Modification Aero Chopper by Jesse James

Modification James is, of course, a multimillionaire, happily wedded to a big Hollywood star. His bikes sell for six figures. jesse james modification he's had a hit TV series. The world is his proverbial oyster. Here’s the thing, though. If it were all taken away tomorrow, if he was down to a clapped-out Panhead rigid and a box of rusty old handtools, Jesse James would be just as happy. He’s a lucky dog and he knows it, and hasn’t forgotten how to have fun despite his fame and fortune.

Walking around the man’s Long Beach complex, a renovated building across the street from his West Coast Choppers shop, it’s clear that James is much more than a Jesse One Note. In one corner, there’s a group of early VW Beetles, all stock, including one of the first built in occupied Germany just after the war. Also under the roof are muscle cars, sports cars and winged dirt racers. Over there is a Toyota Baja pre-runner, a four-place pickup with skyscraper suspension. And there’s “Gold Digger,” the old-school chopper James built as part of his excellent “History of Choppers” TV documentary, the first effort from his new production company, formed after he unchained himself from the weekly grind of the “Monster Garage” series.