Did you know that the family had a motorcycle made in secrecy just for Cody Connelly? I mean he was the shop hand, there’s no wonder they considered him as a member of the family. But Cody wasn’t actually able to receive this motorcycle when the family suddenly changed their minds in the end about giving it to him.
And because of this, Cody not only exited the show but even filed a lawsuit demanding $250k from the Teutuls. Thankfully though they didn’t have to go to court and arrived at a fair settlement on their own.
Thief
The series of unfortunate events doesn’t stop there! When the Orange County Choppers decided to collaborate with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation in creating handicapped-accessible motorcycles, they ended up facing another lawsuit by Christ Tavantzis.
Apparently, Tavantzis claimed that he disclosed this idea with the team already two years prior!
Mikey Walks Away
We may already know a number of things about Paul Jr., particularly him being the Teutul son on American Chopper but let’s not disregard Mikey, Paul Sr.’s other son. Fans loved him even though his initial tasks were somewhat futile such as taking out the garbage, cleaning the floors, and receiving the phone calls.
But aside from these, what’s noteworthy is his role as a peacemaker between his father and brother. This wasn’t an easy task at all and growing tired of always being caught in the middle, he exited the OCC crew.
Financial Distress?
Did you ever come across news of the OCC shutting down completely due to huge financial problems? Yeah, it was a pretty big rumor that quickly caught on especially when fans saw the shop being put up for sale.
So it was such a huge relief when Paul Sr. revealed that OCC was just moving to another location. Everything turned out to be fine!
Fake News
Celebrity death hoaxes are so common even Paul Sr. had one thanks to a fake news website. They used the story of a Paul Sr. lookalike who tragically died in a motorcycle accident in Louisiana.
News of this spread like wildfire so much that Paul Sr. took it upon himself to assure people through Facebook that it was just a hoax.