CAN-AM SPYDER RT - Cycle Torque

Deus like to
strip down
motorcycles to
a bare minimum
IMAGINE a motorcycle which, in standard form, is a very outlandish
looking machine, has loads of torque and a presence which gets the rider,
shall we say, ‘noticed’. That’s the yamaha MT-01.
Then get a customising and tuning house to go to town on the very same
bike and you’ll get a loud, obnoxious and anti-social bike that just cries out to
be thrashed. Ride this baby in town and babies will cry, women will swoon,
men will be envious and Mr Plod will be looking for a place to stop you.
When we rode this bike we didn’t notice any of these things happening, but
they might have.
In the February issue (check it out now: www.cycletorque.com.au/eMaglist.
php) we checked out the Deus ‘God of Speed’ Yamaha SR400-based street
machine which was very cool and produced lots of drool. We also talked
about the ideology of Deus Ex Machina at Camperdown in Sydney, which is
all about getting the perfect ‘look’. Of course it’s all in the eye of the beholder
but if you like bikes which are different, you’ll no doubt be aware of Deus and
its products. If not, go to www.deus.com.au.
Back to the MT-01. Everything on the Deus MT-01 was done in-house at the
Camperdown style emporium, except paint. So you can get yours done in the
same colours as this particular machine, or you can have it pink with white
polka dots, or even white with pink polka dots – whatever takes your fancy.
When the MT-01 first came out you could buy tuning packages directly
from Yamaha, pipes, engine bits etc. Deus has stayed away from ripping into
the engine. The bike is powerful enough standard so the look and noise side
of things have been altered. The result is a much leaner looking bike than the
standard jigger, and a much louder one too!
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