Wheelie bike of motorcycles customized in the Bobber or Chopper style. Inspired, he designed a mass-production bike for the youth market as "Project J-38", and the result was introduced to the public as the Schwinn "Sting-Ray" in 1963. Sales were initially slow, but eventually took off. By 1965, several other American and foreign manufacturers were offering their own version of the Sting-Ray. BMX bikes began to supersede wheelie bikes in the 1970s, though Schwinn continued to offer them until 1982 and Raleigh until 1984. Original wheelie bikes are popular collectors' items now, and some manufacturers have reintroduced updated versions. The seating position
American Chopper was moved to the Discovery Channel, the network "American Chopper" originally debuted on. In Canada "American Chopper" started on January 8 on TLC and moved to Saturday nights at 10 p.m. On February 7, 2011, Paul Teutul Jr. announced that "American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior" had been renewed for a second season and would return spring 2011. On November 21, 2012, Eileen O'Neill, president of Discovery Network, announced the show had been cancelled. The final episode aired December 17, 2012. On December 11, 2014, Discovery Channel aired an "American Chopper" special under the title "American Chopper: Shaq Bike", which featured