The Magazine

The doors are well and truly wedged open in Venice beaches, Deus Emporium of Post Modern Activities but it was only a few short weeks ago that 1000 invited guests...

Deus Temple Sunday sessions are always fun. Made much more so, when combined with a Deus Gallery opening. Last Sunday was such a double barreled billing. Not Applicable or N/A,...

Many different styles of art forms fall upon the grounds of “The Temple”. Random shapers drop in and shuffle about the bay doing the dusty cross-step that they do oh...

Deus Temple Sunday sessions are always fun. Made much more so, when combined with a Deus Gallery opening. Last Sunday was such a double barreled billing. Not Applicable or N/A,...

There’s this kid fooling around in the shaping bay madly mowing foam. Peeking in it’s clear that he’s shaping a board, though it’s not like anything we’ve seen before, And...

A collaboration brought to you by the salty buccaneers of trim from our friends at The Critical Slide Society and the master foam mowers at Thomas Surfboards. Featuring the slidal...

Often when I sit and scribe out the Deus Bali Blog that provides you with your daily fix of our island life, I find myself verbally painting up all of...

There’s always something on the rack in The Bengkel… It’s a distinct smell of gasoline and sweat flowing out from the hand carved entrance, which beckons you back. Like sirens...

Things are starting to warm up for summer. About time I hear you say or perhaps that was me. Either way the indicators are all there; The swells turned, the...

Not too long ago we were approached by someone looking into customizing their bike. He talked it over with the Bengkel crew and then returned a week later with a...

Like most gear heads, my obsession with the combustion engine is not limited to that of one specific area or culture. I enjoy hearing about, tinkering with and piloting almost...

Jimmy James, not to be mistaken for the Clash tune barring a similar name, but equally as groovy, has once again captured moments for us over here at the 'Temple'....

Now that 'Tracking' has received its final once over and everything has been smoothed out and tidied up...some of the 'messier' clips that just didn't fit have been whittled together...

Last October we hosted a surf, art and music festival dubbed Slidetoberfest. Throughout the duration of the busy weekend we had some guests from Australia under our roof...one of said...

Yamaha Scorpio 225 this little piggy went to market and picked up a big Old sack of treats. Starting off with a custom Deus tank and spray job, Ported engine...

Judging by the attention the finless board post gathered a couple of days ago, we guessed that you wanted a little more. So here's a little slice Jimmy James put...

The Deus Mouse Trap: A shrieking 4-valve rev-happy inner city cafe runt. Donor is a 2008 225cc Yamaha SX4 Scorpio. A complete tear down and de-lug of the chassis was...

The 'Tracking' film is complete and part of finishing this gem means we get to cull everything that was left on the cutting room floor. Here is a session thats...

The first SR to roll out the door of the Venice workshop - a caffeinated SR500 bound for Oyster Bay, New York. This is the fourth bike built by Michael...

Same as our Bobbersake but with Triumph T120 front drum brake, T120 petrol tank, classic headlight with stainless bracket, internal throttle assembly, steel rear fender & Sparto stop light, pea...

Barn find of the century! 10 miles on the clock. Unrestored and in mint condition. Plated 10/1980, we've not seen anything like this before. This puppy was found in the...

A 'major' build in every way. Based on the Kawasaki W650, this machine has had serious surgery on the subframe to achieve a low ride. Fat Coker tyres surround black...

Deus's signature SR build: the Grievous Angel. Alloy bullet fairing, underslung stubbie pipe, powder-coated factory mags, clip-on bars, Nitroheads ducktail solo seat and tracker tank, SR frame hand massaged into...