Electric motorcycles are a paradigm shift on so many levels, but any worries that they might kill the custom scene are unfounded. Electric customs from Untitled and deBolex have already shown us what’s possible, and now this amazing build from Deus Ex Machina has raised the bar again.
This custom Zero SR/S cuts such a classic line that it could be mistaken for a petrol-powered bike, despite being packed with high tech materials and upgrades. It comes from Deus’ US outpost, and it’s the last project that famed head wrench Michael ‘Woolie’ Woolaway completed there, before moving onto a new job. It’s also the first electric bike he’s built; sparked by a serendipitous meeting at last year’s Pikes Peak International Hillclimb.
Woolie was there fielding his wild Ducati-based race bike, and electric powerhouse Zero lined up with their race-prepped SR/F.
?When I met the guys out at Pike’s Peak and really got a good look at the bike,? says Woolie, ?I thought, that bike is the perfect platform to build something with. Because there’s no gas tank and there’s this trellis frame that’s beautiful, and everything else comes off and there’s nothing there. So in my mind, quietly, I was thinking, I’d love to do something with that bike because it’s a blank sheet of paper.?

It didn’t take long for Zero to deliver a brand new SR/S?the full-faired sportbike sibling of the SR/F?to Deus’ he...