motorcycles. But neither he nor anyone else has ever seen anything like this before.

The world’s first natural gas-powered chopper.

"This bike ... handles phenomenally compared to a chopper,” said Harris, fleet natural gas vehicle specialist for Chesapeake Energy Corp. The former professional dirt track racer is one of the few people who have ridden the blue and chrome environmentally friendly machine.

The beast with a carbon-fiber fuel storage cylinder — where a gas tank normally would be — was built for Chesapeake by Orange County Choppers. That temperamental but lovable group of custom bike fabricators builds theme bikes while about 9 million people watch on The Learning Channel’s "American Chopper.”

‘Paul Senior’ arrived

The Chesapeake bike, part of the company’s 20th anniversary celebration, was delivered a few weeks ago, when it was unveiled to employees at a rock concert-like rally headlined by "Paul Senior.” That’s Paul Teutul, the scowling mustachioed patriarch of the Newburgh, N.Y., custom bike shop who’s all bicepy and fierce on the outside but soft on the inside.

The idea for a Chesapeake chopper began with a technical staffer at Chesapeake, who e-mailed the suggestion to CEO Aubrey McClendon, said Taylor Shinn, manager of corporate development. After researching the idea and Orange County Choppers, Chesapeake officials approached the builders about creating a natural gas theme bike.

"They loved the idea,” Shinn said. OCC runs an environmentally efficient shop, "so the fact that they could build a muscle bike that runs on a clean fuel, they were ecstatic.”

A couple of conference call design meetings were held and two months later, the bike, dripping with references to Chesapeake and natural gas, was done. The fuel tank bears a bold Chesapeake logo and its custom-milled wheels sport the logo’s signature flame. The chrome grips are exact replicas of a 2-inch gas well drill bit. The bike’s rear fender has a cutout CNG (for compressed natural gas) back lit by blue lights.

Mechanically, the bike sports OCC’s usual 117-cubic-inch V-twin engine, six-speed transmission and belt drive. But its gas gauge reads in pounds per square inch rather than gallons. Instead of a carburetor, it has a regulator to step the pressure down from as high as 3,600 psi and a "fogger” to feed gas to the engine. Since natural gas is high octane, it "loves high compression,” as Harris said, and the cylinders run at 10.5 to 1 compression, delivering more power. And more decibels. Who needs a muffler?
"People hear you coming, that’s for sure,” Shinn said.

Spreading the word

Without mirrors, the bike isn’t street legal. It is destined for a pampered life anyway, being hauled by a natural gas truck to rallys, expos and events. It cost somewhere around $150,000, but with all the exposure it will provide in spreading the gospel of natural gas and Chesapeake’s commitment to it, Shinn figures it’s worth it.

"It may very well be the most inexpensive advertising we’ve ever had,” he said.
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:OLD: My Daughter works for them there in OKC but was off when they debuted it because my new grand daughter came a month early. She sent me some pictures but they are so big I can not look at them with out moving it around. I will email them to you George and maybe you can shrink them down these were taken by a coworker of hers.
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OK, Doug
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