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Jan 25, 2023

Goldy

The infamous Kawasaki W650, a familiar face in the Deus workshop; a motorcycle that chief grease monkey Jeremy could assemble with his eyes closed at this point (The only thing standing in his way are those pesky workplace safety guidelines) And just when y...

Jan 22, 2023

SWANK RALLY TUNISIA

Well, swankers… it’s good as it sounds, the Swank Rally goes to the desert. With the Swank Rally Di Sardegna being inspired by the legendary rallies of Africa, the natural follow-up has to be the desert. Starting from Duez, at the gate of Sahara, this edit...

Jan 17, 2023

Blue Moon

No manufacturer has leaned into 'modern classic' style motorcycles harder than Triumph, half of their current line-up harkens to the tenets of old-school simplicity. One of the smallest motorcycles in the fleet, the Street Twin (ST) is no exception. Boastin...

Dec 20, 2022

Art 9T

Cafe racer conversions are nothing new, especially to us, but this particular build presented a couple of opportunities to do something fresh. The original spirit of cafe racers can be summarised in the immortal words of Colin Chapman "simplify, then add li...

Dec 01, 2022

THE GREAT SWANK RALLY DI SARDEGNA 2022

Bigger than ever, the fourth edition of the Swank Rally di Sardegna is wrapped. We got on board the ferry with 350 people from 10 nations including pilots, assistances, and staff; that’s an unbelievably huge crowd. We really want to thank all the sponsors a...

Nov 25, 2022

DEUS GOES TO MOTO GP

In the first weekend of November, our first ever collaboration in the MotoGP World Championship, took place in Valencia, Spain. The last race of the year, was extra special as it was held in the Valencian Community Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo circuit ...

Nov 02, 2022

DUST & FUN #3 - THE LAST LAP

As with all the good and funny things, also Dust & Fun Cup arrived at its last chapter.The third date of this three-weekend flat track cup was also the very last one of the season, which meant that that was the last chance for many to gain position on t...

Oct 27, 2022

2022 Moto Beach Classic

I have always been a sucker for a party on the beach and every year when the Moto Beach Classic comes to town with a few vintage motorcycle races, 20,000 spectators, the world's top supercross racers in the Red Bull Straight Rhythm, all of which, happens on...

Oct 13, 2022

The Baja 400

I have to say, it has been a year of huge highs and and tear spilling lows for the 3x Motorcycle of Mojave Racing, served up in the cruel fashion that racing seems to favor. Endurance off-road racing like the SCORE Baja races, show no mercy and ultimately f...

Sep 21, 2022

SWANK RALLY LADIES - THE VERY FIRST EDITION

Ladies and gentle(wo)men, the first DEUS SWANK RALLY LADIES is a fact. Deus Ex Machina launched the first edition of the Deus Swank Rally Ladies during the latest Women Motor Bootcamp, in beautiful Montagnana, North Italy. For those who haven’t yet heard...

Sep 09, 2022

The Forager - Yamaha XSR700

Is the Yamaha XSR700 a cool bike? This question has formed a divide amongst the Deus House of Simple Pleasures not seen since the infamous chicken parmi or parma debate of about 20 minutes ago when I conducted the study, we're still reeling from the results...

Aug 20, 2022

DEUS SWANK RALLY LADIES

Since the dawn of time in the the Swank Rally, we’ve been looking with admiration to Domi (@domitillaq) riding every kind of bike, from 1970s motorcycles to the most modern rides on any type of landscape, during almost any edition of the Swank Rally. That’s...