Deus leads the charge this week, with a Royal Enfield sporting the same style as their earlier builds. Plus we look at a vintage BMW restomod from Bolt, a Sportster desert racer from Rusty Butcher, and a new electric motorcycle from the Ukraine.

Royal Enfield Interceptor by Deus ex Machina The most striking thing about this Interceptor, is that it reminds us of the bikes that Deus Australia was churning out in its early days. Head wrench Jeremy Tagand put the shop on the map with his bobbed Yamaha SR500s and Kawasaki W650s; this Enfield could blend in with them effortlessly.

Dubbed ‘El Presidente,’ Deus describe it as ?2 parts chrome, 1 part slammed, a dash of Japanese restraint.? It was built for a client who referenced an earlier Kawasaki W650 build?so Jeremy had something of a template to work from. The work started with a subframe edit, with a shortened and kicked-up rear loop. Up top is a skinny bench seat, upholstered by Bad Arse Trim Co. Stainless steel fenders cap the bike off at both ends, and the tail’s finished with a classic Bates-style taillight.

The front forks were dropped a touch, and equipped with progressive springs. A set of shorter-than-stock Icon shocks were installed to drop the rear end.
Up top are a set of high-rise bobber-style handlebars, kitted with Motone switches that run off a ‘blackbox’ controller from Purpose Built Moto. There’s a Bates-style headlight out front, with a tidy little Motogadget speedo...