Wicked Past

Air Force Veteran Creates Motorcycles From Spoons

Jame Rice holding one of his unique creations using discarded silver spoons

Air Force Veteran James Rice, of Tacoma, WA. is one creative dude.  James flattens, bends, twists, and shapes spoons by hand and turns them into art. “Everything on his chopper is spoons; engine, wheels, tires, gas tank. He truly sees how to make the unassuming spoon into something most of us would have never thought of.”

James is a 23 year Air Force veteran, who now works on Joint Base Lewis McChord as a civilian helicopter inspector. Even though he often works around 60 hours a week, he also works on his creations nearly every night.

His Motorcycle Art shimmers in the Washington State Sunshine

James has come up with some very creative ways to bend and shape them, all without heating or hammering, to leave the original  shape of the spoon he started with and form them into motorcycle art. So he’s able to give them the desired shape without spoiling their original beauty.

Another view of this amazing beauty

“I was good in art,” he later revealed. “I could draw, but I really liked taking things apart and putting them back together. I made my own bikes. I restored cars, built motors. In middle school, I built a mini bike. Anything that had a motor in it, I was intrigued.”

Digging Out

Orange County Choppers Property Auction

Orange County Choppers World Headquarters

 The Orange County Choppers (OCC) World Headquarters is on the auction block. The property was built in 2008 specifically for the OCC. Details are below.

Property showings will be offered on Thursday, February 25th and Thursday, March 3rd between 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM local time. Great opportunity to acquire a 61,305 SF mixed-use property and approximately 1 acre located in Newburgh, NY.
Orange County Choppers, the single tenant occupier of the space, currently has a mix of office, industrial, retail, dining and bowling alley in the recently built two-story building.

The brand recognition of the current tenant is the result of a popular reality television show which showcased their operations leading it to become a destination location for local residents and fans from a wide geography.

Orange County Choppers Cafe

The property is prominently located at the intersection of the New York State Thruway (I-87), I-84 and U.S. Route 17K allowing easy access and visibility. The property is also adjacent to Stewart International Airport served by JetBlue, Delta and US Airways.

The current layout of the 61,305 SF building is: a combined 20,000 SF for retail store, restaurant, and bowling alley operations on the 1st floor of building adjacent to the showroom displaying their customize motorcycles and the industrial portion of the building. The second floor office space has been vacated by the tenant and could be leased to other tenants. The property has a total of 178 parking spots with large portion of the parking available in covered garage below the building.

Property Address is: 14 Crossroads Court, Newburgh, NY, 12550

Source and Listing: LoopNet