Seems that Jesse James is morphing into a new role….that of a modern-day daredevil in “Jesse James Is A Dead Man,” a new, original weekly series on Spike TV premiering in February 2009, announced today by Sharon Levy, senior vice president of original series for Spike TV. “Our goal was to create a new and distinctive series for Jesse that is unlike anything else on television,” said Levy. “In this series, viewers will get to experience one of the most fearless guys on the planet in an entirely new way, taking on death-defying physical challenges each week.” During each of the 10 weekly one-hour episodes viewers will follow James as he readies himself for a different death-defying challenge. Preparing for the risky challenge can often be as dangerous as the challenge itself as he endures a battery of tests to prepare. With CGI effects, viewers get a taste of the enormity of the stunt, revealing the physiological stress James’ body will endure. Some of the dangerous challenges he’ll be facing include the harrowing, grueling and lawless off-road race, the Baja 500, and hitting over 200 mph on a Nitro bike supercharged by ultra-combustible nitro-methane fuel.

The series will be produced by BASE Productions (“Sports Science,” “Fight Science”) with Jesse James and his production company, Payupsucker Productions, serving as an executive producer. Spike TV signed James to a multi-year talent deal in October 2007, and this project represents his first series with the network. More recently, Jesse established his own production company, Payupsucker Productions, and in 2004, he became publisher of Garage Magazine and launched Payupsucker Publications. In 2006 he opened an eco-friendly burger joint, Cisco Burger in Long Beach, CA. Spike TV is available in 96.1 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (VIA:

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Over $10 Million dollars worth of motorcycle inventory goes on the auction block September 12th in Fort Worth, Texas thanks to American Ironhorse who is selling off excess parts not needed for new production. Liquid Asset Partners LLC in joint venture with Hilco Merchant Resources LLC is conducting the sale. Liquid Asset partners will begin bulk sales August 25 through their office sales staff. Dealers and distributors wishing to make purchases should contact Liquid Asset Partners at (616) 719-5917 or they can view the $10 million+ inventory at http://www.LiquidAssetPartners.com. Bill Melvin, CEO of Liquid Assets states “Dealers or bulk buyers willing to make a minimum purchase of $2000 can purchase through our office sales staff starting today….” says Melvin. “We’ve got everything needed to make a chopper: frames, wheels, gas tanks, fenders, starters, six speed transmissions, engine parts, tires, plus nuts, bolts, and hardware. We have to sell it all, regardless of cost or loss!”

Life just isn’t the same anymore. When we first bought a new bike we were satisfied with the stock set up. Then after awhile of riding and abuse, it was time for some replacements, especially hand grips and pegs. Some of us went with stock replacements while others went the route of customizing with either billet, chrome or some other nice comfortable set up. We just found these kicker pedals, grips and pegs from the guys at Hippy Killer Garage and have to say, we’d try them! They are made in a 57A Urathane hardness which has some grip, and absorbs vibration. No two sets are alike and come in a rainbow range of solid and sparkle colors to match whatever you ride. Depending on what you want, they sale for $40 to $65.00/each.

In a recent article posted by La Cross Reporter Ryan Stotts, he reports that industry leaderS & S Cycle cuts 60 workers at it’s Viola facility. Company President Brett Smith announced Friday that 60 workers have been cut this month through voluntary separation and layoffs. “This was a very, very hard decision personally“. Smith blamed the economic slump for a downturn in sales of the company’s high-performance engine parts and engines for motorcycles. “In the grand scheme of things, we make a product that people don’t need to have,” he said.

S & S now employs a total of about 195 at both sites, he said. “We’re doing everything we can to become lean and consolidate our efforts for future long-term employment,” Smith said. “We don’t expect to be in this position forever.” The company’s core business of bolt-on, high-performance, after-market components still is strong and growing, he said, but S & S had to take a pragmatic approach in an economic environment that’s seeing less disposable income. “It’s a very unfortunate decision, coming on the heels of our 50th anniversary,” Smith said. The S & S event, which drew an estimated 28,000 motorcycle enthusiasts to La Crosse in late June, played no role in the cutbacks, Smith said. Despite rumors, the cost of hosting the event was completely covered by sales of the 50 custom motorcycles made for the competition, he said, and the support of the community.

The Detroit Bro’s keep rolling out new innovative products and this newest one isn’t any different. The new weld-on kickstand is milled from 1018 mild steel, then chromed to a mirror finish. With weld-on spring and hardware this makes a nice addition to any build. Sells for $199.99.

In our earlier post about the new “Wide-Glide Girder Front End“, we were only able to show you a CAD rendering of this product. Well, now we’ve got the real thing! This girder front-end uses 4130 seamless, aircraft allow tubing and is TIG welded and heat treated. The wide glide girder embodies the spirit of the industries original girders, but using modern day technology for one of the industries highest quality and most reliable wide glide front-ends. If your not familiar with TIG welding (also known as Heli-Arc) this process is the best and strongest way of building a front end. So, if you’re looking for something alot different than the same old front ends everyone else is using, check out the “Guilty Wide Glide“. There is free shipping and expect 4-6 weeks for delivery. Lengths range from 2″ under to 11″ over at present. The Guilty Wide Glide will come raw but is available in chrome (at additional cost), so contact Guilty Customs for details.

Being at this years Sturgis Rally and getting a chance to eye-ball each of the 68 incredible motorcycles entered into this years AMD show we came to appreciate the decision behind naming Roger Goldhammer the winner of the Freestyle Class. For those not familiar with Mr. G, this is the third time in five years that he has come out on top at the AMD show. Note: This bike may look familiar as it is the same bike that he competed with on the Bonneville Salt Flats in September of 2007! A liquid-cooled, single-cylinder, fuel-injected blown sport bike, with nitrous that achieved a top speed of just over 164 mph. Wow, a beauty that runs too! Sweet. Coming in 2nd was Hot Dock with StG Nautilus. 3rd place went to the Seppster 2 Ice Racer from Tobias Guckel of TGS Motorcycles in Germany. Seeing the TSG bike was definitely worth the trip! Other winners were Jim Giuffra of AFT Customs in the Metric 1st place with Er Hed. 1st place in the production manufacturer class was Delaware American with their Tech Twin American 13c. 2nd place went to Nick Gale’s Little Miss Dynamite.