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Mamaloi: I have my personal opinion of why I like the bikes you build in preference over a lot of the other televised builders, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on what sets OCC bikes apart, and what it is about your creations that make them "click" with ordinary folks.

Paul Jr: Unquestionably it's the theme quality of the bikes, that people can relate to our bikes outside of other bikes. That's the No. 1 difference.

Mamaloi: The success of the show and OCC has allowed you to expand your manufacturing capabilities (bigger FLOJET, Wheel Mill, CAD, etc.) considerably. What other component manufacturing might we see move "in-house" over the coming episodes?

Paul Sr: I think you're going to see at some point that everything on the bike will be manufactured by us, including the motor. Everything will be our design.

Paul Jr: We're working on everything now, bringing it in-house. We've been criticized in the past for not building everything in-house, but with our crew growing and our capabilities growing, I think we'll be able to do it all.

Paul Sr: And that's our goal.

BigMacDean: What happens to the "theme" bikes after debuts?

Paul Sr: Ninety percent of them we keep.

Paul Jr: Sometimes when we do corporate bikes for different corporations, they'll keep the bike. But all of the tribute bikes we build we keep, and keep in our retail store or take them to shows so people can come and appreciate and see them in person.

Mamaloi: Do Paulie, Vinnie and Rick build regular customer bikes at all, or are they devoted to the corporate/tribute bikes for the TV show, and how has the "regular customer" side of the business responded to the success of the show?

Paul Sr: We all take turns — Vinnie, everybody — building customer bikes.

Paul Jr: We probably build 10:1 off-air to on-air, maybe more.

Lefty1086: Where did both of you learn to weld?

Paul Sr: I learned from just starting working for a welder. I did take welding, but when I got out of school and got married I took a job welding, and pretty much just picked it up on my own.

Paul Jr: I learned to weld in the steel shop, working for my father.

lildirtbiker: What is your all-time favorite bike?

Paul Jr: That's a tough question we get asked quite often. They all have special meaning. For me fabrication-wise, I'm going to say the Black Widow, but as far as meaning, I would say the Fire Bike.

Paul Sr: The POW/MIA bike.