Cinicnnati Motorcycle Attorney Reviews New American Chopper

The reivew of the new American Chopper is not the type of blog post we usually write here. But I thought you would enjoy a review of the series and this years first show. Let me give you some background.

American Chopper is a reality TV show about the company Orange County Choppers. The cast are the Teutul family; Paul Teutul Sr., his son Paul Jr., and Mikey.

Paul Teutul Sr. and Paul M. Teutul had a severe clash. This was explored on American Chopper last year. Father was having severe emotional and physical problems from the fights with his son.

Last year in Season 6 , Paul Sr. and son had a disagreement over the business agreement, which led to Paul Jr.’s departure from the company. After a brief reconciliation, Paul Jr. left the OCC for good to look into other things. In later episodes, Paul Jr. helped as a consultant at Orange County Choppers for a period of time.

Paul Teutul, Sr. claims he had a deal with his son, Paul M. Teutul, in which he could buy his son’s stock from the Orange County Choppers Holdings, Inc. motorcycle company.

Paul Sr. sent a letter to Paul Jr. exercising an alleged right to purchase Paul Jr.’s share of the stock he owns in Orange County Choppers since Paul Jr. no longer works there.
Paul Sr. apparently has filed the lawsuit to the Supreme Court of New York; He also filed a suit against Orange County Choppers, Inc., to force his son to give him the stock and damage

The new American Chopper, Senior vs. Jr. went on the air, with this fight still hanging in the air. Essentially if you like reality soap this is at least different than the boy meets a thousand women or vice versa.

The debut show, was interesting. The lawsuit is still ongoing. The family had not spoken for over a year, until just recently. Dad is heartbroken and wants his sons back. But needs their respect.
Jr. was buying or leasing a building for his new shop.

Here's a peak of the first show that was shown this year. motorcycle show American Chopper.

Here is a short of last years last episode.

Stay tuned for some more action and then you have the real bad boy biker show Sons of Anarchy coming in September.

By Cincinnati motorcycle accident attorney Anthony Castelli. Call him to get your questions answered about Ohio bike law or your injury case. 1-800-447-6549

Cincinnati biker attorney Promotes Injury help

If a fellow biker goes down wouldn't you like to know how to help immediately and maybe save a life. Or would you be like me and stand there frozen afraid I'd do more harm than good. Watch this video link on accident scene managemet program. Lets bring this program to Cincinnat. Let me know if you are interested in attending, or helping sponsor this program.

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Face it when riding with our brothers and sisters we are first responders. Yes you can call 911 but wouldn't you like to make a difference before that.

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Motorcycle Accident Safety tip Going thru Gravel

Going thru gravel can be hazardous to a motorcyclists' health. But sometimes you do not have any alternative. Here are some suggestions that should help to keep you upright.

The first thing to do is slow down before you get to the gravel . But be sure not to be on the brake when you hit the gravel.

Always approach the entry to gravel by heading straight into it; entering from a turn decreases traction. So make sure your font wheel is heading straight ahead.

Hold the knees around the tank as you enter – not in a “hang-on and ride” clutch but as a mechanism for stability. Let your knees work to keep your hips centered. Keep a light but firm grasp on the handlebars. If you can’t get away from a vice-like grip, try to keep your arms loose and flexible. The front wheel must have some play – not too much, but some – and if you don’t give it up, the wheel will take it anyway. The front wheel should do the negotiating, and it will “shimmy” just a bit, whether you like or not. Let it shimmy.

“Speed” on gravel is debated. Some experienced riders like a bit more speed. For most of us, too slow doesn’t work and too fast doesn’t work, either. Assume that “somewhat slow,” is better.

Braking techniques are the cause of most drops. Don’t use the front brake, in fact, don’t brake at all unless you must. In first gear, with no braking, there’s a much better chance of getting thru the gravel, upright and healthy.

Look where you want to go. Keep your head and eyes up - always. Looking down will take you down. Looking anywhere but where you want to go is a mistake.

by Cincinnati motorcycle accident attorney Anthony Castelli. For more information check out his Cincinnati personal injury accident blog

Motorcycle Safety Tip Handling Turns

Turning in A Curve Safely

The first thing to do is to prepare yourself before the turn. That means make sure you are not taking the turn to fast and lightly tap brake before entering a turn so anyone behind you knows you are there. You surely do not want to brake while the front wheel is turned as this could cause you to loose stability.

Most instructors teach the outside inside outside method and roll on the throttle.
This means start on the outside of the turn, helps visibility, then go inside then finsh back outside. Here is a link to a great article in negotiating a curve.

by Cincinnati motorcycle Attorney Anthony Castelli. He invites you to call for a no cost consultation if you have been injured by the fault of another 1-800-447-6549. Or you can go to his web site www.castellilaw.com for educational articles and videos about your rights if injured in Ohio

Motorcycle Accident safety tip - Countersteering

Counter steering is counter intuitive. And for many its hard to explain and hard to understand. Bottom line it's useful if you have to swerve around something. This vidoe has a good explanation. Hopefully it will help you avoid a motorcycle accident.

So watch this video on Countersteering



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Ohio Motorcycle Helmet Law The Myth of No Helmet no Compensation

This video by a Cincinnati motorcycle accident attorney explains the motorcycle helmet law of Ohio. It also talks about not letting big insurance goad you into taking a lower settlement because you were injured in a motorcycle accident while not wearing a helmet.


If you have been injured by the fault of another do yourself a favor and consult with a Cincinnati motorcycle accident attorney. tony will be glad to speak with you at no charge. Call 621-2345 or go to his website.

What To Do If You Are Injured in a Motorcycle Accident

So you did everything you could to avoid being in an accident with a cager. But you did not count on someone rearending you while you were stopped at a light .

You now are facing medical bills and lost time from work with your ordinary bills still coming in. You have been seriously injured and the insurance company for the car driver that caused your injury is treating you poorly and questioning why you did not have a helmet on. You are up against their experienced adjustor whose job it is to pay you as little as possible .

Educate yourself about your rights and consult with a Cincinnati, Ohio motorcycle accident lawyer for no cost and no obligation. Take a look at these 5 videos about what you need to do, by motorcycle accident injury attorney Anthony Castelli.

1. How you can afford a motorcycle injury attorney

2. What motorcycle attorenys do and 9 reasons to hire one

3. The motorcycle helmet myth in Ohio

4. Attorney ratings hiring the best motorcycle attorney

5. Protect yourself with Underinsured motorist insurance



Then call Anthony today to get the help you need to get the compensation you deserve 1-800-447-6549 or go to his web site www.castellilaw.com

Free Motorcycle Safety Awareness bumper stickers

If anyone from Ohio would like a free bumper sticker like this, just send me your name and address. My hope is that drivers will see these and think about motorcycles and maybe we can prevent some Motorcycle accidents and injuries and save a life . That would really be grreat. You can email it through my web site http://www.castellilaw.com or leave it here in comments . Ride Safe Ride Free

Great illustration on Motorcycle safety tip

This link shows a great safety tip in an obvious situation where a motorcyclist thinks they are safe but are not.http://www.msgroup.org/CASESTUDY1.aspx?num=5

Although I certaily diagree with the conclusion that this accident was caused by rider error. The cager clearly violated the biker's right of way. But it does point out that the more defensive driving bikers do, the better off they will be to aviod or prevent an accident when a driver fails to look twice to save a life.

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Motorcycle Accident Safety by the Marines

The United States military became concerned about servicemen and women being injured in motorcycle Accidents. They tried to think outside of the box to protect veterans from motorcycle accident injury. Here is a great short video they created.



This blog was started by Cincinnati motorcycle accident attorney Anthony Castelli.
He will gladly answer any questions you have about Ohio motorcycle injury.

Motorcycle Injury Awareness for Car and Truck drivers

5 Things Car drivers Should Think about Bikers

1. Driving while texting is impaired driving, if you kill somebdy it could be vehicular manslaughter.

2. Motorcycles because they are smaller are not as easily seen. Please check you blind spot twice.

3. Most motorcycle accidents occur when a drive turns in front of a motorcycle. Make sure you look effectivey and make sure the motorcycle is a safe distance back before you turn.

4. Because of its small size a motorcycle may seem to be moving faster than it really is. Don't assume all motorcyclists are speeders.

5 When a motorcycle is in motion, don't think of it as motorcycle; think of it as a person.

Motorcycle Accident Awareness of Ohio Help video

Please watch this video especially if you are a car driver. The aim is to raise awareness to help lessen motorcycle accidents and injury especially in Ohio and everywhere.

Your attitude informs the way you drive a car. How much attention do you give to the fact that motorcycles are on the road with you and may be harder to see, especially if you don't consciously look for them or subconsciously fear or dislike motorcycle riders.

This video helps you get to know motorcycle riders, bikers if you will. most of them would give you the shirt off their backs.



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Motorcycle Safety Tips For When You Get Tailgaited

If you ride a motorcycle you probably have been tailgated by a car or truck. It is scary , and dangerous. I represented a young lady who was riding on the back of a motorcycle and they made a slow gentle turn right into a gas station. The car driver following too close (tailgaiting) struck the rear of the bike almost severing my client's leg.

I doubt this could have been prevented since this was innatention on the car driver. But what is the best way to get an intentional or on intentinal car driver off a motorcyclist's back.

Every motorcycle rider knows , that a car or truck is always going to prevail in a car motorcycle accident. So your main objective as a biker and a motorcycle rider is to avoid collisions with cars at all cost, , even if you have to give way.

The first thing that you should do is to put your turn signal on, switch lanes, and get out of the way as fast as reasonably possible.

If you are on a one lane road, put on a right turn signal, and then tap your breaks to get the cars attention. In some cases this will cause the car to back off if they are simply not paying attention while driving.

If it is an intentional tailgater , this hopefully will not anger them because they will see that you are trying to get off of the road, and they will back off and give you time to pull over to let them pass. You should then try to pull off of the road at a place where is safe to do so and let the car pass. When the car passes, now you can resume your ride.


The reason you want to get out of the way, and let a tailgater pass you is plain; you don't want to be rearended, if you are forced to stop or slow down suddenly.
It is better to let them pass, and let it go. The number one reason is that you do not want to end up in the hospital or lose your life.

by Cincinnati motorcycle accident attorney Anthony Castelli

Motorcycle Accident Safety Videos

These motorcycle accident safety videos have some real impact.



This Motorcycle safety video directed at car drivers and bikers.



And a motorcycle video for fun Easy Rider and Born to be wild

Motorcycle Accident Safety Study Launched

The Federal Highway Administration will start a new study to look into causes of motorcycle accidents. This will help develop procedures and strategies that can prevent or minimize these accidents.


The study will be conducted at the Oklahoma State University’s Transportation Center. This will be the first one in quite some time. The last such study was conducted in 1981, and resulted in the release of the Hurt Report. However, the findings of the Hurt Report and any effects they may have had on motorcycle safety, have begun to lose their impact in the nearly 30 years since the report was released. This can be seen in the steady increase in the rates of motorcycle accident fatalities across the country. Although the simple fact is more motorcyclists mean more accidents.

In 2008, approximately 5,300 motorcyclists were killed nationwide in these accidents, which is about 14 percent of all traffic accident fatalities that year. An estimated 177 of those fatalities occurred in Georgia. This was even as accident fatality rates in other groups, like automobile accidents and pedestrian accidents, showed a marked downward trend. According to the Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System, motorcyclist fatalities increased by 150 percent between 1997 and 2008.

Interstingly this comes at a time when states are in financial trouble and the first thing to be cut is special funds such as those to promote motorcycle safety. Luckily in Ohio the attempt was foiled when the governor tried to raid high profile funds.