Deus Ex - Temple of Enthusiasm

Deus Ex Machina has been around for a bit now and...well, so has this video. But I thought I'd share this quick tour of one of their shops in Canggu, Bali as it is basically my exact idea of the perfect set up and a bit of a comfort to watch now that the cold, miserable weather of late fall is setting in nicely. I mean you got a cool-ass boutique, art studio, photo studio, surf shop, bicycle shop, motorcycle shop and open air bar/restaurant all set against the back drop of a tropical paradise. They even do shows out back in the courtyard....gawd...I need to be there! Maybe they'll let me rack out in one of those huts in the back....I'd sooo work for free!

Enjoy: http://vimeo.com/19810961

Walt Seigl - Possibly the best Ducati Custom guy out there? I think so!

Walt Siegl in his natural habitat....the Workshop.

Walt Siegl (http://www.waltsiegl.com/). He's guy. A guy from Austria. He's an art school grad who's put his time in working in trainyards,working as a toolmaker and welder and then joined the Austrian Foreign Service where he got a job more akin to his degree; promoting Austrian art and culture in NYC. While in NYC, Walt started building bikes....first as a hobby. But as with most things the more he built the better he got....and now he is pretty much THE name in Custom Ducati builds. He's up there with Radical Ducati out of Spain, but IMHO, Walt's style is a little more refined....a little more elegant maybe, than Radical's builds....but like I said, my opinion.














I was never really into naked bikes before, save for the classics, but the more I got involved in the world of motorcycling, the more a came to appreciate what it is that makes up a bike...essentially the engine...the heart of the machine. And the more I wanted to see it. With Walt's builds there is a certain beauty, an attention to detail perhaps that you don't find in a lot of builds. Specially Ducati's which are arguably one of the most difficult bikes to do custom builds with and really nail it. But Walt Siegl definitely does nail it....time and time again!

Keep up the amazing work Walt!

WaaHoa! Ducati Scrambler for 2014?? Yes Please!!

Well, the rumours have been circulating a while now, but it looks as though the Ducati Scrambler is going to be a reality. http://www.way2speed.com/2013/10/ducati-scrambler-2014.html#axzz2jEh7sudY
Personally I am super excited about this and have high hopes. Lets just hope that the headlight on the tester is a temporary thing! Same goes for the mirrors. I also feel that this bike could be a very cool custom platform.
In addition, I'm hoping they go with Spoked wheels...looks like they're still working on that or are deliberately trying to throw off the Paparazzi ;) Anyway...I'll be keeping a close eye on this one!

Holy Hannah!...Its been a while!!

Indeed it has and time flies... a lot has happened over the..what..last year and a bit...managia! Apologies to anyone still checking in..HA!

So..update time...lets see where to start? Well first off, last winter was a bit of a bust job wise, and to wit....bike activities greatly suffered due to financial matters. However, with the arrival of Spring I managed to secure a gig that will, for the foreseeable future, allow me to continue to indulge my motomania.

That said, I did manage scrape together the funds to build up the work shop in the garage over the cold months and now there is a nice solid work bench and some rather nifty (if I do say so my self) shelf system in place. I also managed to replace the side door this fall so now I can come and go with out letting any heat out over the winter months....speaking of heat, insulation was added as well so we all should be nice and warm(ish) over the winter work sessions.

Now, you may be asking yourself (or not) what all this work shop activity is about. Well to put it bluntly, I am building bikes now and the first project will be a tasteful and respect full update/custom build of my Dad's old BSA A50 Royal Start. More on that later....

Yep, I've caught the building bug...thanks to the success of single handedly putting my 748 back together...again...more on that later....It's been a busy, busy year!! I enjoyed the process so much I felt why stop there, and the fact that the custom bike scene is going off like gangbusters right now, there is tons of inspiration and motivation. Let the haters hate! Im building dreams over here!

Ok, so the coles notes of what the heck I've been up to in rough chronological order:
- Finished (sort of) building the shop
- Bought a beauty of a bike: 2000 996 SPS from the states
- Finally got the 748 back together
- Sold the SPS :(
- Bought a 2011 KTM 990 Adventure :)
- Started riding dirt again
- Finalised plans for the first build: Custom restoration of 1969 BSA A50
- Had a little girl: Lara meet the motorcycle massif! Motorcycle Massif meet the world next big Ducatista!

So yeah...just few things going on. I'll be posting up something for each of those bullet points (for real this time!).

In the mean time, I'd like to do a bit of sharing and shout out to a few of the great sites and blogs that have kept me in the fight inspiration wise that I think are worth checking out:
- BikeEXIF: A source of endless inspiration and absolute class bikeexif.com
- Iron&Air Magazine - These guys have a definite eye for the classy Shit ironandair.com
- The Bike Shed: Another great site covering the gamut of the Custom bike scene thebikeshed.cc
- MotoLady - This one is a recent discovery and a definite inspirational kick in the a$$ to get this blog running again. A pretty rad chick who's got a pretty rad blog going about all things moto with an emphasis on the "Lady" part. If my daughter was old enough to read, this would be a daily visit for sure! It dosen't hurt that she's rebuilding a monster 750 either ;) themotolady.com

Ok...so that's it for know. I am literally starting on the next post so there will be more coming shortly. Pic as well. And as for the continuation to the stories I've already posted....they are coming. Those will take some time to edit but rest assured, I'll get em done! In the mean time I will leave you with a shot of my pornographic screen saver at work:!

See ya round the next bend ;)