In 2024, in a series of dramatic video posts of YouTube proportions, Paul Sr. of Orange County Choppers, Sean of Bikes and Beards, and Craig of the Bearded Mechanic all agreed to participate in a Bike Build Off challenge. They said it would be for charity, though the exact details on that still haven't been disclosed (and presumably will be at the event itself).
Originally, they agreed on a few basic rules. They included the following:
- Donor bikes must cost US $3K or less
- Viewers would choose (via a poll) what geographic region each competitor's bike would come from, to try to even the playing field a little. Thus, viewers determined that Paul Sr. would build a Japanese bike, Craig would build an American bike, and Sean would build a European bike.
- Builds should be complete within the designated five-week time period.
- Complete builds would be revealed at an in-person event that they were still working out behind the scenes. It now appears to be timed to coincide with (or at least be adjacent to) Daytona Bike Week 2025, and will likely take place in Daytona, Florida.
- Bikes would be sold or auctioned for charity once complete.
