Buell X1 Lightning by Deus

Deus’ Los Angeles outpost is gathering momentum. Design Director Michael Woolaway has now built nine bikes, and this is the latest—an uncompromising reworking of the Buell X1 Lightning, nicknamed ‘Bully.’ Let’s get the name out of the way first. “It’s somewhat to do with its silhouette, somewhat to do with wordplay—take the name Buell and rearrange the letters, and you get close. But it’s really to do with the fact that it just feels like a bully,” says Woolie. The build started with a post-collision wreck. After a trip to Dr. John's Frame Straightening—the go-to shop in Southern California for...