It turns out all those souped-up choppers and pimped-out rides aren't up to code. California air regulators announced yesterday a nearly $300,000 settlement with Monster Garage's Jesse James and his West Coast Choppers operation. Fifty of his custom-built bikes did not meet California air quality standards. They were built without certified emissions equipment on their exhaust and fuel systems. According to the LA Times, the bikes were spewing hydrocarbons at rates that exceeded state limits times ten. James isn't the first celebrity grease monkey to get hit with fines. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fined the customizers behind Pimp My Ride for replacing steering wheel air bags with TV monitors. The between-seat popcorn poppers, rims-turned-fish tanks and fold-out ping-pong tables weren't a problem. I'm surprised it's taken authorities this long to figure out that vehicles nicknamed "666 El Diablo" and the "Undertaker" aren't street legal. As a rule, air regulators, any school bus with a jet engine strapped to its chassis is probably gonna be in violation.
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1-27-2007 @ 5:31PM
InL.A. said...
"Grease Monkey" - that's funny. Jesse James definitely looks like a Grease Monkey - this guy is gross!
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1-27-2007 @ 9:24PM
Adolph said...
Pimp My Ride was never fined for anything,thats the name of the TV show.West Coast Customs was fined for a job done on a customers car before the show then posting the picture on their web site.They where fined from a picture,check the court records.
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1-28-2007 @ 12:34AM
James said...
It doesn't look like Monster Garage has anything to do with this fine either. Jesse James operates West Coast Choppers which produces custom motorcycles. None of which appeared on the tv show Monster Garage, and as far as I know his business and his former tv appearances are completely seperate.
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