Deus America

Same same, but different…

Re-inventing the wheel is not an easy task to do. That’s why we didn’t. We decided to pay homage to the wheel, well The Shank motorcycle to be more precise. The major designs are the same; no cutting off and extending the swing arm or any thing like that, just a bit of a face lift so to speak. Were talking a new tank beaming with the colors blue and chrome inlaid with a custom Deus Ex Machina badge to honor. A new custom brown leather seat so your ride is full fledge comfort all day and night as you boogie on down the back alleys of Bali, and when you hit that wet muddy pothole and you will, we … View More

Wing Pin and Sea Gypsies….

If you follow our daily uploads on Instagram, then you probably will have noticed that Deus Ambassadors Joel and Crystal Fitzgerald are back with us here on the Island of the Gods. Both Joel and his wife Crystal got into town a couple of weeks ago and have been passing the time by hanging out at the Temple, surfing and shaping up a new line of boards. The original plan was to shape a quiver of 20 boards for all the Deus locations around the world…but after some custom orders from Japan came through…it has ended up as just over 30 boards. From a 5’4 Wing Pin Single for our young local Deus team rider Riman…a range of sea gypsies … View More

BMW R100S in E Minor

Woolie finished the Deus BMW R100S one day before it went to The One Motorcycle Show in Austin, TX with just enough time for a lively concerto through the hills.

Midnight Lightning

You have seen the Photos, now check out Joel in motion on his 6’8 Single fin!

Joel Fitzgerald and his 6’8

Joel Fitzgerald has a long-standing relationship with Uluwatu and the people there, from the early days when you had to earn the waves you rode. Hiking in though the 5 kilometres of bush and bramble from the temple, to the sheer cliff where hand dug stairs, and shaky ladders slipped into the cave. Joel was 12 years old the first time he championed these obstacles, paddling out along side his brother Kye and father Terry Fitzgerald through pumping 6-foot surf. There earning his first ride and so consummating his love for Uluwatu. You could say this relationship was fated by his blood, having no choice but to love this magic beast of a wave. Father Terry was amongst the first … View More

Meniscectomy – Jack Norton

Here is a rad little clip that our boy Jack Norton just put up! Nice one Jack!

THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE

The Festival of Thump we hosted back in March was devoted to the four stroke, single piston engine and its adherents, and the thumper community showed up in throngs, all sporting engines similar in form but very different in execution. Given all the folks who had gathered in sameness of purpose it was extremely hard to categorize anyone in the crowd as being very much alike. If there was one thing these people shared in common, it was that they were having an absolute blast being around motorbikes. The Parallel Universe Motorcycle Festival last weekend was a show dedicated to motorcycles exhibiting identically arranged two-cylinder engines. And again the incredibly diverse range of bikes that showed up and the distinctly … View More

Night – Day – Night

Treat yourself, here’s the plan: Pack your car full of boards and sneak away for a midweek swell. Take the day off, surf your brains out and head back whatever life you live, feeling refreshed. If your a surfer and your missing the quality time in the water that your accustomed to, your not as happy as you should be. I know you have your favourite, within striking distance, surf spot. Go to it! You’ve got one day, but this is not a day trip… nope, it’s a little more than that. It’s simple, leave home the night before, skip the traffic and cruise the quiet highways to whatever destination you’ve decided on. No getting in the car to begin … View More

LA-to-AUSTIN

Four-hundred and fifty-two hours is how long Google Maps said it was going to take us to walk the 1,393 miles to The One Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas. We didn’t have that sort of time, or the right shoes, so we drove the “Doose Goose” instead, loaded with a couple bikes for the show. A German 1000cc beast of complicated simplicity from the hands of Woolie, and a speed demon named SPIKE, crafted from the fingers of the one and only Shinya Kimura. We also brought the shop “grocery getter” to add some two wheeled miles and adventures to the trip. Arriving safely and a bit early to Austin, the Revival Cycles crew greeted us with open arms as … View More