OCC and Jets bike episode

[deere_x475guy]

Did anyone see the frame brake at the weld joint on the firebike this evening. Kinda made me cringe. Ghezz..it just got bounced around a little in the trailer. Kinda make you wonder about the rest of their bikes.

Bob

[Crithpy_Critter]

btw, did anyone notice that the POS cordless drill they were using was a Snap-On?

tisk...tisk there boys...bite the hand that feeds.

[nitsuj]

Originally posted by deere_x475guy
Did anyone see the frame brake at the weld joint on the firebike this evening. Kinda made me cringe. Ghezz..it just got bounced around a little in the trailer. Kinda make you wonder about the rest of their bikes.

It wasn't the frame, it was the fender struts. The back end got smacked out of it's channel and over about 12", and the back of the trailer was smashed. I'd say it got bounced around pretty hard. Besides, it's a piece of art work, it's made to be looked at.

[mozark6]

ya that trailer took a good hit it was pretty messed up----bet snap -on loved seeing there cordless burn up----best thing jr has built is that soap box racer. Tim

[AV8OR]

I missed the first half, what happened to the Firebike to get it so banged up?

[nitsuj]

Ya know, it's a funny thing about Snap-On, I have almost all Snap-On tools in my box, and they without a doubt one of the finest tools you could use. Overkill for the home work shop, but fine tools. I've looked at their cordless drills, and they look as cheap and junky as anything on the market. They look almost exactly like the cheapo brands you can get at HF for $30. You'd think they'd be more selective about what they put their name on.

[mozark6]

THEY were in city traffic and i think the ol man made a radical lane change?? and trailer came off the ball hitch good job on the saftey chains OCC, guess they had wrong size ball on the hitch

[mozark6]

ya justin--you get spoiled by those cordless tools i use them daily at work ...get lazy and don't want to mess with a cord and you tend to bite off more then you can chew....bet there talk about that scene around the ol snap on water cooler

[deere_x475guy]

Art work???. Guess I didn't look at it that way. Maybe it's a good thing only their butts are riding them then.

Originally posted by nitsuj
It wasn't the frame, it was the fender struts. The back end got smacked out of it's channel and over about 12", and the back of the trailer was smashed. I'd say it got bounced around pretty hard. Besides, it's a piece of art work, it's made to be looked at.

[malibu101]

About their trailer. They said on the show that the hitch ball was too small for the trailer
Just shows once again that they have no care for saftey, theirs or others.
While I must admit I can be a little lax in my saftey procedures, I know enough to wear saftey glasses when needed, a hood when welding, and to make darn sure the trailer is secure to the truck.

[Aaron]

A friend of my brother recently started a new job. He was to be the driver of a garbage truck. During the first week of his new job the truck broke down, so his dispatcher (I think) pulled around with a company pickup and large utility trailer.

My brother's friend jumps in with his "partner" (who knows what they refer to them as) and they proceed thru the days route. About the time they were half done he felt a jolt and then heard a loud crash behind him.

You guessed it. The ball was too small for the coupler. No safety chains. The trailer had swerved into oncoming traffic and hit a car head on. Killed a woman in her thirties, leaving two kids and a husband.

Care to guess who was held responsible?

Friends, please PLEASE make certain the ball fits the coupler, and make sure the safety chains are properly attached. While this guy got off with probation (good company lawyer) he still lost his job, and has to live the rest of his life knowing what happened. His victim and her family didn't fare so well.

[Steel Butcher]

While watching them futz with the drill, I jsut couldn't understand why they wouldn't grab a corded model. Must not be as entertaining.

[russell]

I too wondered why they did`nt switch to a corded drill...I even said that while watching...instead they kept changing batteries and abused that drill till it smoked then thought it was funny.

and when they trashed their trailer..they were kidding about it...they have made so much money that they destroy their tools and equipment for fun....

and who`s the genius who hooked up their trailer without looking at the ball? If I had more than one trailer I would have them all use the same ball...but thats just me....

[AV8OR]

I've been using Convert-a-Ball for years! 1 7/8, 2 & 2 5/16" all on one hitch.

[Mark Whiddon]

I have to admit I must be the only person that reads this board that respects OCC for what they are. They are bike builders, I think they are pretty good at what they do. Do they do somethings that maybe you and I wouldn't do? Yes possibly so. Take the welding without helmets. If you notice, when they TACK a couple of joints, they do not use a helmet so they can go on to fit something else or double check the fit of what they are working on. When they need a solid weld, however, they have always been whering a helmet. Ask yourself this, have you ever tacked something when all you needed was a 1/2 sec burst with the torch? Have you ever ground something without safety goggles? How many times have you done something in your shop that you knew wasn't the safest way of doing it, but you did it anyway???While not the most safety minded of activities I for one have to admit to occasionally doing this and yes I know better but laziness can get the better of me sometimes. As for the trailer and damage to the fire bike from supposedly just changing lanes. The damage to the trailer was enough to flaten at least one possibly two tires, bend and break the wheel hub and fender enough to where the tire was rubbing on the wheel well, crack the left rear corner of the trailer. It was enough to break the bike free of its mount in the back of the trailer. Yes it was from putting the wrong ball on the truck!!! The bike recieved a broken fender strut and a bent rear fender both of which were fixed in less than 10 days. They don't claim to be ultra safety conscious proffesional welders, they don't claim to be role models of how to manufacter,weld,fabricate things. Take them for what they are. They are bike builders. Some of their bikes are nicer than others, but for the most part I think they make some pretty nice bikes. Sorry for the soap box, just think people are trying to make them out to be something that they are not, and not seeing them for what they are. Ok fire away
Mark