The original “Major Bloodnok” motorcycle was a Kawasaki W650 and the brainchild of Deus Australia’s creative director, Carby Tuckwell. We, being the masters of disguise and manipulation, decided to pay homage to the Ol’ Chap and stripped down a Honda GL200, added a custom aluminum alloy tank, custom Deus frame, custom Deus black cone exhaust, a set of SSX 225 Yamaha front shocks, TK Japanese rims with 120-80-18 & 100-80-18 front and rear Swallow tires, clicked and dragged on some other custom parts and called it a day.
Slidetoberfest is what happens when you throw boards, bikes, and Bali into a blender and forget to put the lid on. Born to celebrate the Deus Temple of Enthusiasm’s opening, at fifteen years of age, it’s an annual excuse for organised mayhem… part pilgrimage, part piss-take, all heart.
Some projects start with a vision, others start with a tear-down. This one began as a brand-new 2024 Triumph Bonneville T100, and quickly became something else entirely.
The crack of dawn on a Saturday saw us chuckin' three of our race bikes into the back of the van. The crew was buzzing. We’d got a call from the Tasik Adventure mob, and when they say they're throwing a party, you just show up, no questions asked.