Orange County Choppers builds electric motorcycle, breaks the law

It looks like Siemens paid the Teutuls to build an electric chopper in order to promote the company’s Smart Grid charging technology. Flagrantly violating New York’s laws by failing to wear a helmet during his demo ride in an open-to-traffic Columbus Circle this morning, Paul Teutul Sr. described the experience as, “Awesome.” In an apparently unnoticed ironic twist, it appears that the nearly-silent chopper isn’t just quieter than a typical Orange County Chopper, it’s also faster. The official top speed is listed as 100mph.
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