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Paul Jr. Designs

41°31′49″N 74°08′07″W / 41.5304°N 74.1352°W / 41.5304; -74.1352

Paul Jr. Designs (PJD) is a motorcycle customizer, based in Montgomery, New York, USA. Paul Teutul Jr. founded the design firm in 2009 after waiting out a one-year non-compete clause with his former company, Orange County Choppers (OCC).

Teutul opened the motorcycle company in April 2010. TLC then commissioned a spin-off series titled American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior, based on the original series American Chopper which ran for 6 seasons, now featuring builds from Orange County Choppers and Paul Jr. Designs.

GM/Cadillac challenged both Orange County Choppers and PJD to design a bike using the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V-automobile as the inspiration. Proceeds from the auction of the bikes would be donated to Cure Duchenne. Orange County Choppers designed a traditional classic but technical bobber bike, while PJD designed a "stretched-out" chopper with smooth lines, airbags that lower and raise the bike with no kick stand and CTS-V parts included in the bike.

Fan votes decided the winner of the build-off and PJD's bike won in a landslide receiving 200,000+ votes while OCC's bike received 9,000+ votes.

The December 5, 2011 edition of American Chopper was a special two-hour episode featuring a three-way build-off between PJD, OCC, and Jesse James.

Inspired by an actual Titan T-51 Mustang that was brought into the shop, PJD built a bike in tribute to the 3/4 near-scale replica kit plane. The bike has rivets with round heads that stick out like the T-51 and, despite having plenty of room, has four exhaust outlets per side. A real North American P-51 has rivets that are flush and six outlets per side for its V-12 engine.

OCC opted for their most radical design to date, an all-electric prone-rider tadpole trike with caterpillar tracks instead of wheels. James fielded one of his traditional hand-built choppers.

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