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miami , florida 150px american february 6 , 1970 actor , motorcycle customizer billy lane
 billy lane florida state university florida international university
billy lane

`` for other people of the same name see billy lane -lrb- angler -rrb- and billy lane -lrb- footballer -rrb- '' william david `` billy '' lane -lrb- born february 6 , 1970 in miami , florida -rrb- is widely known as a builder of custom motorcycles , owner of choppers inc. in melbourne , florida , and for his 2009 conviction and imprisonment in florida for a drunk-driving incident in 2006 , where lane 's driving caused the death of another biker .
lane became well known from his appearances on the discovery channel show biker build-off .
he holds seven us patents on motorcycle parts and accessories and has authored two books , an autobiography , `` billy lane 's chop fiction : it 's not a motorcycle , baby , it 's a chopper '' -lrb- 2004 , motorbooks international -rrb- and `` billy lane 's how to build old school choppers , bobbers and customs '' -lrb- 2005 , motorbooks international -rrb- .
lane also holds an associate in science degree in mechanical engineering from florida state university as well as a bachelor in science degree in mechanical engineering from florida international university , graduating in 1997 .
