Whenever a bike rolls out the
Temple’s back yard Bengkel, it undergoes a series of test rides to fine
tune, calibrate and ensure that it is indeed ready for the variety of
road conditions that Bali…and by ‘road’ I mean a light dusting of tarmac
with intervals of loose limestone, deceptively deep puddles and my
favorite, unnecessary patches of gravel.
Usually said test rides are carried out in and around the Temple’s surrounding area…but with this DR650 build we decided to really put it through its paces, with its virgin mission consisting of a blast to neighboring island, Lombok.
Equipped with a tank mounted camera, the
shiny new steed joined a few of the boys for an 8 hour ferry ride and a
weekend wave hunt. The best of both worlds became apparent on the
getaway, with the bikes classic aesthetics making it look timeless in
its desert surroundings, but also with its functionality suing
through…the bike’s mono shock took everything in its stride and showed
no sign of hitting its limit.
This is the second DR650
that has emerged from the Temple’s courtyard, and we have just heard
news that Deus Australia is in the process of putting one together in
their respective Bengkel…can’t wait to see what their take looks like.
Keep an eye out for both our version on the roads of Bali and our Aussie counterparts version hitting the inter webs soon!
from blog DEUS Bali
