TV show to feature green chopper

March 17, 2012 at 5:50 a.m. | Updated March 17, 2012 at 5:50 a.m.

A custom biodiesel motorcycle built by Orange County Choppers and soon to debut on the Discovery Channel on Monday, makes a stop in Jefferson City at the National Biodiesel Board office. A crowd came out to get a look at this slick, clean-burning machine in person before it moves on to its next stop in Louisville, Ky, next week.
A custom biodiesel motorcycle built by Orange County Choppers and soon to debut on the Discovery Channel on Monday, makes a stop in Jefferson City at the National Biodiesel Board office. A crowd came out to get a look at this slick, clean-burning machine in person before it moves on to its next stop in Louisville, Ky, next week.

With the help of attention from a celebrity biker and his acclaimed TV show, the National Biodiesel Board will be promoting a custom-built motorcycle capable of running on biodiesel fuel the next few months.

CIMA Green, a renewable energy firm based in New Jersey, partnered with Paul Tetul Sr. of "American Chopper" to construct two high-performance motorcycles, which were completed in early February, according to Jessica Robinson, director of communications for the National Biodiesel Board. The firm subsequently donated one of the motorcycles to the National Biodiesel Board for their use as a promotional tool.

The National Biodiesel Board displayed the motorcycle at its main office on Clark Avenue on Friday afternoon.

"American Chopper" will feature the motorcycle in an episode Monday and on April 9.

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