Moto Coaster (Six Flags Darien Lake)

{{Short description|Motorbike roller coaster at Six Flags Darien Lake in New York}}

{{Infobox roller coaster

|name=MotoCoaster

|image= OCC Motocoaster.jpg

|imagedimensions= 250px

|caption=

|location=Six Flags Darien Lake

|type=Steel

|type2=Launched

|type3=Motorbike

|status=Operating

|opened= May 2008

|closed=

| previousnames =Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster (2008-2009)

|manufacturer=Zamperla

|designer=Werner Stengel

|model=Motocoaster

|track=Stacked Figure-8

|lift=Flywheel Launch

|height_ft=44

|drop_ft=

|length_ft=1198

|speed_mph=38

|inversions=0

|duration=

|angle=

|capacity=250

|cost=$3.4million

|acceleration=0 - 38 mph

|gforce=

|restriction_in=48

|carspertrain=6

|rowspercar=1

|ridersperrow=2

|rcdb_number=4138

|coordinates={{Coord|42.930384|-78.383450|display=it}}

}}

MotoCoaster is a motorbike roller coaster at Six Flags Darien Lake in Darien, New York. It was the park's first launch coaster, and was the first MotoCoaster by Zamperla to be installed in the United States,{{cite web|url=http://www.tpv.be/article/258/Zamperla%20opent%20their%20first%20Motocoaster%20prototype%20in%20US%20Darien%20Lake/ |title=First Zamperla Motocoaster for Darien Lake! |author=Reynders, Nico |date=2008-01-15 |accessdate=Sep 6, 2008 |publisher=Theme Park Vision |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126084647/http://www.tpv.be:80/article/258/Zamperla%20opent%20their%20first%20Motocoaster%20prototype%20in%20US%20Darien%20Lake |archivedate=2010-01-26 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/stories/20080112_01.shtml |title=Prototype MotoCoaster To Open at Darien Lake |date=2008-01-12 |accessdate=2008-09-06 |publisher=Ultimate Rollercoaster.Com}} though the Pony Express, a similar type of coaster with horse themed trains, was constructed around the same time and is currently operating at Knott's Berry Farm.{{cite web|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/701/Darien_Lake_to_debut_MotoCoaster.html |title=Darien Lake to debut MotoCoaster |date=2008-01-12 |accessdate=2008-09-06 |publisher=Park World Online |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609110339/http://www.parkworld-online.com:80/news/fullstory.php/aid/701/Darien_Lake_to_debut_MotoCoaster.html |archivedate=2008-06-09 }} The coaster installed at Darien Lake is actually the prototype coaster that was used for tuning and testing at Zamperla's factory in Italy.

The coaster was originally named the Orange County Choppers Motocoaster (OCC Motocoaster) when it first opened in 2008. Darien Lake partnered with the Orange County Choppers for naming rights for the coaster, along with a promotional giveaway of a custom painted OCC motorcycle, and a custom built bike to remain at the park.{{cite web |url=http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=72660 |author=Deckert, Andrea |publisher=Rochester Business Journal |date=2008-04-22 |accessdate=2008-09-06 |title=Darien Lake teams with Orange County Choppers}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} After the naming rights with Orange County Choppers expired, the name was changed to the MotoCoaster in 2010.