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Beachside Moto Club rolled into the Venice Emporium of Postmodern Activities on a sunny Saturday morning for a meet up of motos...

Most people’s first tour isn’t a stadium run with Linkin Park. Meesh Daranyi’s was. She’s been a jewellery maker, painter, photographer, yoga teacher and massage therapist, and these days she’s a potter too, but her day job for the last 15 years has been styling film and TV. On the From Zero tour she dressed six band members in six distinct styles, with a decent stack of Deus in the mix. Back on solid ground, our good friend and stylistic muse joined us in Camperdown to check out the new collection over a coffee, and chat about personal style, creative side quests and why comfort always wins.

 

Three days. One island. Same reason we keep coming back.

Salt on the skin. Dirt on the boots. Engines running somewhere in the distance. Deus Slidetober Fest was back in Bali, with three days celebrating everything we love: bikes, surf, art and music. From a sand endurance Swank Rally on Pangkung Tibah Beach and a solo art show from Andre Yoga at the Temple of Enthusiasm, to a closing night at Deus Pits with awards and surf rock from The Panturas. The kind of event that makes us wonder why we’d ever do anything but ride, surf and hang with our mates.

Thanks to everyone who took part, the crew who made every day possible and the crowd who came to watch the madness unfold. 

 

An island made for two wheels. 

Gravel roads, coastal switchbacks and golden Mediterranean light. The Swank Rally took over Sardinia, bringing the legendary Rally di Sardegna back to life with classic machines, island trails and a timing sheet nobody takes too seriously. Friend of Deus Marco Aurelio Fontana was right in the thick of it, proving there’s no better way to see Sardinia than flat out and covered in dust.

 

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Last week on Venice Boulevard, the local community of heritage Japanese auto enthusiasts descended upon the Emporium of Postmodern Activities.

A mix of '60s, '70s '80s, '90s and early '00s classics were on display, including rarities like a Toyota Stout 1900, a Datsun 280z and an adorable Nissan Pao.

Photos by Jeremy Knies.

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Last weekend in Venice, the parking lot filled early. Coffee in hand, classics rolling in one by one, and sun-warmed concrete set the tone for the morning ahead.

Hosted alongside Meyers Manx, with friends BYRD Hair and DUNE Suncare, the gathering brought together an eclectic mix of cars, people and personalities - the kind of easy atmosphere that defined the early days of Deus Venice. Nothing overly programmed. Just a community of like-minded individuals coming together around the simple pleasure of a good morning drive.

There’s something about a classic buggy that captures the spirit of California exploration - equally at home chasing dust through Baja as it is pulling into your local taco stand. That same sense of freedom carried through the morning, as Meyers Manx buggies and a convoy of classics rolled out from the lot and into the streets of Venice under Pacific light.

Same again soon,
The team at Deus Ex Machina, Los Angeles

Photography by @hagop