Blog | Deus Ex Machina | Tagged "custom-bike

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...

Nov 15, 2021

Rufus

Bike customisation is about being reborn, just applied to a mechanical, mostly inert object. You start off with a complete strip down and then head down the arduous one way road of rebuilding it culminating in an altered apparition. Hopefully better, more i...

Nov 03, 2020

THE WEBBER

The Kawasaki W range is no stranger to the Deus Workshop, with a heathy appreciation for parallel twins running deep through our veins. None know this better than head wrench, Jeremy Tagand. So when Paul approached Jez about building The Webber the brie...

Feb 25, 2018

Bali Flat Trackers - 5 bikes for 5 brothers

Five custom Kawasaki KLX 150 Flat Trackers, representing each of the countries we have a Flagship store in; Australia, Italy, US, Japan and of course here in Indonesia. We built them for the Deus SlidetoberFest, and if the truth be known, to mainly compete ...

Dec 12, 2017

GOOSE

Jim Goose, referred to as The Goose or simply Goose, was the best friend of Max Rockatansky, an experienced motorcyclist and pursuit officer on the Main Force Patrol. He was portrayed by Steve Bisley and starred in George Miller's Mad Max. Based on the 2018...

Nov 17, 2017

STONE TRACKER

In 1974, Australia was introduced to the movie "Stone", a true classic of Aussie cinema about renegades called the Gravediggers. Featured alongside the Gravediggers was the Z1, Kawasaki's true coming of age bike. A bike that basically defined the 70's on tw...

Sep 20, 2017

TTT

Some motorcycles belong out in the garage. Others are good enough to bring in the house. Michael Woolaway‚Äôs latest artistic creation, a classy 1978 Triumph T140, will be getting the royal treatment as a centerpiece inside its new residence near San Diego,...

Oct 24, 2016

Raposa Prata

A continuation of the much loved Major Bloodnok, the Raposa Prata takes this popular twin in a new direction. The bike was initially stripped down to the bone. After a clean up of the clutter and finalizing the design we had parts and components sent out in...

Oct 10, 2016

Orsini Viper

Attention to detail, functionality and a French flair. It's fair to say that Motorcycle Design Director - Jeremy Tagand, has spent a fair chunk of time by anyone's standards honing his visceral understanding and innate sense of all things custom in the Deus...

Jul 18, 2016

Different Twins

Two friends came to us in Deus Milano with the idea to have the same Deus motorcycle but with a different touch and this sound for us as an intriguing project. We came out with The Different Twins‚ built on special black W800 edition. The project has been d...

Apr 04, 2016

Midnight Rambler

Resident Deus Camperdown Head Mechanic, Jeremy Tagand, is becoming quite well known for his tracker rendition of the Kawasaki W650. The brief was the create an dirt-tracker with an urban assault feel, all with Jeremy's special sauce. A rich blend of ingredi...

Feb 11, 2016

Iceie 800

Darkly elegant and clean as a whistle, Deus Ex Machina is proud to introduce a frisky cafe racer from Woolie's Workshop. Stamped as the 17th bespoke creation to come from the Emporium Of Postmodern Activites in Venice, California, motorcycle design director...