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Back to the Future

Sometimes our bike manufacturing process is a little one sided. The customer, if there is one at all, undecided in the direction the project should take. We dictate lines and finishes. Rarely do they get involved as they feel content to utilise our expertise. After all that’s what they are paying for. So when we had a customer approach us and ask if he could get up to his elbows in the whole build, we’re more than happy to oblige. We’re extatic infact. He had this idea for a fusion between old and new, which is everything we are about, so there wasn’t an arguement there. The idea was that we’d start out with a fresh new out of the … View More

Sound and Vision Redux

The sun shined brightly, the grinding bite of winter was no longer aloft, and the parking lot at The Emporium of Postmodern Activities blossomed with vintage film, hi-fi, and vinyl. Through the eyes of a casual observer it appeared as if another Saturday flea market was taking place, but for the informed who had gathered, there was reason to celebrate, for the season of Sound and Vision had arrived. Despite the ravages of the long, hard, Southern California winter, this year’s harvest proved to be just as crisp, rich, fresh, and delicious as the last, as the stalls overflowed with an abundance of formerly high tech offerings. While the people perused, entertainment came courtesy of Deus Ex Machina’s own with … View More

The First Year of Postmodern Activities

Since opening our doors a little over a year ago, we at The Emporium of Postmodern Activities have endeavored to introduce Deus Ex Machina’s culture of enthusiasm around motorcycling, surfing, fashion, coffee, and art to an ever growing international audience by doing everything in our power to build the most inspiring custom bikes, shape the freshest foam, design the meanest menswear, have an insane amount of fun, and bring everyone along for the ride. This little highlight reel is our way of saying thanks for rolling with us. It’s been an unbelievably incredible adventure so far. Hope you’ll join us for more.

The Emperors New Clothes – Deus BioRock

Those avid and loyal readers of the Deus Bali Blog might remember the Deus BioRock we sunk 18 months ago over at Gili Trawangan. It was a little side project we did with The Marine Foundation, Check that post out here http://id.deuscustoms.com/fathom-five-fun-part-two-of-the-deus-bio-rock/. We did another visit last July to look at damage a storm had wrought across our metal frame. Read Sunken Solace here http://id.deuscustoms.com/sunken-solace/. Well after a couple of fumbles we finally got back over to Gili T last weekend and to the bike. We came bearing gifts and bits, enough to right the wrongs. Our posse was three, Celia from The Marine Foundation, Greg; a mate of mine whose birthday it was so was treating himself to an … View More

Long in the tooth…A drawn out affair

Hope you’re all revved up for the latest play on metal to pop out of the Bali Bengkel. It leaves itself open to more puns than you can throw a fork at. You’d have to agree it’s a whole lot of pun. This little C 70 is another example of our mad professors dreams. What would happen if you rebuilt the whole front end with the left over forks from a Yamaha SSX. Well now we all know… it’s a bit of a shock. The frame took a whole lot of work to get it to hold onto the forks nice and tight, Bagio had his work cut out for him. Angling to keep the heights all good and proper, … View More

Zye Norris in Motion

Yesterday we showed you some photos and told ya about Zye Norris. Today we give a bit of motion of the kid!

Festival Of Thump No.2

For 35 years the mighty Yamaha SR has been thumping away between our legs, join us at Deus Camperdown for a big singles love-in on Saturday the blah from 9am. Uppercut, the official pomade of the day will be bringing a barber for onsite trims. There are some BELL helmets to win, including a custom stripped edition from Dutchy. The fine gents of the Sydney Cafe racers will be in the lot en masse and the parts hustlers will have the opportunity to rummage through Takas overflowing spares cave. The Deus Cafe will have a pig on the spit and filling cups with homemade lemonade and cider. Click through to the facebook events page, as well as the previous events … View More

Zye Norris Welcome to the Family.

Zye Norris is our latest addition to the eccentric rat pack known as the Family Deus. The nineteen year old represents the ideals of Deus lifestyle…fast riding and fluid surfing. He’s a humble coast kid, who’s father had him on the back of a bike and the nose of a surfboard as soon as he could walk. The headlands and hinterlands of the Noosa Shire, in Queensland, Australia, are his playgrounds. Zye was a relatively unheard of name (outside of Noosa) until he showcased his uncanny longboarding skills last year at the Noosa Festival of Surfing. He absolutely blitzed the Noseriding division and proved what the locals had known all along: Zye Norris is a world–class longboarder. After demonstrating it … View More

Bromo or Bust

They say that great minds think alike…Now, we are pretty far from “great minds”, but we’d like to think that a good idea formulates in our noggins from time to time. And it just so happens that this occurred not so long ago. Apparently the worldwide family of Deus seemed to communicate on a subconscious level….or something like that. All 3 regions…Bali, Australia and America had simultaneous motorcycle trips. From the Sydney House of Simple Pleasures the boys had the North to Noosa expedition, In LA at the Emporium of Post modern Activities Julian Heppekausen and friends threw legs over steeds and were taking the scenic route from California to Costa Rica…and from the Temple of Enthusiasm, we had Bali’s … View More

New Blood…. Deni Firdaus

This pubescent grom’s “coming out” in Java is a great example how all one needs to become a talented longboarder at a young age is a suitable wave and access to a suitable board… That would at least explain how young Deni has appeared relatively out of nowhere from the growing tadpole pool of talent under the mentorship of Husni Ridhwan in the islands west. Deni’s first cross step was a mere two months ago after borrowing his Sensai’s Thomas/Deus log for an afternoon slide. It could only have been a matter of weeks before the basic concept of 60′s style surfing was lodged in his brain. Already his smooth steps have led to stylish kicks and well-positioned heel hangs. … View More