Cody Connelly

Cody Connelly
Born	August 30, 1987 (1987-08-30) (age 24)
Occupation	Motorcycle designer and builder
Website
V-Force

Cody 'Code' Connelly is an American motorcycle builder, best known for his work at Orange County Choppers (OCC), the subject of the American TV show American Chopper. Cody left Orange County Choppers and joined V-Force Customs (a custom motorcycle shop in Rock Tavern, NY) where he works with friend and former colleague of Orange County Choppers Vincent DiMartino. Cody has since made several appearances on the show American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior alongside Paul Teutul, Jr. and DiMartino, helping out at Paul Jr. Designs.

History

Cody Connelly was born to Sean Connelly & Darci Dembeck. He also has a younger sister named Tylar Connelly.^[1] At the age of five he received his first bike, an XR-50. Connelly learned how to maintain bikes from his father by working on their bikes together.

Career

Connelly's first job was at Orange County Choppers (2001–2007), during which he attended Valley Central High School (Graduated 2005),^[2] BOCES ^[3] and AMI (American Motorcycle Institute). The tuition fee for AMI was paid by Orange County Choppers as part of his training; therefore after attending AMI, Connelly returned to work at OCC.

In October 2007 Connelly left to team up with Vincent DiMartino at V-Force Customs.

Subsequently, Connelly sued Orange County Choppers and Paul Teutul, Sr., seeking damages for misappropriation of likeness, breach of contract and fraud. He claimed the show used his likeness in posters, coloring books and other merchandise after he left it in October 2007. Connelly also claimed that he never received "an old school chopper" that he helped design, though the shop's owner, defendant Paul Teutul, Sr., apparently gave it to him in one episode of the show. ^[4]

In November 2010, it appeared that John Marcus Odendahl (Odie) was fired from Paul Jr. Designs.Connelly appeared to fill his shoes and has appeared in several other episodes working with PJD.

References

1. ^ Cody's Bio on V-Force Customs Accessed 13 August 2010
2. ^ IMDb Biography Accessed 13 August 2010
3. ^ Orange County Choppers MySpace page Accessed 13 August 2010
4. ^ Leonard, Barbara.; Actor Claims 'American Chopper' Owes Him,Courthouse News Service., July 15, 2009. Retrieved on September 11, 2011.

External links

• V Force Customs
• IMDb
• Facebook - V-Force Customs

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