The Magazine

This is a tale of all the bits coming together for the greater good. More often than not we are in our own little orbits, each working on what is...

In standard trim Yamaha's Scorpio is about as elegant as Joe Bugner reciting Tolstoy. Not the prettiest to look at, and as for sound, a tsunami waring siren would be...

As I started to write this blog I came to the conclusion that I am not a motorcycle guru. Don't get me wrong, I love to ride and love my...

• Veutura Handle Bars• Japanese Alloy tank with custom spray• Custom Small Switch• HD Front Light• Posh Stop Light• Posh Small Chrome Speedo• Custom Header Pipe Stainless Steel• Custom Reverse...

The first full-blown custom build to come out of the Emporium of Postmodern Activities, The American is not so much a statement as it is a well-crafted argument. It's an...

Michael Woolaway, Deus Ex Machina's US Motorcycle Design Director, is calling his latest build The Ding Dagger. Designed and geared to run the back alleyways of Venice, the svelte SR500...

Honda GL200 2012 Donor motor and frame Yamaha Byson front shocks Triumph rear shocks 120-80-18 rear and front tire 350-18 rear wheel TK 300-18front wheel TK Posh speedometer Posh tail...

Fresh out of the hatchery: the Fiddler. Michael Woolaway's fourth custom build at the Emporium of Postmodern Activities is a voluptuously shaped, traffic halting café racer engineered to add more...

500cc of piston pumping, fuel sucking power. Strip, grind and sweat, then smother in a skin of red. Tight fitting alloy in the form of a custom tank and fairing;...

The French love rabbit and Jeremy, head chef of Deus Camperdown workshop and coincidentally French, has plated up a tasty morsel. A menu of high quality ingredients: internal wiring/throttle cable,...

The Gicleur W650 received a double shot of top shelf components such as custom performance exhaust, one-off Tingate clip-on bars, airbox removal and custom battery box hidden under the swingarm...

A 1917 Harley-Davidson with an 1000cc motor built to race. Did you want anything else? The L17T Board Tracker built for the racer's racer of the day or some wealthy...

There’s this funky little blue bike floating around the Bengkel at the moment. Been a work in progress for forever. Talk about blink and you’ll miss it…or so you’d think....

Ahh, the beauty of the Café Racer: sleek, sexy, built for one, yet all the lady's want to take a ride. It's been a long time coming, this little gem...

The Inlander, the latest build from US Motorcycle Design Director Michael Woolaway, pays tribute to the inland life‚ Hollywood actually‚ where the bike lives. The Inlander started out as a...

The Full Monty for this Yamaha TW, sporting an alloy tank, airbox removal, extended swing arm, and our famous Deus quick-release surf racks.

2006 model SR400 with BSA-style alloy tank, Nitroheads seat, vintage headlight with integrated speedo, custom stainless front and rear fenders, Super Sound exhaust. Hiding under custom side covers is an...

We did a custom jobby on a 1971 Triumph T120 a while back but it went out the door before we had time to snap some shots. Then it dropped...

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...

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...

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 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...