Respekt, krasse Motorräder, eine
Veranstaltung in fünf verschiedenen Ländern.
Menschen die sich nicht so wichtig
nehmen, die Spaß am und auf dem Motorrad haben.
Das Konzept geht auf!
Wir sind eine Familie!
Danke Deus Ex Machina !
DEUS BIKE BUILD OFF – SYDNEY WINNERS
1st Place – Joe Fisher and Ryan Mischkulnig with their beautiful
rendition of an postie converted into an electric bike . There were many
amazing bikes for the judges to chose from on the day, but when it came
to picking a winner, it was all about who made the most with the least.
Joe and Ryan turned a simple postie into a slick and simple electric
mini cafe racer. With the use of copper tubing to define the lines,
blacked out wheels, a fresh coat of a paint on the frame, these guys
really proved that less is more and that a little imagination goes a
long way.
2nd Place – Steve Dotlerty, with his Honda CB550 cafe racer. Over the
years, the humble Honda CB550 has become a very popular base for Cafe
Racers, so popular in-fact that the custom scene has become over
saturated with them and just when we thought we’d scene it all, Steve
came along with something entirely new and original. Converting the dual
rear shocks to a sturdy mono and swapping the comfy stock seat to a
minimal approach and punching some holes through a steel seat pan to
expose some beautiful brown leather. The front fairing had also started
its life as a fender which was cut and modified to fit all of the Hondas
gauges.
3rd – Ross Camuglia with his one of a kind and very rare Suzuki RE5 Rotary bike.
That’s right, you read that correctly, a Rotary Bike. In the 70’s Suzuki
made a very limited number of these bad boys and as you can imagine,
they flopped and vanished from the market never to be made again. Seeing
one in the flesh is a rare treat, seeing one in the flesh transformed
into a hard tail straight out of Mad Max is nothing short of amazing.
Ross re-worked the frame into a hard tail, reworked the gear shifter
into a jockey shift and added loads more personal touches to this very
unique rotary full of character.
People Choices – This year the peoples choice came to a tie, between
two show stopping Kawasakis, James Sinclair with his KZ750 and young Tom
Dykes from Canberra with his KZ650. Tom drove all the way up from our
nation’s capital, but instead of bringing nudie mags and fireworks, he
brought along a spitfire inspired KZ650, the old kwaka was treated to a
very DIY front fearing and tail section, a real eye catcher. Speaking of
eye catchers, James came through with a very Americana feel to a
Japanese classic, tall pipes and a seat straight out of the glory
chopper era of the 60’s, this crowd favorite even treated us to a good
old fashion burn out at the end, Jimmy knows how to make an exit!
DEUS BIKE BUILD OFF – VENICE WINNERS
1st Place – Josh Deardorff
Josh rode his $350 1982 Honda CX500 one
thousand miles down to Venice from Portland, Oregon. The completed bike
is a mixture of 9 different bikes found at his local salvage yard and
used parts from eBay and fabricated from scratch, or adapted to function
where they originally were not meant to belong. The rear section is
completely custom fabricated and the front and rear suspension are off a
CBR600rr. Josh had previous experience working with metal, but this is
his first motorcycle build so everything was a learning process. Josh
documented the build progress on his Instagram (@josh_aft) and under the
tag #thisiswhathappenswhenyoubuyamotorcyclefor350dollars
2nd Place – Craig Marleau
Craig found this 1961 Ducati
Diana 250 sitting next to a barn in Northern California and decided to
turn it into a scrambler with modern suspension to be able to handle the
dirt roads and trails out on the ranch. Craig drove down from Redding
CA with a ram in the back of the truck
3rd Place – Haven Jarel
A few months ago, Haven rolled
into Deus on his 1970 Honda CL70 to join us for Sunday Mass and when he
took off his helmet, we said “What the heck?! This is a kid!” His
enthusiasm was contagious and it turned out he had built his bike into a
cafe racer himself at 13 years old! Needless to say, we invited him to
the Deus Bike Build Off and since that first time we saw him, he has
stripped the bike completely down and added a shiny new paint-job and
finishing touches to make his CL70 complete.
Peoples Choice – Bryan Wood
Woody built a Japanese Bosozoku
style Honda CB400 Hawk scrounging together items that had ne’er been
ever applied to a motorcycle in the history of mankind. Like the clear
windshield made from a clear food-tray cover and the musical LED
taillight.
Karl Heinz hat seine Honda CX 500 C
Baujahr 80 außergewöhnlich umgebaut.Die Güllepumpe hat 40000 Km gelaufen und sieht richtig fett aus.
Die Honda wurde ein Einsitzer mit entsprechender Rahmenänderungen
und Einbringen von Stabilisator am Heckfender. Die cx 500 wurde
Anfangs mit einer Lachgasanlage (dezent im Seitenkoffer) betrieben
und doch aus Sorge das der Motor schaden nehmen könnte wieder
demontiert. Karl Heinz realisierte seinen Umbau im Winter 2014 mit
reichlich Zigaretten und Espressos in seiner Werkstatt. Die Endrohre
stammen von einer Harley, den Heckfender hat Karl Heinz selbst aus
Gfk gefertigt. Die Motorentlüftung aus dem originalen Luftfilter
angefertigt. Ein Crosslenker, Scheinwerfer und Minitacho wurden
verbaut. Der vorderer Fender ist ein kompletter Eigenbau. Alle
elektrischen Steckverbinder unter Sitz wurden mit Heisskleber gegen
Feuchtigkeit versiegelt. Die Batterie ist um 90 Grad versetzt
montiert. Laut Aussage von Karl Heinz hat die Honda einen brutalen
Sound und geht echt gut.Karl Heinz ist junge 57, gelernter
Feinmechaniker ( Leitz Fotoapparate ) und trifft sich regelmäßig im
Motorrad Treff B 8 in Oberbrechen mit ebenfalls verrückten
gleichgesinnten.
