The last few weeks have been a frenzy of activity at the hive we call the House, with the Welcome back Surf Swap, Bob Mctavish Evening and Top Gear festival next weekend our feet haven’t touched the ground. Not content to keep the circus in the tent (or rather the House) we planned a road trip up the east coast this week, the lads will arrive shaken and well stirred in Queensland just in time for the Noosa Longboard Festival. With a bunch of the boys from the Temple coming out for the event, it only seemed right to round up our Aussie surfers (Noosa surfers to be more exact), fly em down to Sydney and make them ride all the way home. … View More

Deus Camperdown carpark played host to 200+ salted enthusiasts on Saturday looking to buy, swap and sell vintage surf goods – boards, speed sticks, bric-a-brac – anything pre-90′s. Thanks to everyone that came down and stuck out the rain for a fun day. See you all next time. Featured: Airbrushing by TONY AIRSPEED / BOB MVTAVISH x DEUS board stall & poster signing / THOMAS SURFBOARDS / BING SURFBOARDS / ANDREW from GROWN SURF – timber boards & hand planes / BENNET skateboards / RETRO JETHRO master of vintage ceremonies and bric-a-brac stall / DAVE’S rare surf photos / VINTAGE TONY – Surfboards & memorabilia / WILD WAYNE & his wonderful stuff / SURFIN MEX’ / The famous DEUS WALL OF JOY … View More

In preparation for last Saturday’s swap meet, 70 fortunate diners were treated to a three course meal. H.G Nelson’s humour for entrée, a substantial sizing of Bob Mctavish’s history and knowledge for mains. Rich Pavel helped serve up some after dinner treats followed by Q’n’As with Mr Mctavish. With an introduction from H.G that nobody saw coming it left everybody in stitches before they even started eating, which lead into a presentation from the man himself, addressing 5 key periods not only in surfing but also his carrer. Every one needed a chance to process all of the priceless education so it was time to eat. with a very morish avocado and prawn starter it set the scene for a beautifully rich, tender braised beef cheek … View More

Every now and then, the crowded points of Noosa appear differently. Something queer happens in the water after school holidays, publicised or dying swells, after surfers have had their fill. The crowds disappear. There are even odd occasions that I find myself alone at one of the usually packed, points. These moments seem to pop up out of nowhere and never last long. Photographed here, in complete contrast to every other day of the same week, was one of those moments. Instead of bumping rails with the rest of southeast Queensland’s surfing population, I was surfing alone. Noosa had just seen its second Cyclone swell for the year. Surfers were either catching up on work they’d ignored, trying to explain … View More

Now with Harrison on board, it was only fitting that he had his very own created. As Harrison and Thomas Bexon, both being from Noosa are great mates so it only seemed fair that they both spend some time together at the temple working on a sled that would suit Harrison’s surfing as well as keeping in theme with Thomas’ shapes. What they came up with is something special (a “Harrison Roach Concept”). Turning a number of blanks into a series of 9’4 sanded finish logs, with 50-50 rails turned up and pinched at the nose. 3″ thick with double 6oz glass on the deck with 4oz underneath. These things go sick! with knifey rails they turn and hold really … View More

~ A MONTH TO REMEMBER ~ Indonesia has once again lived up to its reputation as a world-class surf destination. I found a surplus of waves even in the pouring rain of the wet season. Everywhere I went, whether it was in Bali or Java, it was pumping. I surfed heaving reefs and three hundred meter, sand bottom point breaks all in the same week. I surfed crowded waves and I surfed secret waves. Never could I have imagined that the phone call I received a month ago would lead me to all of this. In starting out, I knew a large part of my time would involve the creation of a new surfboard model for Deus. What I didn’t … View More

Its alway rewarding when we receive customer feedback, especially when an email evokes so much feeling. Thanks to Rob Davies for the kind words! “Finally got to test the handling of my SR after you guys fitted progressive springs (at your suggestion) on the esses at Coalcliff. It sort of went like this. Coming from the south in 5th,4th,3rd……….3rd still, 4th……… more 4th………… more f@#$%!?g 4th, 5th and see you later. SSssweet as! Many thanks for sharing your expertise and attending to my beautiful little bike”. Cheers, Rob Davis. PS. The bloke behind me did not see my brake lights come on once during this stretch. PPS. Dontcha just love 4th gear on these babies!

Over the years the Deus Cafe has had some pretty interesting names and faces come through its doors! However its not often that some of these folks have just as exciting motorcycle stories as our guest next month. Last week Mr Terry Serio Pulled up at the House Of Simple Pleasures for a bit of a catch up. Between theater and TV roles and hosting Wednesday morning Stage Fright on FBI Radio, Terry still has time to front his own group, Terry Serio’s Ministry of Truth (a fresh take on Australian folk touching on country) A lot of the music pays homage and respect to both his past as well as his experiences on the road. With his first major … View More

~ NORTH FROM HERE ~ Never underestimate the value of local knowledge. It’s the same almost everywhere you go: the locals get the waves, the tourists don’t. For me in Java, knowing Husni Rihwand made all the difference. After surfing perfect waves on the point for days, he suggested that it was time for a change of atmosphere. One of the older surfers said I’d been given the opportunity to visit a wave that very few westerners had seen. We needed a four-wheel drive to get us there (no Becaks this time) and it was leaving at four-thirty in the morning. A few of the local shortboarders decided to join us and we all packed into the car while it … View More