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[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
>> ♪ YEAH! ♪
♪♪ IF YOU FEEL ALIVE ♪
♪ IF YOU GOT NO FEAR ♪
♪♪ DO YOU KNOW THE NAME ♪♪
♪♪ OF THE ONE YOU SEEK ♪♪
♪♪ IF YOU WANT THE ANSWER ♪♪
♪ IF YOU WANT THE TRUTH ♪
♪ LOOK INSIDE YOUR EMPTY SOUL ♪
♪♪ THERE YOU'LL FIND THE NOOSE ♪
♪ WOULD YOU LET IT GO? ♪
♪♪ OH, WOULD YOU LET IT GO? ♪
♪ OH... ♪
>> James: I'M JESSE JAMES.
THIS IS MY SHOP...
WEST COAST CHOPPERS.
IT'S TAKEN NINE YEARS OF HARD
WORK TO BUILD IT.
SOME PEOPLE THINK OUR BIKES ARE
THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
WE'VE GOT A TWO-YEAR WAITING
LIST WITH 50 PEOPLE DEEP.ST
I'VE ALSO GOT A TV SHOW,
"MONSTER GARAGE."
IT'S A HIT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST YEAR OF
MY LIFE, YOU WOULD THINK THAT
IT'S THE AMERICAN DREAM OR A
PIECE OF CAKE.
BUT IN REALITY, IT'S BEEN A
TOTAL ***.
IT ALL STARTED LAST FALL.
ME AND MY GIRL JANINE WERE ON
OUR WAY TO FAY BUTLER'S SHOP IN
THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
WE CAME ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO START BUILDING A BIKE
LIKE I'D NEVERUIEFE OUT
OF A METAL I'D NEVER WORKED WITH
BEFORE -- PURE COPPER.
>> OH, THERE'S MY -- THERE'S
MY -- OH, GOD, I LOVE THAT.
>> James: YOU SCARED ME.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HIT
SOMEBODY.
FAY IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE
THE BEST METALWORKER IN THE
WORLD.
I GO TO HIM WHEN I NEED
INSPIRATION.
KIND OF FEEL LIKE I'M HITTING
THE WALL, SO I NEED TO SHARPEN
UP A LITTLE BIT.
I'M GONNA LEARN HOW TO MAKE
SOME COPPER SHEET METAL INTO A
GAS TANK AND LEARN HOW TO WELD
IT.
JANINE AND I HAD ONLY BEEN
TOGETHER FOR A COUPLE MONTHS,
BUT IT SEEMED LIKE WE WERE MEANT
FOR EACH OTHER.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,
I'M A -- I'M A HAPPY GUY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M, LIKE, GETTING
MY VERSION OF WRITER'S BLOCK.
MY INSPIRATIONAL BATTERY NEEDS A
GOOD CHARGE.
I HAVE TO COME ALL THE WAY HERE
TO MAKE MY GAS TANK, THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE COUNTRY.
>> YEAH.
>> James: METAL FORMING IS A
DYING ART.
FAY BUTLER IS ONE OF THE LAST
MASTER METAL FABRICATORS IN THE
WORLD.
WHEN THE BIG THREE AUTOMAKERS
NEED A CUSTOM PART, THEY BEAT A
PATH TO FAY'S BARN.
>> IT'S GREAT WORKING WITH
JESSE.
HE'S LIKE A LIBRARY FULL OF
IDEAS THAT ARE JUST WAITING TO
BE ACCESSED.
JUST GIVE HIM AN INSTANCE AND,
***, THERE'S A NEW IDEA,
BOMBS OUT OF THERE.
IT'S LIKE BATS FLYING OUT OF
A...OUT OF A BELFRY, YOU KNOW?
BOOM!
THERE'S ANOTHER IDEA!
BOOM!
>> James: I GOT NO BATS IN MY
BELFRY.
I LIKE THOSE DIVIDERS.
>> THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE.
>> James: ARE THEY?
SO IT WOULD BE PROBABLY NINE
INCHES WIDE OR SO?
>> THAT LOOKS GOOD.
>> James: IF THIS IS THE RIGHT
SIDE OF THE TANK, WE SHOULD PUT
THE DOG LEG ON THIS SIDE.
>> OKAY.
>> James: 'CAUSE THE BIKE WILL
BE ON THE KICKSTAND THAT SIDE,
SO WE DON'T WANT TO PUT THE
COOLEST PART ABOUT IT IN THE
SHADOW.
OR WE COULD MAKE IT IN HALVES
AND REALLY RIVET IT TOGETHER
WHERE IT'S TWO COMPLETE PIECES.
LET'S TRY IT LIKE THAT.
>> YOU LIKE THAT?
>> James: YEAH.
BECAUSE I LIKE THAT KIND OF
FRISCO LOOK WHERE THE TANK'S
KIND OF --
>> STRAIGHT?
>> James: YEAH.
>> YOU MAKE THE LEFT, AND I'LL
MAKE THE RIGHT.
>> James: WE'RE GONNA TRY TO
MAKE A TANK IN TWO COMPLETE
HALVES, SO IT WILL HAVE A LOOK
I WANT, BUT IT WILL COME
TOGETHER LIKE THIS AND HAVE A
MECHANICAL RIVETED JOINT ALL
AROUND THE TOP OF IT WITH SOME
STAINLESS RIVETS.
THIS IS GONNA FOLD OVER IN A
NICE RADIUS RIGHT HERE.
>> LET'S GET HAMMERING.
>> James: YEAH.
>> FAY BUTLER WROTE THE BOOK ON
POWER HAMMERS.
THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE
IN THE WORLD THAT EVEN KNOW HOW
TO USE THESE MACHINES, AND
THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON THAT
KNOWS HOW TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO
USE THEM, AND THAT'S FAY.
STAMPING MACHINES ARE GREAT FOR
PRODUCTION WORK.
WHEN YOU FORM SOMETHING WITH A
POR HAMMER, IT SEEMS TO HAVE A
SOUL.
I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF STUFF
OUT OF SEAL, AND YOU HAVE TO
CHROME IT OR ALUMINUM, YOU HAVE
TO PAINT IT OR POLISH IT.
THIS IS JUST -- I THINK IT LOOKS
GOOD JUST LIKE IT IS.
>> IT HAS SUCH A WARM FEEL TO
IT, THE COPPER.
IF YOU WANT TO SHRINK HERE,
YOU'VE GOT TO ROLL THIS OUT.
>> James: OKAY.
>> I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME
THAT THESE MACHINES WERE SO
BARBARIC AND CRUDE-LOOKING, THAT
IF YOU HADN'T SEEN WHAT THEY
COULD DO, YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE
BELIEVED IT.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PART WHEN IT'S
DONE WITH THESE MACHINES.
THIS IS THE WAY THE MATERIAL
CAME OUT OF THE ROLL.
'CAUSE, REALLY, METALS ARE
SPAGHETTI.
IF YOU LOOKED AT THIS UNDER A
MICROSCOPE, YOU WOULD SEE THAT
THE GRAINS WERE ALL THESE
TUBULAR PIECES IN THERE THAT
LOOKED LIKE SPAGHETTI ALL
STACKED UP IN HERE.
AND THE SPAGHETTI BENDS BETTER
WHEN YOU TAKE THE SPAGHETTI AND
BEND IT THIS WAY THAN TRYING TO
BEND IT WITH THE PARALLEL TO THE
SPAGHETTI.
IF YOU TRIED BENDING IT PARALLEL
TO SPAGHETTI, YOU'D SEE ALL
THOSE LINES, BUT WHEN YOU BEND
IT PERPENDICULAR TO THE
SPAGHETTI, THEN YOU GET A NICE
ROLL.
>> OW, YOU HURT MY ELBOW!
>> James: [ LAUGHS ]
>> IT HURTS!
IN 41 DAYS, JESSE AND I ARE --
ARE GETTING MARRIED, GETTING
HITCHED.
JESSE AND I, FOR PROBABLY THE
LAST FOUR MONTHS NOW, HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO HAVE A -- A NEW LITTLE
PUP, AND, UM...
[ CHUCKLES ]
He's right there.
Go away.
>> James: SHUT UP.
>> IT IS!
>> James: I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S
THAT EXCITING.
>> I CAN SEE IT COMING TOGETHER
NOW.
>> RIVET IT ALL THE WAY DOWN
THE FRONT?
>> James: YEAH.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
>> James: ALMOST LIKE WE KNEW
WHAT WE WERE DOING.
>> JESSE AND I -- I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK WE JUST FEED OFF OF ONE
ANOTHER, AND IT'S PERFECT
TIMING.
WE GIVE EACH OTHER WHAT, YOU
KNOW, WE'VE LONGED FOR FOR SO
LONG.
IT HASN'T BEEN A SUPER-EASY ROAD
FOR US, JESSE EVEN MORE SO THAN
I.
HE'S BUSTED HIS BUTT TO THE BONE
FOR YEARS AND, YOU KNOW, NOTHING
WAS HANDED TO HIM.
NOTHING WAS HANDED TO ME.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD SAY
THAT WE CAME FROM THE SCHOOL OF
HARD KNOCKS, BUT HE POURED A LOT
OF...SWEAT AND TEARS INTO WHAT
HE'S DONE.
>> YOU SAY THIS IS YOUR FIRST
TIME EVER WELDING, HUH?
>> James: [ Laughing ] YEAH.
>> ISN'T THAT AWESOME?
>> SOFT.
>> IN MY OPINION, THAT'S THE
PERFECT PANEL.
>> James: THIS IS PUZZLE PIECE
NUMBER ONE TO JESSE GOING 100
MILES AN HOUR.
WHEN I GOT BACK TO LONG BEACH,
MY GUYS HAD FABRICATED A NEW
FRAME.
JOHN HARMAN HAD A CHASSIS
CALLED A HARMAN DOMINATOR FRAME.
HE'S, LIKE, ONE OF MY HEROES --
*** ALLEN, JOHN HARMAN.
IF THEY DIDN'T EXIST, YOU
WOULDN'T BE HERE TALKING TO ME.
SO I'M CALLING THIS ONE THE WEST
COAST DOMINATOR IN HONOR OF
JOHN HARMAN.
I INSTALLED A 124-CUBIC INCH
S&S MOTOR.
EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO DO
EVERYTHING THAT -- ALL THESE
BIKES NOW, THEY ALL KIND OF LOOK
LIKE A SALVADOR DALI PAINTING,
YOU KNOW, WHERE EVERYTHING'S
MELTING ALL OVER IT.
I WANT TO IT LOOK LIKE A MACHINE
AGAIN.
I WANT TO KEEP IT REAL HONEST.
WHERE THERE'S A FASTENER, I WANT
TO SEE A FASTENER.
I DON'T WANT TO HIDE ANYTHING.
FAY'S A GOOD METALWORKER --
LIKE, THE BEST -- BUT HE'S NOT A
MOTORCYCLE GUY, SO SOMETIMES HIS
STUFF DOESN'T HAVE THAT MUCH
STYLE.
SO WHEN I GOT BACK HERE, I PUT A
LITTLE BIT MORE SHAPE, YOU KNOW,
TOOK THE SQUARENESS OUT OF IT.
ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS MAKE A
TUNNEL AND ROLL THE EDGE IN IT.
I BOUGHT THIS COOL RIVETING
MACHINE THAT DOES A RIVET, BUT
IT DOESN'T PIERCE THROUGH THE
BACK SIDE, SO I THINK IT WILL
BE FUEL-PROOF.
IT WILL BE ALL STAINLESS RIVETS
ALL THE WAY AROUND HOLDING THIS
TOGETHER.
WE'LL RIVET THE FENDERS, RIVET
THE OIL TANK.
AND THEN I WANT TO MAKE A LITTLE
KIND OF SADDLEBAG DEAL.
WHILE I WORKED ON MY COPPER
BIKE, MY GUYS WERE FABRICATING A
BADASS BIKE FOR MY HOMEBOY,
KID ROCK.
THE PLAN WAS TO RIDE DUE SOUTH
INTO THE HEART OF MEXICO AND
JUST GET LOST.
>> JESSE JAMES, EVERYBODY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> DO CELEBRITIES TRY TO -- I
KNOW YOU'VE MADE SOME BIKES FOR
CELEBRITIES.
YOU MADE A BIKE FOR SHAQ.
>> James: YEAH, ONE FOR SHAQ,
AND, LIKE, PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS,
LIKE TYSON BECKFORD, AND, UH,
DOING ONE FOR MY FRIEND,
KID ROCK.
>> YOU'RE DOING A BIKE FOR HIM?
>> Narrator: WE'RE GONNA
ACTUALLY TAKE THEM AND RIDE THEM
ACROSS MEXICO NEXT MONTH.
>> YOU ARE?
WHY?
TO KILL HIM, OR...
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> James: I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE IN THE
UNITED STATES, AND MEXICO'S
KIND OF OUTLAW AND, YOU KNOW.
>> WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT HIS
BIKE?
WHAT MAKES IT -- IS IT POWERED
BY *** OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> James: WELL, I'M SURPRISING
HIM WITH IT.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY,
BUT HE'S KIND OF -- HE'S A BIG
"DUKES OF HAZZARD" FAN.
>> OH, REALLY?
WOW.
SO, LIKE, A GENERAL LEE-TYPE
MOTORCYCLE?
>> James: IT WILL BE COOL.
>> HOPEFULLY, THIS IS THE BACK
FENDER FOR BOBBY'S BIKE, FOR
KID ROCK'S BIKE.
OH, YEAH.
OH, YEAH.
"AMERICAN BADASS."
BOBBY'S GONNA FREAK OUT.
BOBBY OWNS THE GENERAL LEE, THE
ORIGINAL ONE.
I'M EXCITED.
IT'S A FUN BIKE TO BUILD.
>> James: I BOUGHT THIS AT A
SWAP MEET ABOUT 10 OR 12 YEARS
AGO.
I THINK IT'S A VESPA.
IT'S LIKE A '50s VESPA OR A '50s
ALLSTATE, LIKE A SEARS SCOOTER.
AND...I JUST BOUGHT IT 'CAUSE I
LOVE THE SHAPE OF IT.
IT'S LIKE A COVER TO THE
ENGINE.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD MAKE A
SUPER-COOL SADDLEBAG.
THAT THING LOOKS LIKE IT'S
GOING LIKE, 100, JUST SITTING
THERE.
TISSUE PAPER WORKS GOOD 'CAUSE
EVERYWHERE YOU HAVE TO FOLD IT
MEANS SOMEWHERE YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO MAKE A SHRINK ON THE
METAL OR YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TOO MUCH MATERIAL.
THIS IS GONNA TELL US
EVERYTHING WE WANT TO KNOW.
SO IF I TOOK THIS AND SMASHED
IT IN A PRESS AND MADE IT
FLAT...THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD LOOK
LIKE.
SO THAT'S HOW MUCH MATERIAL
EXTRA WE NEED.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S CUT SOME METAL.
>> ♪ OHH ♪
♪♪ OHH ♪♪
♪ OHH ♪
♪♪ OHH ♪
♪ I BELIEVE ♪
♪ THEM BONES ARE ME ♪♪
♪ SOME SAY ♪
♪ WE'RE BORN INTO THE GRAVE ♪♪
♪ I FEEL SO ALONE ♪
♪♪ GONNA END UP A BIG OL' PILE F
THEM BONES ♪♪
♪ OHH ♪
>> James: IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.
I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE THE
LAST BIKE I'M GONNA BUILD.
BIGGEST THING FOR ME IS THAT
IT'S HARD TO WORK NOW, YOU KNOW?
THE SHOP IS LIKE SEA WORLD OR
GRACELAND FOR BIKERS NOW.
YOU KNOW, I GET HERE AT 6:00 IN
THE MORNING, SOMEONE TAKES MY
PICTURE.
HI.
THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD
IS YOU GUYS WATCHING ME ALL THE
TIME.
[ BELCHES ]
I JUST WANT TO WORK.
I WANT TO BUILD THIS BIKE FOR
ME, AND THAT'S IT.
IT'S GOT TO COME TO AN END.
I CAN'T KEEP GOING FOREVER.
>> ♪ TOLL DUE ♪
♪ BAD DREAM COME TRUE ♪
♪♪ I LIE ♪
♪♪ DEAD GONE... ♪♪
>> James: [ WHISTLES ]
COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON.
[ SMOOCHES ]
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON.
GET UP HERE.
[ SMOOCHES ]
WHEN I STARTED BUILDING ALL
THESE BIKES, EVERYBODY HATED
THEM AND EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT
SUCKED, AND EVERYBODY THOUGHT I
WAS AN IDIOT AND I WAS CRAZY,
AND "YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN TO
STOP," AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF.
AND NOW EVERYBODY'S GIVING ME
THE THUMBS-UP AND, YOU KNOW,
AND -- THAT'S NOT WHY I DID IT.
THE FIRST CHOPPER I EVER BUILT,
I BUILT IT BECAUSE I HATED
EVERYONE, AND EVERYBODY HATED
ME, AND I WANTED THEM TO HATE ME
MORE BY HAVING A BIKE THAT WAS
GONNA, LIKE, BLAST THEIR EARDRUM
WHEN I ROLLED BY THEM AND STUFF
LIKE THAT.
AND NOW EVERYBODY THINKS -- "ALL
RIGHT."
SO NOW, WITH THIS BIKE, ALL I'M
DOING IS ONE BIKE FOR ME TO
RIDE.
BET YOU 100 BUCKS.
>> OKAY.
I'LL BET YOU 100 BUCKS, COME ON.
>> I BET THIS IS THE LAST BIKE
I BUILD FOR MYSELF -- CHOPPER.
"CHOPPER."
>> I'LL BET YOU 1,000 BUCKS.
THERE'S NO WAY.
THERE'S NO WAY THIS IS YOUR
LAST ONE.
>> James: 10 MONTHS AFTER I MET
JANINE, OUR WEDDING DAY HAD
FINALLY ARRIVED.
IT WAS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY
LIFE.
WE HAD 300 PEOPLE COMING FROM
AROUND THE WORLD, BUT LIKE
EVERYTHING ELSE, ALL THE PLANS
WERE DOWN TO THE WIRE.
>> HEY, WHAT'S UP?
>> I GOT SOMETHING FOR YA.
GOT SOMETHING FOR YA, LOOK.
>> SO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE
TODAY, GUYS?
>> WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE
UNION OF TWO GOOD FRIENDS OF
OURS, JESSE AND JANINE.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST PERSON
THAT HE'S EVER BEEN WITH THAT I
REALLY SEE IT IN HIS EYES --
I SEE HOW MUCH HE LOVES HER.
AND I THINK SHE'S GOT A LOT TO
PUT UP WITH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> ♪ SINCE MY BABY... ♪♪
>> James: GETTING MARRIED TO MY
BABY.
SHE'S MAKING AN HONEST MAN OUT
OF ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> HE'S GROWN UP SO FAST.
WE HAD LOTS OF FUN WITH HIM
WHEN HE WAS LITTLE.
>> I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE...
HE WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD, AND
HIS FATHER AND I WERE DEALERS --
ANTIQUE DEALERS.
>> ...THESE WORDS ABOUT
MARRIAGE.
FROM THE BEGINNING OF CREATION,
GOD MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE.
...AND BY THE AUTHORITY THAT IS
GIVEN TO ME, I NOW DECLARE THAT
YOU ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> James: I LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> AND YOU MAY RISE.
[ "WEDDING MARCH" PLAYS ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THIS WAS A PIECE OF CAKE.
SHE GAVE IT THE ACID TEST.
>> I DID.
FOR THE LAST MONTH OR TWO, I
JUST, YOU KNOW -- ANYTHING AND
EVERYTHING THAT I COULD...FIGHT
ABOUT...I TRIED TO.
AND HE WAS GOOD.
HE'S NOT A QUITTER.
>> ♪♪ HOW LONG ♪♪
♪♪ HOW LONG ♪
AINAS THAT EVENING
BEEN GONE? ♪
♪♪ HOW LONG ♪♪
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, JESSE.
>> THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT
JESSE DOES WHAT HE WANTS WHEN HE
WANTS TO DO IT.
NOW...WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WE'LL SEE HOW MUCH THEY GET
ALONG AND HOW FREE-SPIRITED THEY
ARE TOGETHER.
>> THEY'RE BOTH HARD HEADED.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GONNA
GET ALONG, BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE
THEM GET ALONG!
>> James: I GOT ONE, TOO.
LOOK AT IT.
>> JESSE AND JANINE -- IT'S ALL
ABOUT THE METAL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE
MY BUDDY.
VERY PROUD OF HIM.
WENT FROM A ZERO TO A HERO RIGHT
QUICK.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THEIR
MARRIAGE IS GONNA BE LIKE?
>> IT'S LIKE A BOMB.
IT COULD BLOW UP ANY DAY.
>> James: NOW THAT JANINE AND I
WERE HITCHED, IT SEEMED LIKE
EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE COOL
FROM THAT DAY ON.
I WAS NEVER MORE WRONG.
>> James: I GOT THIS NEW RIVETER
FROM ENGLAND THAT SET ME BACK
35 GRAND.
ALL RIGHT.
NOPE.
I HAD TO FOCUS COMPLETELY
BECAUSE ONE SCREW-UP, AND I'D
HAVE TO START ALL OVER.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I TOTALLY
DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, AS
FAR AS RIVETING.
THIS IS THE FIRST THING I'VE
EVER RIVETED.
HUH?
>> IT DIDN'T SET THAT ONE ALL
THE WAY.
>> James: NO.
>> JESSE'S A BETTER GUY THAN
MOST PEOPLE THINK.
THEY JUST SEE HIM FROM THE
OUTSIDE AND TRY TO JUDGE HIM
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
HE'S ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
HE'S GONNA BE THE GODFATHER OF
MY TWINS.
YES, I LOVE THAT GUY.
ME AND MY NEWLYWED WIFE ARE
HAVING TWINS, A BOY AND A GIRL.
SHE'S THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF
THIS COMPANY.
JESSE BROUGHT US TOGETHER.
LOOK AT THAT.
>> James: WAIT, WAIT, GO UP,
GO UP.
NO, THERE'S ANOTHER RIVET IN
THERE.
STUPID.
YEP.
[ EXHALES ]
I'VE MADE THIS GAS TANK, I BET,
50 TIMES THIS SHAPE WITH THIS
EXACT LINE IN IT, BUT TO TAKE IT
AND DO IT OUT OF THREE PIECES
AND HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE PIECES
PERFECT -- I GOT A LOT OF
RESPECT FOR ALL THOSE OLD-TIMERS
THAT HAD TO LAY A WHOLE PLATE.
THIS IS ONLY, LIKE, 60 RIVETS.
THIS IS OUT OF A B-25 BOMBER.
WORLD WAR II.
AND IT'S GOT -- THERE'S NO WELDS
ON THE WHOLE THING.
SOME GUY HAD TO SHAPE THESE
CORNERS ON A YODER DURING THE
'40s.
ALL THE RIVETS -- I COUNTED
THEM.
THERE'S, LIKE, 450 RIVETS ON ONE
CHAIR.
SO IF IT TOOK ME ALL DAY SUNDAY
TO LAY THOSE 60, YOU KNOW, SOME
OLD-TIMER HAD TO LAY LIKE 400 OF
THOSE?
AND NO ONE MADE A TV SHOW ABOUT
HIM.
IT'S THE ULTIMATE SENSE OF
SELF-PRIDE TO MAKE SOMETHING BY
HAND AND DO A GOOD JOB.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS --
EVERYTHING'S RIGHT OUT THERE
WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE SCREW-UPS.
I CAN SEE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
OF SCRATCHES AND WAVINESS AND
STUFF LIKE THAT, AND THERE'S,
LIKE, A DING THAT NEEDS TO COME
OUT OVER HERE.
BUT RIGHT THERE, THERE IT IS,
YOU KNOW?
IT'S EITHER PERFECT OR IT'S
CRAP.
>> SO, HOW'S YOUR MARRIAGE?
HOW'S IT GOING?
>> [ LAUGHS ]
I'M JUST AMAZED IT'S LASTED THIS
LONG.
>> James: IT'S BEEN SMOOTH
SAILING.
>> THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.
>> NO, HE'S ROUGH.
HE'S A ROUGH ONE.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> James: BOTH OF US HATE
LOSING, SO...
>> THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF
DRAMA.
>> James: IS DRAMA THE SAME AS
NUCLEAR WARFARE?
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE'RE DOING THE RESPONSIBLE
THING.
WE JUST WENT TO OUR FIRST...
THERAPY SESSION.
>> James: WE WENT TO COUNSELING,
AND I GOT THE LADY AT COUNSELING
TO SAY THE "F" WORD.
>> YES.
GO FOR THE BIG "C" WORD.
"YOU CALLED YOUR WIFE WHAT?"
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH, THAT ONE.
NO, IT'S GOOD.
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
>> JESSE JAMES.
>> JESSE JAMES.
>> JESSE JAMES.
>> James: SO, LOOKS LIKE I'M
GONNA HAVE A KID AGAIN.
CHICK'S GONNA GET ALL --
>> STRETCHED OUT?
>> James: YEAH.
I SHOULD TAKE A CERTAIN PRIDE
IN THAT.
TAKING ONE OF THE HOTTEST
CHICKS IN THE WHOLE WORLD AND
MAKING HER ALL FAT.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT'S NICE.
>> James: TAKE, LIKE, THE BEST
[BLEEP] AND MAKE IT ALL -- BAM!
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
>> 12 WEEKS.
12 WEEKS PREGNANT.
I WASN'T EVEN AWARE THAT THEY
COULD HAVE AN ULTRASOUND THAT
QUICK.
IT WAS AMAZING.
IT -- IT WAS WAVING, AND YOU SEE
THE LITTLE FACE AND THE LITTLE
FINGERS, AND IT'S KICKING AND
BUCKING.
IT WAS -- BUT ACTUALLY, WE GOT
IN A FIGHT THAT DAY, TOO,
BECAUSE HE MADE FUN OF MY NURSE
BECAUSE SHE HAD A MULLET.
HE KEPT SAYING "WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO 'MULLET' OVER WHAT WE'RE
GONNA NAME THIS THING."
AND HE'S BEHIND HER, LAUGHING
LIKE IT'S THE FUNNIEST
FRIGGING THING AND, OKAY.
BUT AT THAT MOMENT, I'M LIKE
BUTT NAKED ON THIS GYNECOLOGICAL
TABLE, AND I'M NOT FINDING THE
HUMOR IN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW,
SO I WAS ULTRASENSITIVE, AND WE
BRAWLED A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WE'RE ALL RIGHT NOW.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO THROW KEYS IN
HIS FACE.
I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR, AND THE
KEYS WENT BEHIND ME, AND I
CLIPPED HIM IN THE MOUTH.
HE DIDN'T TAKE TOO KINDLY TO
THAT.
I DIDN'T PULL -- DID YOU SAY I
PULLED A KNIFE ON YOU?
>> NO, I DIDN'T SAY -- THIS IS A
RUMOR.
IT'S A RUMOR.
>> I DID.
I DID, IN THE KITCHEN.
>> James: WHAT?
>> I DID.
>> James: WHEN?
>> Shh.
>> YOU DID?
>> I DID.
HE WANTED -- HE WOULDN'T LEAVE
ME ALONE.
HE WAS CHASING ME FROM ROOM TO
ROOM.
WHEN HE WANTS TO TALK, HE
GETS -- ACTUALLY, HIS FIGHTING
IS VERY RELENTLESS.
HE'LL -- HE WON'T STOP.
HE'LL GO, GO, GO, GO, GO UNTIL
HE BEATS IT TO A BLOODY PULP AND
THEN -- SO, I'M LIKE -- EVERY
ROOM I WOULD GO TO, HE WOULD
FOLLOW ME.
I WAS LIKE, "BACK OFF."
AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE AN
APPOINTMENT TOMORROW NIGHT AT
7:00 TO GO SEE OUR COUNSELOR AND
GET A HANDLE ON IT.
>> James: YEAH, WE'RE STILL
TOGETHER, THOUGH.
>> YES.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> THIS IS OUR FOREIGN STRETCH
SINGLE DOWN TUBE EL DIABLO II
SOFTTAIL, SOMETHING WE MADE
SPECIAL FOR BOBBY...
THIS IS AN S&S 113.
THIS PROBABLY HAS 140
HORSEPOWER.
OUR NEW EL DIABLO II...FORK
LEGS.
LET'S SEE SOMEBODY COPY THESE.
THEY'LL HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE
BIT.
THEY'RE COOL, DUDE!
DO I'VE TO EXPLAIN?
THEY ARE THE COOLEST THING IN
THE WORLD.
THE ONLY THING -- THERE'S
NOTHING AS COOL AS THIS.
TRYING TO THINK OF SOMETHING,
BUT THERE'S NOT.
ANYBODY CAN BUILD A CAR.
IT STAYS UP BY ITSELF.
WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE ON ORDER,
WE HAVE TO JOG THEM AROUND, AND
EVERYTHING'S UNDER PRESSURE.
PRESSURE'S A GOOD THING.
HOW DO YOU THINK JESSE'S MAKING
THAT BIKE UPSTAIRS?
>> James: I SHOULD ENTER THIS IN
THE BIKER BUILD-OFF.
ALL RIGHT.
PERFECT.
LAST ONE.
YEP.
YAY, TEAM.
THAT WAS A LOT OF STRESS,
GETTING THAT PIECE ON THERE.
RIVETING AROUND THIS RADIUS IS
ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I'VE
EVER HAD TO DO, TO GET THOSE TO
LINE UP AND THEN RIVET ON A
RADIUS WHERE EACH RIVET IS
STRAIGHT GOING IN, AND I'M
HAVING TO USE A RIVETER AND PILE
IT IN STRAIGHT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS A
SEQUENCE OF NINE RIVETS, AND I
HAD TO DRILL OUT FIVE AND REDO
THEM.
SO LONG WAITING FOR THIS TANK TO
GET DONE.
WE DID IT AND MADE THE PIECES
LAST SEPTEMBER, YOU KNOW?
I VISUALIZED IT, BUT IT'S
BETTER THAN I THOUGHT.
LET'S SEE THAT GAS CAP.
I STOLE IT OFF THE SHARK BOAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
ME LIKEY.
>> WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG TO
BUILD THIS BIKE?
>> James: 'CAUSE I HAD TO BUILD
30 CARS IN BETWEEN THEN AND NOW.
"MONSTER GARAGE."
WE DIDN'T EXPECT THAT TO BE A
HIT.
WE'RE DONE TOMORROW NIGHT.
THEN I GOT TO LEAVE NEXT DAY,
FRIDAY MORNING, FLY OUT FRIDAY
NIGHT TO NEW JERSEY FOR
SOMETHING WITH MTV.
FLY BACK SATURDAY NIGHT, AND
THEN BE AT THE X GAMES TO GIVE
AWAY MEDALS ON SUNDAY AND THEN
START ANOTHER BUILD MONDAY
MORNING TO REDO THE HEARST.
AND THEN FLY TO INDIANAPOLIS
THAT WEEKEND TO DO DEBUT OUR
TOP FUEL DRAGSTER.
THEN I HAVE TWO DAYS OFF.
>> ♪♪ THINK I NEED HELP OR I'LL
DWELL IN HELL 'CAUSE I GOT A
GRIP TOO TIGHT ♪
♪ WILL YOU EVER GET OUT OF MY
HEAD? ♪
>> James: I'M JUST TIRED.
TRYING TO GET THAT BIKE READY
AND GET IT OFF TO MEXICO AND GET
THIS DONE, AND THEN FINISH THE
CAR LAST WEEK AND EVERYTHING
ELSE IN BETWEEN.
I SHOULD GET PAID MORE.
THAT WOULD MAKE IT BETTER.
>> WOULD IT?
>> James: YEAH, IF I HAD MORE
MONEY.
NO, IT WOULDN'T.
'CAUSE I DON'T REALLY NEED THE
MONEY, AND I HAVE ALL THE STUFF
I WANT, AND I'M STILL TIRED.
>> YOU'RE PLAYING AROUND WITH
THIS STUFF AGAIN?
>> James: HUH?
>> YOU PLAYING AROUND WITH ALL
THIS JUNK AGAIN?
WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GET A REAL
JOB?
>> James: I'VE BEEN SORE.
>> FROM WHAT?
FELL OFF YOUR CHECKBOOK?
>> James: HAVE YOU TALKED TO
LARRY? NO?
>> NO, I HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOUR
DAD FOR QUITE A WHILE.
HAVE YOU?
IS HE M.I.A. AGAIN?
>> James: NO.
MY SISTER -- I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S BUDDY-BUDDY WITH MY SISTER,
'CAUSE SHE CALLED THE COPS ON
ME A FEW WEEKS AGO.
>> THAT'S ONE BIG, HAPPY FAMILY,
ISN'T IT?
>> James: YEAH.
>> James: I ONLY TALK TO MY
STEPSISTER, THAT'S IT.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE
REST OF THEM ARE DEAD.
THEY HATE ME AND HATE WHAT I'M
ABOUT, AND...
I'D HAVE TO SAY IT'S MUTUAL.
IT SOUNDS ALL COOL NOW THAT I
WAS, LIKE, A WHITE-TRASH KID.
MAN, SURE AS HELL DON'T WANT MY
KIDS TO GO THROUGH THE STUFF I
WENT THROUGH.
STEALING CARS AND SELLING THE
WHEELS OFF OF THEM IS WHAT IT
TOOK TO SURVIVE, YOU KNOW?
I HATED IT.
I HATED MY LIFE GROWING UP, AND
THERE WAS SO MUCH TURMOIL AND
FIGHTING, AND...
SO, I WENT WITH MY DAD, WHO WAS
A PRETTY SHADY GUY.
HE ACCUSED ME OF BURNING MY OWN
HOUSE DOWN.
MY 15th BIRTHDAY, HE PUNCHED ME
RIGHT IN THE MOUTH, AND WE WENT
AT IT.
I TACKLED HIM THROUGH A WALL IN
THE HOUSE.
THAT WAS THE LAST TIME.
I WAS GONE.
GRABBED MY CAR AND MY STUFF AND
BOOKED.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> James: I LOOK AT MY KIDS NOW,
AND I WATCH THEM RUN, AND
THEY'RE SO FREE AND CAREFREE.
THE WAY THEY PLAY AND STUFF
LIKE THAT -- I WAS NEVER LIKE
THAT.
>> HE'S NEVER HAD A HORSE?
>> GO GET YOUR DADDY.
>> James: GO LOOK AT HER.
GO SEE HER.
ISN'T SHE CUTE?
SHE'S GOT BLOND HAIR.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I'M JUST TRYING TO BREAK THE
CHAIN WITH MY KIDS.
I WANT TO BE A GOOD PARENT.
I WANT TO WORK HARD AND GIVE
THEM EVERYTHING THAT I NEVER
HAD.
THAT'S WHY I GOT HER THAT
HORSE.
SHE WANTED IT, AND I BUSTED MY
[BLEEP] SO SHE COULD GET STUFF
LIKE THAT.
[ WHISTLES, POPS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
FIREWORKS MAKES EVERYTHING
BETTER.
>> [ SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]
>> SWEET!
>> James: [ LAUGHS ]
MAKING FENDERS.
♪ I SEE RIGHT TO ♪
♪ MY...KINGDOM ♪
♪ I LEAVE YOU TO ♪
>> James: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A FENDER AND A GAS TANK IS,
LIKE, THE RIVETED GAS TANK, I
REALLY HAVE TO CONCENTRATE AND
PAY ATTENTION.
THE FENDERS, I CAN MAKE WHILE
I'M SLEEPING.
I'VE MADE LOTS OF STUFF THAT WAS
TOTALLY NOT HOW I WANTED IT BUT
IT LOOKED GOOD, SO I JUST WENT
WITH IT AND TELL EVERYBODY
THAT'S -- "I TOTALLY MEANT FOR
IT TO BE LIKE THAT."
MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE DAY TO
WORK IS WHEN NO ONE'S HERE.
I HATE PEOPLE.
SEEMS LIKE THE MORE POPULAR THE
SHOP HAS GOTTEN, THE LESS PEOPLE
WANT TO LET ME WORK.
BE KIND OF NICE TO BE ABLE TO
TAKE A [BLEEP] WITHOUT HAVING
TO MENTALLY PREPARE FOR PEOPLE
TO SCREAM AT ME.
I JUST THANK GOD I DON'T DRINK
ANYMORE BECAUSE...
[ LAUGHS ]
I'D TELL EVERYBODY TO BEAT IT
REALLY QUICK.
WITHIN 30 FEET OF ME, THERE'S,
LIKE, 25 PEOPLE WAITING TO TAKE
MY PICTURE OR GET MY AUTOGRAPH.
>> CAME DOWN TO THE LA BREA TAR
PITS, THOUGHT "WHILE WE'RE DOWN
HERE, LET'S GO SEE IF WE CAN
MEET JESSE DOWN AT WEST COAST
CHOPPERS."
>> DISNEYLAND AND RAGING WATERS,
AND THEN WEST COAST CHOPPERS.
>> WEST COAST CHOPPERS IS
DEFINITELY COOLER THAN
DISNEYLAND.
THERE'S NO LONG LINES.
THAT'S BAD.
>> JESSE JAMES.
>> JESSE JAMES.
>> JESSE JAMES.
>> JESSE JAMES.
>> James: I CAN PINPOINT THE
EXACT MOMENT WHEN MY LIFE
STARTED TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN.
EIGHT YEARS AGO, AND I WAS IN
THE SHOP AT PARAMOUNT.
AND I HAD A SECOND PHONE LINE
ADDED SO I COULD GET FAXES SO
THEY COULD FAX ME PURCHASE
ORDERS.
AND THAT WAS REALLY GREAT --
YOU KNOW, BUSINESS AND STUFF
LIKE THAT.
I WAS GETTING THESE $80,000
ORDERS.
I WAS LIKE, "WHOO-HOO!"
BUT THAT'S WHEN IT STARTED.
>> HELLO, WEST COAST.
$37.89.
WE EITHER HAVE REALLY SMALL OR
REALLY BIG.
IT'S LIKE A ZOO.
IT'S CRAZY.
ALL THE TIME, NUTS.
WAITING FOR ME TO OPEN THE
GATES IN THE MORNING AND
HOLLERING FOR ME TO OPEN THEM
BACK UP WHEN WE CLOSE, SO IT'S
NONSTOP.
IT'S RAD, THOUGH.
KEEPS ME EMPLOYED.
$86.60.
$51.96.
$56.29.
>> MY DAUGHTER HAS A CRUSH ON
HIM.
[ LAUGHS ]
I THINK SHE WATCHES IT FOR
JESSE.
>> James: I TOTALLY APPRECIATE
IT BECAUSE THE FLIP SIDE OF IT
IS EVERYBODY COULD BE SAYING I
SUCK, AND YOUR BIKES AND YOUR
CARS SUCK, AND WE HATE YOU.
IT'S AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF
GOOD AND POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM
PEOPLE, BUT I'M A VICTIM OF MY
OWN SUCCESS.
OKAY, YEAH, YEAH.
I GET IT.
I'M ON TV.
THANKS.
>> PLEASE WELCOME JESSE JAMES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
NOW, YOU TOOK A PORSCHE, AND
YOU TURNED IT INTO A GOLF-BALL
RETRIEVING MACHINE.
>> James: THE GOLF BALL PICKER.
>> WHY DID YOU DO THIS?
>> James: THE GUY THAT'S IN THE
CAGE THAT GETS PELTED BY
GOLFERS.
>> AND THERE YOU ARE.
>> James: AND THE BEST THING
EVER IS WHEN THEY SAW THIS SHINY
BRAND-NEW CAR OUT THERE PICKING
UP GOLF BALLS, ALL THE
GOLFERS -- YOU COULD SEE THEM AT
THE LITTLE PUTTING RANGE -- THEY
STARTED JAMMING, "MAN, WE'RE
GONNA HIT THIS CAR!"
SO THEY'RE ALL RUNNING TO TRY TO
GET THEIR DRIVERS OUT.
>> AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA THAT
THEY'RE GONNA BE HIT.
>> James: NO.
SO, THEY'RE ALL TRYING TO TEE
UP.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER
SEEN A GOLFER HUSTLE.
AND THEN AS SOON AS WE FLIPPED
IT OPEN AND STARTED FIRING AT
THEM, THEY WERE MORTIFIED.
>> NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU RUINED
THE COURSE.
>> James: AND?
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> James: KID ROCK'S BIKE'S
DONE.
NOW I GOT TO BUST SOME *** AND
TRY TO FINISH MINE.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKING
ENGLISH WHEELS AND STUFF NOW.
I KIND OF LIKE TO THINK THAT
THERE'S MORE PEOPLE USING THEM
SINCE I DID "MOTORCYCLE MANIA
1."
I'D LIKE TO THINK IF I
CONTRIBUTED ANYTHING TO SOCIETY
BESIDES, YOU KNOW, SETTING FIRE
AND MAYHEM, THEN IT WOULD BE TO
LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW,
JUST PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL
AND START DOING SOMETHING WITH
IT.
YOU'RE BUILDING A BIKE, BUILD
IT TO YOUR VISION, NOT WHAT YOUR
SKILLS ARE LIMITED TO.
IF YOU'RE NOT SKILLED ENOUGH TO
DO SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO,
PICK UP A BOOK OR BUY A VIDEO OR
GO HANG OUT AT SOME OLD-TIMER'S
SHOP LIKE I DID AND GET THE
KNOWLEDGE.
THE KEY IS WORK THE METAL.
DON'T LET THE METAL WORK YOU.
>> IT'S SWEET ON THE BACK.
>> James: IT'S LIKE A VAN WHERE
SOMEONE PAINTS A PICTURE OF
THEIR JEEP ON THE DASH, YOU
KNOW?
>> YEAH.
THAT'S TOTALLY BIG SEMITRUCK
STYLE.
>> James: [ LAUGHS ]
>> WE'RE GONNA ROLL SATURDAY?
THAT'S THE PLAN?
PROBABLY GOT BEER HERE.
THEN WE CAN STOP FOR A BEER
HERE.
PROBABLY STOP FOR TWO AT THE
DEVIL'S ALLYWAY.
>> James: MY CHICK TOLD ME LAST
NIGHT, "YOU BETTER NOT GO IN THE
STRIP CLUBS."
I SAID, "WHAT I'M I GONNA DO FOR
FUN?"
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A STRIP
CLUB IN, LIKE, TWO AND A HALF
YEARS.
I WAS KIND OF OVER IT, YOU KNOW?
IF YOU'RE WITH SOMEONE, TOO,
IT'S KIND OF DISRESPECTFUL, WITH
YOUR GIRL HANGING OUT AT STRIP
CLUBS AND WHATNOT.
THAT'S NOT COOL.
>> James: HIM AND I HAD THE
INTERESTING PREDICAMENT OF --
IT'S PRETTY HARD TO UPGRADE FROM
WHERE WE ARE.
>> I GOT HIT BY CUPID.
I THINK HE SHOT ME WITH A
BAZOOKA.
>> James: [ LAUGHS ]
>> THEN I THINK HE WENT AND
FOUND HIM.
CAN WE FIRE THAT UP?
[ WHISTLES ]
>> STAY RIGHT HERE, OKAY?
>> LET'S DRIVE IT.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
>> James: FEEL COOL?
>> BADASS.
THAT THING'S SWEET, MAN.
SO EASY TO RIDE, TOO, MAN.
>> James: LIKE POWER STEERING?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
>> James: YOU SURE?
ALL RIGHT.
I GOT MY EYE ON YOU.
I LOVE DELANEY.
HE KEEPS ME HUMBLE.
I THINK HE'S AN ASSET.
I TREAT HIM JUST LIKE EVERYBODY
ELSE.
YOU DON'T WORK HERE.
I NEVER SEE YOU DOING NOTHING.
ALL YOU DO IS STAND AROUND AND
CHECK OUT CHICKS ALL DAY.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> James: YOU'RE, LIKE,
PRETENDING TO WASH THE WINDOWS.
GIRLS ARE COMING IN THE
SHOWROOM.
>> OH, YEAH!
>> "YEP, I'M WORKING HARD.
CLEANING THE SAME SPOT FOR 45
MINUTES."
>> NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
>> James: I BELIEVE IN EQUAL
RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE, SPECIAL
TREATMENT FOR NO ONE.
I THOUGHT I WAS MEXICAN WHEN I
GREW UP.
I WAS THE ONLY WHITE KID.
IF I WAS A RACIST GROWING UP, I
WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY GOT THE
CRAP BEAT OUT OF ME A LOT.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER MADE IT.
WE'D NEVER MAKE IT DOWN HERE.
I'M THE FIRST PERSON TO EVER
HAVE AN AD IN "EASYRIDERS" WITH
A BLACK GUY IN IT.
AND I GOT A LOT OF HATE MAIL
FROM A LOT OF WHITE SUPREMACISTS
IN PRISON AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
TELLING ME, "YOU'RE BLOND HAIR
AND BLUE EYES, AND YOU'RE
DENYING YOUR *** ROOTS AND
ALL THIS STUFF BY HAVING A DAMN
[BLEEP] ON YOUR -- IN YOUR AD,
AND IT'S A DISGRACE TO THAT
MAGAZINE," AND EVERYTHING.
I THINK I GOT 30 OF THOSE.
SO I SENT THEM ALL FREE
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO "HOT
CHOCOLATE."
SINCE WE'RE A PROFESSIONAL SHOP,
CHEVY SENT US A BRAND-NEW
CORVETTE TO TEST-DRIVE FOR A
WEEK, AND THEN I HAVE TO GO ON
THE RADIO AND GIVE A REVIEW OF
IT.
ARE THOSE PEOPLE THAT DROPPED IT
OFF GONE YET?
[ TIRES SCREECHING ]
THE WHEELS FOR MY COPPER BIKE
STARTED AS JUST A SKETCH AND
THEN WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE
COMPUTER.
ONCE THE PROGRAM WAS DONE, IT
WAS SENT DOWN TO MY NEW
STATE-OF-THE-ART CNC MACHINE.
THE WHEELS WERE CUT OUT OF
400-POUND CHUNKS OF 6061 T6
AIRCRAFT-GRADE ALUMINUM.
THE MACHINING PROCESS WOULD TAKE
ONE WEEK PER WHEEL.
THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OTHER
MACHINES LIKE THIS IN THE
COUNTRY.
MOST CNC MACHINES, THE PARTS
STAY STATIONARY WHILE THE TOOL
CUTS.
THIS ONE, THE TOOL STAYS
STATIONARY WHILE THE PART MOVES
IN A 3-D PATTERN AROUND IT.
THIS MACHINE ALLOWS ME TO DO
3-D CURVES AND CUTS AND MAKES
THE PART LOOK LIKE IT'S ALMOST
ORGANIC.
>> LOOK AT THESE RIMS.
>> James: THOSE ARE OUT OF
SQUARE CHUNKS.
>> YEAH?
>> James: LIKE, A BIG SQUARE
BLOCK.
>> YOU CHROMING THEM?
>> James: YEAH.
SEE THAT ALL RIVETED TOGETHER?
>> YEAH.
YOU OUTDO YOURSELF EVERY TIME,
BUDDY.
>> James: WE JUST GOT MARRIED
SEVEN MONTHS AGO.
I'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH.
>> I THINK WE BOTH DEFINITELY
HAVE ISSUES.
I'M NOT AN ANGEL, HE'S NOT AN
ANGEL.
>> James: IT'S KIND OF REACHED A
PINNACLE WHERE WE WENT TO
NEUTRAL CORNERS, AND SHE'S MOVED
OUT AND IS LIVING AT HER PLACE,
AND I'M LIVING IN MINE.
>> WHEN HE GETS ANGRY,
EVERYTHING BLOWS UP RIGHT THEN.
YOU'D BETTER RUN.
AND I'M NOT AN ANGRY PERSON.
HE JUST PUSHES ALL THE RIGHT
BUTTONS.
NOW, IT'S JUST THE LAST STRAW.
>> James: NOW THAT MY MARRIAGE
WAS REALLY STARTING TO SUCK, I
JUST WANTED TO STRAP MYSELF IN
MY FIGURE-8 CAR AND SMASH
ANYTHING THAT GOT IN MY WAY.
>> AND BRINGING UP THE BACK OF
THE PACK, IT'S JESSE JAMES
IN THE HELL CAMINO.
[ ENGINES REVVING ]
JESSE JAMES IS GOING IN...
LOOKING TO PUT THE METAL TO THE
FLOOR!
BUT WAIT A MINUTE!
WAIT A MINUTE!
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!
JESSE JAMES JUST T-*** ANOTHER
OPPONENT!
BUT IS HE ALL RIGHT, FRANK?!
>> THE EMERGENCY CREW IS THERE!
HERE COMES THE TRUCKS!
>> AND THERE'S JESSE JAMES!
HE'S ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.
LOOK AT THE CROWD!
THEY'RE GIVING HIM THE "MONSTER
GARAGE" SALUTE!
WE LOVE YOU!
>> James: I SAT ON IT FOR ABOUT
THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AND SAID,
"WELL, SCREW HER, I DON'T NEED
HER, AND THAT'S THAT.
IT'S DONE, IT'S OVER," AND...
YOU KNOW, WHEN I REALLY LOOK AT
IT, MAN...I DON'T WANT TO BE
WITH ANYBODY ELSE, YOU KNOW?
I LOOK BACK TO THE WEDDING AND
ALL THAT STUFF WE SAID AND DID
AND LOOKED INTO EACH OTHER'S
EYES AND COULDN'T WAIT TO GET
MARRIED, YOU KNOW?
WE TOTALLY JUST RIPPED IT APART
AND BROUGHT IT AS LOW AS IT
COULD POSSIBLY BE.
JUST NEED TO SWALLOW MY PRIDE
AND MAKE IT WORK.
I'VE NEVER, EVER LOVED ANYBODY
LIKE I LOVED HER AND STILL LOVE
HER.
I WOULDN'T HAVE GOT THAT RIGHT
THERE WHERE I HAVE TO LOOK AT
IT -- NOT ON MY CHEST, NOT ON MY
LEG, NOT ON MY BACK, NOT ON MY
SHOULDER.
I GOT IT RIGHT THERE SO EVERY
DAY, I COULD LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW...
YOU KNOW, I GOT HER NAME,
HORSESHOE, NAUTICAL STAR, AND A
GOOD LUCK CHARM.
THE HORSESHOE IS FOR OUR KIDS,
NAUTICAL STAR IS FOR OUR
MARRIAGE, AND THE FOUR-LEAF
CLOVER IS JUST FOR GOOD LUCK,
JUST FOR EVERYTHING.
I FEEL IT BUILDING MOMENTUM
AGAIN.
I GOTTA FIX IT.
I GOTTA BE BACK WITH MY WIFE.
>> ♪ AND REST YOUR SOUL JUST
LIKE THE ROSES AT YOUR FEET ♪
>> James: GOTTA JUMP ON A PLANE
TONIGHT AND GO TO D.C., THEN
LEAVE AT 4:30 IN THE MORNING FOR
KUWAIT CITY WITH BOBBY.
HE'S DOING THAT USO TOUR, AND
I'M SNEAKING OVER.
THEY LIED AND SAID I WAS HIS
TOUR MANAGER.
SO I'M JUST GONNA GO OVER THERE.
THERE'S THESE HOMEBOYS THAT
PAINTED A BIG WEST COAST
CHOPPERS LOGO ON THIS TANK OVER
THERE, AND I WANT TO GO FIND
THEM AND TELL THEM "THANKS."
I NEED TO GO OVER AND PUT THAT
HAND IN THEIRS AND SAY, "MAN,
THANKS."
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
>> JESSE JAMES!
[ CHEERING ]
>> [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
I PUT HIM DOWN AS MY TOUR
MANAGER.
SAY "WHAT'S UP?" TO JESSE JAMES.
[ CHEERING ]
>> I WANT TO GET A PICTURE, NOW!
>> James: I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW
YOUNG THEM KIDS ARE.
THEY GOT A SPECIAL OPS GUY, WE
MET HIM.
HE'S COOL.
HE'S, LIKE, THE BADDEST DUDE
OVER THERE, AND HE'S, LIKE, 21.
[ LAUGHS ]
LIKE, BABY FACE.
GIRLS AND, LIKE, LOADED DOWN
WITH BIG GUNS...
IT'S CRAZY.
>> WE'RE WALKING DOWN THE
STREET WHEN THIS DUDE COMES
RUNNING OUT OF HIS TENT, STARTS
JUMPING UP AND DOWN.
"I KNEW IT WAS YOU!
I TOLD MY BUDDIES!
THERE HE IS!"
THE OTHER ONE GOES, "WHO, THE
GENERAL?"
"NO, KID ROCK'S WALKING DOWN THE
STREET!"
THAT'S THE BEST FEELING IN THE
WORLD.
MAKES ME FEEL GOOD, AND IT MAKES
THEM FEEL EVEN BETTER TO SEE
ANYBODY FROM HOME DRESSED IN
PLAIN CLOTHES.
THEY WERE EXCITED TO SEE
ANYBODY.
>> James: IT WAS PRETTY HEAVY.
>> YOU COULD TELL HOW MUCH THAT
MUSIC -- THEY WERE SCREAMING IT,
LIKE, KNEW EVERY SINGLE WORD.
>> James: THEY GOT NOTHING.
ALL THEY GOT IS, LIKE, A
KID ROCK CD OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE DESERT.
>> James: IS THAT ENOUGH ROOMM
FOR YOU?
>> TO GET MY BIG BUTT ON THERE?
>> James: AFTER IRAQ, I HEADED
STRAIGHT BACK TO JANINE.
>> OH, I DON'T KNOW.
>> James: I HAD TO DIG DOWN DEEP
AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
WORK THIS MARRIAGE OUT.
>> IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS ON
MY PART FOR BEING WITH SOMEBODY
LIKE HIM, YOU KNOW?
>> HIM?
>> HIM.
SOMEONE LIKE HIM.
HE'S NOT A PIECE OF CAKE.
HIM AND WHAT HE'S GOT GOING ON
IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S -- LOT OF
DIFFICULTIES.
JESSE, ARE YOU GONNA GO TO
THERAPY?
I'VE BEEN TWICE.
>> James: I GOT ALL THE THERAPY
I NEED...RIGHT HERE.
>> THAT'S STUPID.
>> WHEN IS YOUR COURT DATE?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK THEY'RE GONNA POSTPONE
IT AND JUST DRAG IT ALONG AND
HOPEFULLY IT WILL FADE AWAY.
>> IT'S FOR SPOUSAL ABUSE,
RIGHT?
>> YES.
YES.
THIS IS FOR, YOU KNOW, OUR BIG
BLOWOUT, AND, YOU KNOW -- HELL,
I SAW IT ON TV SHOWS WHERE THE
GIRL CAN PICK UP A POT AND THROW
IT AT HER HUSBAND AND THEY
DIDN'T GET IN TROUBLE.
HEAVEN FORBID I THROW A POT.
>> WHAT -- OH...
>> THAT'S WHAT HE DOES.
DO IT.
DO IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
NO.
IT WILL BE -- WE WILL GET THIS
UNDER CONTROL.
STOP.
>> ISN'T THIS KIND OF A
REVERSAL?
IT'S USUALLY THE MAN.
>> NO, NO.
NOW, HE'S WICKED WITH HIS
TONGUE, YOU KNOW, IN A GOOD WAY
AND A BAD WAY.
STOP!
>> James: [ LAUGHS ]
>> STOP IT!
DON'T!
I'M PREGNANT, DON'T.
NO TICKLING PREGNANT GIRLS.
NOBODY'S SAFE WITH JESSE,
WHETHER EMPLOYEE OR FAMILY OR
WIFE OR ANYBODY.
NOBODY'S SAFE FROM THE WRATH OF
JESSE.
WHEN HE GETS MAD, YOU KNOW, YOU
BETTER RUN.
AND THAT'S -- THAT'S NOT A GOOD
THING.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
RTER YOU: MAN, THE S
MAKE THAT, THE COOLER IT LOOKS.
MAKING SOMETHING THAT LOOKS
ANTIQUEY, BUT WILL SCARE THE
HELL OUT OF EVERYONE.
IT'S KIND OF A MODERN-LOOKING
CHOPPER BUT WITH A LOT OF OLD
WAYS OF MAKING EVERYTHING, LIKE
RIVETING IT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I USUALLY, WHEN I GET TO A POINT
LIKE THIS WHERE I CAN START
VISUALIZING THE END, IT'S LIKE A
FEVER PITCH.
AFTER ALL THAT WORK ON THAT
SADDLEBAG...
AND I DITCHED IT.
I DON'T KNOW.
I KIND OF PUT IT UP THERE.
I'LL NEVER PUT SOMETHING ON A
BIKE OR CAR AND JUSTIFY IT
PUTTING IT ON FOR TIME SPENT OR
MONEY SPENT.
IF IT LOOKS LIKE CRAP, IT LOOKS
LIKE CRAP.
IF IT DOESN'T MAKE IT GO
FAST OR STOP FAST, THEN FORGET
IT.
WE ONLY HAD A FEW DAYS BEFORE WE
HAD TO SPLIT TO MEXICO, AND I
STILL HAD TO MAKE A COOL SET OF
PIPES.
SEE, I MAKE THESE COOL RINGS SO
YOU CAN DO AN INNER AND OUTER
BEND THAT MATCH PERFECT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE TRY TO COPY OUR
EXHAUST, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE
THE RIGHT LOOK, YOU KNOW?
'CAUSE I MAKE THESE RINGS...AND
THE BENDS MATCH, THE INNER AND
OUTER MATCH PERFECTLY.
GIVE US A LITTLE EDGE ON
EVERYBODY ELSE UNTIL THEY SEE
THIS SHOW.
EVERYBODY COULD ALWAYS COPY THE
STUFF I ALREADY DID FIRST.
THAT'S WHY I SHOULD MAKE THIS
ALL RUSTED AND TARNISHED 'CAUSE
NO ONE WILL FOLLOW ME THERE.
MAKING PIPES IS LIKE A BIG GAME
OF LEGOS, EXCEPT THERE'S NO
INSTRUCTIONS, AND YOU GOTTA MAKE
ALL YOUR OWN PIECES.
ONCE YOU USE A MACHINE FOR SO
LONG, IT'S GOT TO HAVE SOME
CHARACTER AND SOME BUILT-IN SOUL
TO IT, SO IT'S GONNA TAKE THAT
SOUL THAT IT HAS AND ADD IT TO
THE THING YOU'RE MAKING.
THAT BLACK MACHINE OVER THERE
CAME OUT OF A FOKKER AIRCRAFT
FACTORY.
THAT'S THE FACTORY THAT MADE THE
RED BARON'S PLANE...THE O.G.
MALTESE CROSS GUY.
SO THAT CAN'T NOT BE COOL, YOU
KNOW?
TO ME, MAKING A BIKE IS LIKE AN
EXTENSION OF MY PERSONALITY.
YOU CAN LOOK AT A BIKE AND TELL
A LOT ABOUT A PERSON JUST BY THE
WAY THE BIKE IS BUILT.
MY COPPER BIKE WAS ALMOST DONE,
BUT I'D HAVE TO WORK ALL NIGHT
TO GET IT FINISHED.
WHEW!
I'M EXHAUSTED.I'
I THINK I GOT IT WHOOPED.
IT'S A PRETTY BAD-LOOKING
BIKE RIGHT THERE...IF I DON'T
SAY SO MYSELF.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M ALLOWED.
AND NOW, THE FINAL PART.
I HAD VICTOR MAKE ME A PURE
COPPER SEAT PAN.
PERFECT.
WHEN I STAND BACK RIGHT NOW AND
LOOK AT THIS BIKE AND SQUINT AND
LIKE, IMAGINE MYSELF SCREAMING
DOWN THE FREEWAY AND, LIKE,
PEOPLE FLINCHING WHEN I GO BY
AND -- THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
I REALLY DON'T THINK A BIKE IS
FINISHED UNTIL YOU GET ON IT AND
RIDE IT.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
IT TOOK A YEAR, BUT FINALLY THE
BIKE WAS DONE.
AND NOW I'M HEADING OUT OF
LONG BEACH, GOING STRAIGHT FOR
MEXICO.
I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE IN THE
STATES.
I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE IN EUROPE,
JAPAN, THAILAND.
I JUST WANT TO GO SOMEPLACE
DIFFERENT.
WE RODE THROUGH EL PASO AND
CROSSED OVER IN JUAREZ, MEXICO.
OUR FIRST STOP IN MEXICO WAS
SOME SAND DUNES NORTH OF
CHIHUAHUA.
THAT WAS GOOD.
EVERY MOVIE SHOULD BE MADE LIKE
THIS.
WE'LL JUST HAVE FUN, AND YOU
GUYS FILM IT.
WHEN I SAW THE FEDERALES COMING
UP THE DUNES CARRYING MINI-14s,
I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL OVER.
BUT IN MEXICO, EVEN THE COPS
KNOW WHAT'S FUN.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
>> THERE YOU GO.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
>> James: WHO GOT THAT BOTTLE?
I DIDN'T SEE IT.
>> BOBBY.
>> James: NO, YOU DIDN'T, DID
YOU?
>> I THINK I GOT IT.
>> James: I THINK I DID.
>> ROLL THE TAPE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> James: AFTER A LITTLE "R" AND
"R" IN THE DESERT, WE LET OUR
CHOPPERS RUN OUT A BIT...
STRAIGHT SOUTH TO CHIHUAHUA.
>> James: WE'RE IN CHIHUAHUA.
I'M ON A SERIOUS HUNT FOR SOME
MARIACHI PANTS.
WOW. THAT'S NEAT.
>> [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> [ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
>> James: DAMN!
>> WHICH ONE?
>> James: ...ACTION.
HEY, RICKY.
[ CHILDREN GIGGLING ]
>> James: DO YOU WANT TO RIDE
THAT?
HERE.
GET UP THERE.
CAN YOU GET UP THERE? HERE.
[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> [ CRYING ]
[ CAR BEEPING ]
>> James: WHOA.
HERE, HOLD ON.
OH, COME ON.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU OKAY? HUH?
THAT'S NO BUENO?
NADA?
YOU DON'T LIKE THAT?
NOW WE'RE PRETTY FAR FROM THE
BORDER.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHO THE HELL WE ARE, BUT WE
WERE STILL GETTING MOBBED.
I THINK THEY JUST THOUGHT WE
WERE BIG AND WEIRD-LOOKING...
OR SOCCER STARS.
IT'S COOL?
YEAH.
YEAH.
>> ...POSSESSED.
>> James: [ LAUGHS ]
UNIVERSAL MEET AND GREET.
YOU HUNGRY?
>> ♪♪ WHOA, WHOA, WHOA ♪
>> Jes: WE HEADED OUT OF
CHIHUAHUA DUE WEST FOR THE
MOUNTAINS AND COPPER CANYON.
BUT FIRST WE NEEDED TO FUEL UP
WITH SOME REAL AUTHENTIC MEXICAN
FOOD.
>> ♪♪ IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK ♪
♪♪ IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK ♪
>> SOME NICE PEOPLE.
>> James: YEAH, EVERYBODY'S
SMILING AND HAPPY.
YOU LOOK AT L.A., EVERYBODY'S
PISSED AND POKER-FACED.
>> REMINDS ME OF BACK HOME LIKE
25 YEARS AGO OR SOMETHING --
RIDING IN THE BACK OF YOUR
DAD'S PICKUP TRUCK.
NOWADAYS, YOU SEE A KID IN THE
BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK...
>> James: YOU'RE CALLING FOR
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
>> THEY TAKE YOUR KID AND YOUR
TRUCK.
>> James: YEAH.
>> ME AND JESSE JUST KIND OF --
WE THINK A LOT THE SAME.
WE'RE KIND OF RIGHT THERE WITH
EACH OTHER JUST ABOUT
EVERYTHING, ABOUT LIFE.
OUR BACKGROUNDS ARE SO MUCH THE
SAME.
I MEAN, SO MUCH THE SAME -- JUST
THE WAY WE KIND OF CAME UP THE
LADDER.
BOTH OF US WENT THROUGH IT JUST
GROUND LEVEL UP.
NOBODY HANDED US ANYTHING.
I LIKE TO SAY SELF-MADE LIKE
HENRY FORD.
KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
>> James: GOT A MUTUAL RESPECT
FOR EACH OTHER.
KIND OF TUNED IN TO EACH OTHER'S
PERSONALITIES, AND IT'S COOL.
IT'S LIKE A BROTHER FROM A
DIFFERENT MOTHER.
>> WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.
I STILL HAVE ALL THE FRIENDS I
GREW UP WITH, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S
HARD TO RELATE TO THOSE PEOPLE
WITH WHERE I'VE BEEN AND WHAT
I'VE SEEN.
IT'S NOT THAT I'M ANY BETTER
THAN THEM, BUT IT'S JUST A
REALITY OF DOING WHAT WE DO.
YOU GET LAUNCHED INTO THIS
TORNADO OF SUCCESS AND WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
IT'S DIFFERENT.
GOT IT PRETTY GOOD.
>> James: WE CAN USE THAT TO
PATCH THE TANK IF IT GETS A
HOLE IN IT.
I GOT EXTRA METAL IN THE VAN.
>> WHAT'S UP, MAN?
>> James: IT'S COOL.
YOU MAKE -- YOU?
>> UH-HUH.
>> SAME THING.
>> James: HE'S GONNA GO HOME
LIKE, "HONEY, YOU WON'T BELIEVE
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.
I WAS STANDING THERE, AND ONE
GUY...CAME UP AND HAD A BIKE
MADE OUT OF SOME OF MY POTS AND
PANS.
AND HE LOOKED LIKE EL DIABLO."
[ LAUGHS ]
LET'S ROLL.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
ABOUT 100 MILES OUT OF
CHIHUAHUA, WE FINALLY STARTED
RUNNING INTO PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T
KNOW WHO WE WERE AND REALLY
DIDN'T CARE.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS CITY?
>> CUAUHTéMOC CITY.
>> James: CUAUHTéMOC?
CUAUHTéMOC CITY?
...COPPER CANYON?
>> HOW FAR IS COPPER CANYON?
>> MAYBE FOUR HOURS.
>> FOUR HOURS?
>>ames: YOU LIKE RAP MUSIC OR
HIP-HOP?
>> NOT MUCH.
I LIKE ROCK 'N' ROLL.
>> James: YOU LIKE KID ROCK.
HE'S OKAY.
I THINK WE'VE FINALLY DONE IT.
WE'VE OFFICIALLY GOT LOST.
I WAS, LIKE, RIDING INTO HEAVEN.
>> IT WAS GODLIKE.
I WAS SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND
OF THE FATHER.
>> James: I COULD HAVE GONE --
LIKE, RODE THAT PARTICULAR ROAD
THROUGH THE REST OF MY LIFE THE
WAY THAT SUN WAS SHINING THROUGH
THE CLOUD.
FELT LIKE I WAS CONNECTED, YOU
KNOW?
LIKE IT HAD VEINS AND HANDLEBARS
GOING INTO MY HANDS.
MY BLOOD WAS CIRCULATING THROUGH
IT AS I WAS GOING.
THE FASTER I WENT, THE FASTER MY
HEART PUMPED.
THE SLOWER I WENT, THE MORE
RELAXED IT WAS, AND IT WAS
INDIRECT REFLECTION.
MOTOR RPMs WERE IN TUNE WITH MY
HEART RATE, AND IT WAS PART OF
ME.
IT WAS GOOD.
IT'S KIND OF PEACEFUL HERE.
KIND OF MAKES YOU THINK WHEN WE
RIDE, IF YOU, LIKE, CRASH OR
SOMETHING OUT HERE, THERE'S NO
9-1-1.
YOU JUST LAY THERE AND DIE,
BLEED TO DEATH.
THAT WAS A GOOD DAY TODAY,
THOUGH.
>> OH, MAN, WAS IT EVER.
>> James: WE FINALLY MADE IT TO
COPPER CANYON AT ABOUT 3:00 IN
THE MORNING.
JUST A FEW HOURS LATER, THE SUN
WAS ALREADY STARTING TO RISE.
>> JANINE WOULD BE HAVING A
SPAZ ATTACK RIGHT NOW.
SHE'D BE, LIKE, CONVULSING.
NOW I'M AWE, DAMN IT.
I'M REALLY NOT INTO IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
I LIKE THE CITY.
PART OF ME THINKS, LIKE,
GRAFFITI'S BEAUTIFUL, THOUGH.
IF MY CHICK WAS HERE, IT'D BE
BETTER.
I'LL PROBABLY GET IN TROUBLE FOR
EVEN SEEING IT WITHOUT HER.
ALL RIGHT, GET THE [BLEEP] OUT.
CHECK IT OUT, HOMES.
>> LET ME SEE THAT.
>> James: 40 BUCKS.
ALL RIGHT, YOUR TURN.
COME ON, KID "ROCK."
[ LAUGHS ]
THINK YOU'D DIE IF YOU FELL OFF
HERE?
[ LAUGHS ]
I WAS JUST TRYING TO DOWNPLAY
IT.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
I WAS TRYING TO DOWNPLAY IT
'CAUSE MY GIRL AIN'T AROUND,
YOU KNOW?
I FEEL A LITTLE GUILTY SEEING
ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL STUFF WHEN I
DON'T HAVE HER ON MY ARM.
IT'S PRETTY COOL THAT THIS
STUFF, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS ABOUT
IT -- NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE, YOU
KNOW?
IF IT WAS IN THE U.S., IT'D BE
ALL OVER STAMPS AND STUFF LIKE
THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT'D BE COMMERCIALIZED
AND COPYRIGHTED AND PATENTED AND
EVERYTHING.
NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO CLIMB
OUT ON THIS ROCK THAT WIGGLES
ON, LIKE, A 3,000-FOOT LEDGE.
THEY'D HAVE SIGNS OR PLAQUES
SAYING ABOUT THE FOREFATHERS OF
YESTERYEAR WHO USED TO GO OUT ON
THE ROCK THAT WIGGLED.
[ LAUGHS ]
NOW SAFETY POLICE HAVE TAKEN
OVER.
>> SOME CHARLIE DANIELS?
[ STRUMMING GUITAR ]
♪ PEOPLE SAY THAT I'M NO GOOD ♪
♪ I'M CRAZY AS A LOON ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I GET *** IN THE
MORNING ♪
♪ GET DRUNK IN THE AFTERNOON ♪
♪ KIND OF LIKE MY OLD BLUETICK
HOUND ♪
♪ I LIKE TO LAY AROUND IN THE
SHADE ♪
♪ I AIN'T GOT MUCH MONEY ♪♪
♪ I DAMN SURE GOT IT MADE ♪
♪ BUT I AIN'T ASKING NOBODY FOR
NOTHING ♪
♪♪ IF I CAN'T GET IT ON MY OWN ♪
♪ IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY I'M
LIVING ♪
♪ YOU JUST LEAVE THIS
LONG-HAIRED COUNTRY BOY ALONE ♪
♪ NOW, THE POOR GIRL WANTS TO
MARRY ♪♪
♪ THE RICH GIRL WANTS TO FLIRT L
♪♪ THE RICH MAN GOES TO COLLEGE♪
♪ AND THE POOR MAN GO TO WORK ♪
♪♪ A DRUNKARD WANTS ANOTHER DRIK
OF WINE ♪♪
♪ AND THE POLITICIAN WANTS A
VOTE ♪
♪♪ ME, I DON'T WANT MUCH OF
NOTHING AT ALL ♪♪
♪ BUT I WILL TAKE ANOTHER *** ♪
♪♪ I AIN'T ASKING NOBODY FOR
NOTHING ♪
♪ IF I CAN'T GET IT ON MY OWN ♪
♪ IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY I'M
LIVING ♪
♪ JUST LEAVE THIS LONG-HAIRED
COUNTRY BOY ALONE ♪
♪ IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY I'M
PICKING ♪♪
♪♪ JUST LEAVE ♪♪
♪ THIS COUNTRY-FRIED, CHICKEN,
CORN BREAD, WHITE BOY FROM
ROMEO, MICHIGAN, ALONE ♪
GOOD TIME.
>> James: THIS IS PEACEFUL.
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL WAKING UP
TODAY, LOOKING OUT OVER THE
MOUNTAINS.
>> James: YEAH, IT WAS
SOMETHING.
>> BREATHING THAT FRESH AIR,
SMELLING THE WATER FROM THAT
SHOWER.
IT SMELLED LIKE MY [BLEEP]
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS RIDE
TODAY.
>> James: WE RODE THROUGH THE
COPPER CANYON A LITTLE BIT, AND
THEN WE HIT THE BEACH.
I NEEDED TO SEE SOME WATER.
[ FU MANCHU'S "THE MONGOOSE"
PLAYS ]
>> ♪ LOOK INSIDE ♪
♪♪ DAY STARTED RIGHT ♪♪
♪♪ A BACK ROAD IN A DIRT TOWN
LIVES ♪
♪♪ ALL TIME ♪♪
♪♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ♪
>> ♪♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ♪♪
>> ♪♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ♪♪
>> ♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ♪♪
>> ♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ♪♪
>> ♪♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ♪
>> ♪♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ♪♪
>> ♪♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ♪
>> ♪ REMOVED FROM THE TIMES ♪♪
♪ EVENT FOR THE EYES ♪♪
♪♪ MIDDAY THEY GATHERED ONE BY
ONE ♪♪
♪♪ ALL TIME ♪
♪ THE STORY LIES BEHIND ♪
♪♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ON BY ♪♪
♪♪ OUT ON THE STREETS THEY RIDE♪
♪ THE MONGOOSE FLIES ON BY ♪
>> James: 800 MILES FROM THE
BORDER AND WE FINALLY HIT THE
SEA OF CORTéS.
I THINK I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE
THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE GOING ON
AT HOME AS FAR AS, LIKE, YOU
KNOW, A ***' HOUSE AND
RUNNING WATER AND, YOU KNOW, ALL
THE STUFF THAT WE TOTALLY TAKE
FOR GRANTED IN AMERICA, YOU
KNOW?
>> THIS IS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE.
I'M SURE IT'S GONNA MAKE IT ONTO
A CD OR COMING OUT SOME SPEAKERS
SOMEWHERE ONE DAY.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER BIKE IN
MIND?
>> James: I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK THIS IS IT FOR ME FOR A
LITTLE WHILE.
THIS THING RAN LIKE A CHAMP.
THAT'S WHY I BUILT IT 'CAUSE I
THOUGHT ABOUT RIDING IT AND
DOING SOME OF THE RIDES LIKE WE
HAD DONE.
I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
ENTERING IT IN SOME STUPID SHOW
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND
LETTING SIX PEOPLE TELL ME MY
BIKE'S COOL OR NOT.
JUST RIDE IT.
I BUILT IT FOR ME.
TILL I UPDATE MY SKILLS AND
LEARN HOW TO BUILD SOMETHING
BETTER THAN THIS, I THINK THIS
IS IT.
YOU KNOW, I'M SATISFIED.
>> MONDAY, YOU'VE GOT TO DO YOUR
MEN'S FITNESS PHOTO SHOOT.
TUESDAY, YOU'RE FLYING TO
LAS VEGAS TO DO SEMA.
YOU'RE GONNA BE THERE WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY.
YOU FLY STRAIGHT TO DETROIT TO
DO THE VH1 KID ROCK CHRISTMAS
SPECIAL.
YOU DON'T FLY BACK UNTIL
SATURDAY MORNING FIRST THING.
YOU HAVE TO WALK STRAIGHT INTO
THE...PARTY.
THERE ARE GONNA BE 5,000 PEOPLE,
SO I HOPE YOU CAN SLEEP ON THE
PLANE.
YOU'RE DOING A DOUBLE BUILD THAT
WEEK.
YOU'VE GOT THE REGULAR
"MONSTER GARAGE," BUT THEN
YOU ALSO HAVE THE BACKYARD
CHALLENGE, HIGH SCHOOLERS DOWN
THE STREET.
>> James: I HAVEN'T HAD A DAY
OFF SINCE WE GOT BACK FROM
MEXICO -- THREE MONTHS.
>> JEFF WILSON WITH THE A.P.
WANTS TO KNOW WHAT JESSE JAMES
WOULD WANT FOR THE HOLIDAYS IF
YOU COULD HAVE ANYTHING IN THE
WORLD.
>> James: SOMEONE TO KILL ME.
>> OKAY.
>> WEDNESDAY, YOU FLY TO
ENSENADA FOR A BUILD.
AND THEN YOU FLY TO MIAMI AND
DO THE GQ PARTY.
YOU'LL COME BACK ON THE RED-EYE.
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
AND THEN THAT WRAPS UP THROUGH
THE END OF THIS MONTH.
>> James: ALL THIS FAME AND
SUCCESS AND STUFF HAS MADE ME DO
A LOT OF SOUL-SEARCHING.
IT'S LIKE I HAVE IT IN FULL
PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT
TO JESSE.
>> [ WHINING, BARKING ]
>> James: GOOD GIRL, GOOD GIRL.
NO WIFE.
SHE GOT HER PINK SLIP ON HER
LOCKER.
I SAID MY LIFE WAS KIND OF LIKE
THAT ROAD WE DROVE OVER IN
MEXICO.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S AROUND THE
CORNER.
YOU'RE JUST DRIVING AND WHAM!
YOU COULD HIT A BRICK WALL, AND
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT
HAPPENED.
BUT YOU KNOW ME.
I'M A DICE ROLLER.
I'LL BET THE FARM AND...
SNAKE EYES.
I AM GETTING A TATTOO REMOVED.
I WANT THAT NAME OFF OF MY HAND.
I WANT TO CLOSE THAT CHAPTER IN
MY LIFE AND MOVE ON.
>> YEAH.
>> James: I FEEL BETTER ALREADY.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS MY SHOP.
I'LL HAVE EVERYTHING IN HERE,
LIKE TVs AND POOL TABLE AND ALL
MY TOOLS.
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE I'M GOING
TO WORK.
NOW THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH
COMMOTION, YOU KNOW?
JUST LISTEN RIGHT NOW.
HOW QUIET IT IS OVER HERE.
NO "JESSE, LINE ONE.
JESSE, LINE ONE."
I GOT SO GOOD AT WHAT I DO, THAT
NOW NO ONE WILL LEAVE ME ALONE
SO I CAN DO IT.
CASE IN POINT -- YOU HERE NOW.
HERE, I CAN JUST DO THIS.
>> YEAH!
>> James: I WIN.
TOO MUCH POWER.
I DIDN'T WANT TO FILM NO MORE
ANYWAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IS THAT COOL?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> ♪♪ HAVE YOU ALL THE ANSWERS?♪
>> ♪ I'M GETTING AWAY ♪
♪ AWAY FROM IT ALL ♪
♪ ONE MORE TIME ♪
♪ I'M GETTING AWAY ♪
♪ AWAY FROM IT ALL ♪
♪♪ LET'S RIDE ♪
♪ IT'S JUST ME AND THE MACHINE ♪
♪ WAY TOO FAST ♪
♪ UNSEEN ♪
♪♪ SON, THAT'S ME ♪♪
♪ FROM THE DAY ♪♪
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