Episode
American Chopper: Manitowoc Crane Company Bike
Overview
OCC builds an industrial-themed bike for the Manitowoc crane group. Also, Mikey gives a lecture to a group of second graders.
Details
- Series
- American Chopper
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2008-05-01
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Manitowoc Crane Company Bike is Episode 12 in Season 5 of American Chopper. It aired on 2008-05-01. The runtime is 42 min.
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