Deus Ex Machina: Sibling Rivalry

Two new Deus Ex Machina motorcycles have just rolled out of the Venice, California workshop. Affectionately called Sibling Rivalry, these custom Hondas are high-performance variations on the same theme: turning a street-legal enduro bike into a badass ‘super single.’ ‘Boodaak’ (above and below) and ‘Dakdaak’ are hand-built, motocross-engined café racers tuned for the track and fully competition-capable. Both motors were custom tuned by Jim Wood at Southland Racing Products. Boodaak is powered by a HRC Johnny Campbell spec Honda XR650R motor with oversized valves and a Carrillo rod, while Dakdaak (below) runs a Honda CRF450X Stage Two motor with two-millimeter...