This exact show made me want to become a welder way back when I was still in grade school. I always marvelled and Jesse's talent, and it motivated me into the trade. Now i'm a journeyman, red seal. Thanks Jesse, for giving me that motivation.
I saw this show when I was like 13 and I went straight to a trade high school for welding.. went back to basic when I turned 21 moved to Kentucky for advanced pipe welding moved to Boston now im 31 and have been working in aerospace manufacting became the head welder 3 years ago ..would have never got this far without this show frfr
Im 28yo now with a new Harley but when I grew up In the early 2000’s I spent everyday watching him. My dad and him definitely made my childhood full of motorcycles
WOW!!! This video is great....I coulld watch Jesse fab stuff all day!! I like the part at 5:13 " who's fenders are those" (Jesse) " I did, I made them" it shows how much pride this guy has in his work.
i haven't seen these types of shows, really cool i've seen this vid, now i'm gonna look where i can find these ( if they're out there ) your exactly right angryjoy, this is totally different than what discovery is ding now, spot on !
I work in fab daily doing all kinds of auto prototype stuff. But that gas tank build technique is high level talent. To keep that ever changing compound radius is one thing but to mirror both sides of the top of the tank to meet the sides at the same point is at another level. Any imperfections and its right in your face to see. Of course I'm sure he had just a little finish grind work to make the perfect weld. But ya thats impressive. I don't really run into stuff where I need the English wheel but will definitely give it a go next change I get.
I loved watching every episode of these shows when they were first broadcast. Even Monster Garage, as silly as some of the concepts could be blew me away, even before becoming an auto tech. Shot bag, hammer, torch and metal + Jesse James = something awesome
These episodes were titled "Motorcycle Mania" and were really the start of the discovery channel blitz on automotive and motorcycle mod world. Jesse James was a relative unknown until these shows. They ran only three years I think. It's interesting to see his popularity rise as these shows aired. In the first one, the narrator says a JJ custom can set you back $40K; in the second $80K; and now probably $120K!!!
Never knew shit about cars or fabrication but I watched monster garage religiously and I respected Jesse James for his no nonsense approach. If the joker on the show was all bark and no bite then he wasn't a fan.
You realize this was years before American Chopper went on air? American Chopper was pitched to Jesse James first but well you see what American Choppers has become, he turned it down and made the right choice! He is a far better fabricator than anyone from OCC or PJD
I Love Paul Jr., and aside from maybe Rick at OCC, the difference between OCC and Jesse James is that if I was given a custom bike from OCC, I'd take it to Jesse to get it customized. It's not that OCC sucks, it's just that to me, comparing the 2 is like comparing apples and oranges; Giant, juicy, pre-peeled oranges served free of charge by strippers in roller skates on a beach side patio in like heaven. The over priced apples also have worms and were harvested before they were ripe by snotty handed lepers with no gloves on. what'ya think of them apples?
Don't forget the stupid logo sticker slapped on to each and every one of those apples that supposedly makes it a "theme" apple. But, yeah, I think Rick is the only true talent on that show. He has many of the same metal working skills as Jesse James. A close second is Vinny but he is more of a "wrench turner" than someone who can create something from scratch; although he is very good at what he does. If Rick and Vinny came to work with J.J. they would be the ONLY premier custom bike shop. Paul and Paul Jr. wouldn't be shit without those two. I don't care how many brain dead wrench monkeys they hire or how much they spend on tools and CNC machines, their bikes would never be the same.
Justin Bradford: So sadly, outside of the Discovery channel you seem to have no knowledge of any cycle building. All you needed to do was a quick Google search to see that neither fabricator had anything in common with the other beside each having a motor and 2 wheels. It’s also painfully clear that Jesse puts/takes way too much pride in each one of his custom built bikes that he would never touch any style of bike built by OCC or PJD especially seeing how a majority of their builds takes less time to design and complete then Jesse spends on fabricating his frame alone. Out of any of the icon’s, even though the styles are still completely different, Arlen Ness would have to have the most in common with a OCC/PJD bike.
Jesse cool af and as real as they come. Just because hes "famous" doesnt mean he abides by all the bullsh** rules society expects him, you or I to be.I love working with metal and I would kill to have the opportunity to learn from such a skilled fabricator! Keep killin it Jesse! lml..Haters gonna hate, fu** em. Just means your doin it right!
I am not a big Jesse James fan at all but the man can fabricate, as for Paul J he may have a good eye for design but his fabrication skills are far from Jesses skills and that's a fact.
I absolutely adore this guy. I don't care who he's married to, it's just great to see him work (I could watch all day) Can somebody tell me please how this series is called? You can't find any episodes of it in austrian TV...
if something is affordable it ain't exclusive. need to keep it high, like a rich neighborhood when it comes 2 houses and real estate 2 keep it exlcusive.
you cant beat building a theme bike based on a bike,jj may be a idiot but at least his shop made real bikes for people, pj designs is a tv show studio nothing more(he sells t shirts though)
Too much soot for annealing, you don't really need to anneal to put that much shape in a panel. Use a decent size mallet and you will get on a lot better. You should not realy wash the flux off the weld before it is cool. Nice workshop!. Tanks look good when done.
yes that's true I'm apache and Cherokee and the Cherokee is shining through,jesse doesn't give three shakes what anyone thinks and he'd of made it in my neighborhood
How do you know? Do you know him? Have you met him? Have you sat down and got to know him? Im sure you are just spewing back what you hear or see huh? Think for yourself!
@raxorules yep I aggree, when he says its not an exact science and he doesnt know the result what bollocks,I do aircraft sheet metal and its all measured and inspected, not luck if it fits
@saucyjackattak like you never done anything fuck up in your life right? never hurted nobody? you've always been a true angel that never lie not even once?? Seriously what is wrong liking Jesse? Sure he talks, but his story from having nothing to making something out of himself with hard work, dedication and his love for metal fabrication, and even though he can build a bike the guy is still willing to learn other trades to perfect his metal fab is some reason why we like the guy.
Metal fabrication of Aluminum, Stainless and Hot rolled mild steel and welding all the above plus some experience with Inconel and Titanium. IMO the really good fabricators and metal shapers are really into their work. I thrived on the challenges and plenty of them i had to figure out for myself. Common sense in the application of your knowledge counts for a whole lot. It is not that easy to get a really well rounded education in this trade. There are just so many facets of it. I did it 36+ years and i never shaped much metal. It wasn't the nature of my business. I was not building custom cars and bikes for a living. Ships, paper mills, rock crushing and some home shop projects. I understand annealing and i know some about different alloys. Jessie loves fabricating and he has a good eye for tasteful mods.
No one has a clue what it takes to make every part from an idea in your mind. No prints, no designer on a cad computer system. You da man Jessie I enjoy seeing your work.These other builders make me laugh buying parts from a catalogue. The hands on, saying you built it, your love of motorcycles went into it.
is there a part 2 to this??. people like jesse need to teach the younger lads how to do this so we can keep making things like tanks,bikes, car bodys ect, and companies wonder why they cant find anybody? teach us you god dam idiots in stead of spending money on ya porsche or ferraris....
