CB 100 BY DEUS BALI

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CB 100 BY DEUS BALI




If I were looking for a lifestyle change, hanging out in Bali building custom bikes and surfboards would be near the top of my list. The guys at Deus have obviously been thinking along the same lines, because they’ve just set up the Deus Canggu bengkel (workshop). And this bike is one of the first fruits of their labors.

Called ‘Inari’, after the Japanese Shinto spirit of fertility and success, it’s based on a humble 1976 Honda CB 100—one of the most popular bikes in Indonesia. Virtually nothing of the original machine remains, though: the engine has almost doubled in size to 180cc, and the front and rear suspension is from a Yamaha 225. And despite the CB 100’s diminutive size, she carries her Bratstyle influence well. 




Yes, she’s a lightweight bike, but the motorcycling environment in Bali is very different to what most of us are used to—and the local custom scene reflects that. Here, Deus is creating smaller bikes with robust suspension and simple mechanicals that don’t require a degree in electronics to fix.




According to their Bali guys, “We are currently building ‘The Deus Temple of Enthusiasm’ in Canggu. This 2000m2 site will be a clever combination of new and 100-year-old traditional Indonesian wooden houses, taking reference from a Kampung, or traditional Indonesian home village.

“This somewhat eclectic collection of buildings will house the showroom, art gallery, workshop facilities, photographic studio, artists studio, and even a surfboard shaping bay. Connected by a wide veranda full of tables and chairs is the Deus Cafe, where eventually Canggu locals, pro surfers and artists will rub elbows with riders gassing up on caffeine whilst out on their Bali excursions. A melting pot of ideas and ideologies, a Warung (stall) of Knowledge.”




It’s a good location: Canggu is an area increasingly popular with expats, with the new Canggu Club nearby, and just up the road is a beautiful house owned by Deus founder Dare Jennings. I’m green with envy already.

Check out the Deus Bali blog for more images of this CB 100—plus Deus’ other equally charming builds.

Build sheet

Rebuilt Honda 1976 CB 100 Engine bored out to 180cc
88mm aftermarket piston
CDI added
All engine bolts swapped for stainless steel
4.5 inch chrome headlight from Japan
Deus custom headlight bracket
Smoked alloy indicator lights from Japan
Daytona speedo and bracket
Easyriders ‘Early Tail-light’ from Japan
Ventura “BSA Style” Handlebars
Kitaco handlebar controls
Clip-on mirror
Relocated ignition switch
Custom battery housing
Brown ‘British ribbed’-style grips
Front suspension from Yamaha 225, chopped 5cm
32cm ‘Old style’ Yamaha rear suspension
Alloy rims: 18” rear, 18” front, with stainless spokes
Swallow tires, 120/80 × 18 front and same for rear.
Custom galvanized Tank
Custom seat upholstery
Rear frame section modified to accept seat and shortened 3 inches
Hidden horn and rectifier/regulator
Front converted to ‘Flower disk brake’
Re-wiring of whole bike
Original rear hub swapped to Yamaha 225
Custom built Swing-arm made from steel tube

TRIUMPH STREET TWIN (2016-on) Review

Overall Rating5 out of 5

Classic looks aside - the Street Twin is a brilliant roadster in its own right. But add in the retro style, Triumph’s unrivalled heritage and a sensible price tag and you’ve got a winner.  With its smooth new liquid-cooled 900cc motor, easy handling and modern day electronic rider aids, the Triumph is a cinch to get on with, but fun, too. It’s affordable and there are a raft of accessories and kits available to turn your Street Twin into something special.

Ride Quality & Brakes4 out of 5

With its new chassis, non-adjustable Kayaba forks and preload-adjustable twin Kayaba shock set-up (with 20% more rear wheel travel over the old Bonnie), the Street Twin is agile around town offers a plush ride. A well padded seat and relaxed riding position enhances comfort and lets you ride all day with no aches or pains. The Triumph is low enough for feet-down at the lights, but not too cramped for tall riders. 

The Street Twin handles brilliantly. The 198kg (dry) machine is light, agile, has excellent full lean stability and acres of ground clearance. The single disc twin-piston Nissin brake set-up has impressive feel and power, too. 

The Triumph has an 18” front wheel for retro looks, which takes a bit of getting used to after 17-inchers, so the front end needs more muscle to get into a corner, but once you’re in and powering through, the Street Twin is completely stable. 

Engine5 out of 5

Triumph claims 54bhp from its smooth new ride-by-wire controlled, liquid-cooled, 900cc ‘high torque’, 270° parallel twin-cylinder engine. That’s more than enough for mischief on a naked retro. Power is up 22bhp over the old out-going air-cooled Bonnie (between 2750rpm and 4750rpm) and the new motor makes 18% more torque. Triumphs claims a frugal 75.5mpg and service intervals have increased from 6000 to 10,000-miles. The new ‘slip assist’ clutch is far lighter than the previous-generation Bonnie’s and the five-speed gearbox is slick and precise.

Build Quality & Reliability5 out of 5

Although designed and developed in the UK, the new Bonnie range, including the Street Twin will be made at a Triumph factory in Thailand. Build quality is excellent, from the paint finish to the welds. There are some nice detail touches, including a stitched seat, brushed ali throttle body shrouds, logo'd chrome fuel cap, finned cylinder heads and dummy exhaust headers, to hide the catalyser.
Insurance, running costs & value5 out of 5

The Street Twin offers superb value for money. Its retro rivals come in the shape of the more basic, but punchier Yamaha XSR700, the entry-level Harley Davidson Street 750 and the quirky-but-lovable Moto Guzzi V7 II Stone.

But the Triumph’s big rival is the Ducati Scrambler Icon. Both manage to pull off the neat trick of appealing to new and experienced riders alike, breezily mix classic cool with modern performance and technology and come with phonebook-thick clothing and accessory catalogues.

Equipment4 out of 5

You get traction control and ABS as standard, as well as a Smiths-style white on black speedo, incorporating a multi-function digital display, an underseat USB socket and immobiliser. There are over 150 official Triumph accessories available, including heated grips, Vance and Hines 2-1 exhaust, a tail tidy, fly screen, handlebar grips…the list goes on. Triumph also offers three pre-prepared ‘Inspiration Kits’ to transform your Street Twin into a scrambler, flat-track and urban style. And of course there’s loads of old school Triumph-branded clothing to choose from.

CCM FT35S (2005-on) Review

Overall Rating3 out of 5

The CCM FT35S was built as the bastard offspring of a supermoto motorcycle and a flat-track racing motorcycle comes the road-legal beauty from Britain’s own CCM. Stopping just this side of total two-wheeled self-indulgence the CCM FT35S is for folk who make statements and act the goat with no thought for such dreary irrelevances as practicality or comfort.

 

Ride Quality & Brakes4 out of 5

With its colossal, fully-adjustable 48mm WP forks and fully-adjustable WP shock there’s little the CCM FT35S can’t handle. It’s stable over bumps, turns quickly and feels light and controlled. The motorcycle's riding position doesn’t lend itself to motorways, obviously, but neither does the motor. The two-piston Brembo brakes and 320mm front disc work well together, but with just 118kg of CCM FT35S to pull up that’s not surprise.

Engine3 out of 5

The 398cc, DOHC single in the CCM FT35S comes from the Suzuki DR-Z 400S.Only in this motorcycle it feels much more alive, thanks to some clever gearing (if you’ve got £450 the factory will sell you a big bore 450cc kit for your CCM FT35S or for £1600 you can swap it in for a special 499cc ‘race’ motor). The CCM FT35S' gears are slick and the motorcycle always pulls cleanly and keenly.

Build Quality & Reliability3 out of 5

The CCM motorcycle company has recently been reborn under new management after it went under in 2004, garnering a reputation for poor quality control as it went. This shouldn’t affect the CCM FT35S, which benefits from low production volumes and greater attention to detail. The constituent components are high quality on the CCM FT35S.

Insurance, running costs & value3 out of 5

There have been very few CCM FT35S' made, so prices are likely to remain high for years to come. Some motorcycles have been raced, so check carefully if you're looking at a secondhand CCM FT35S. Find a CCM FT35S for sale.

Insurance group: 9 of 17 – compare motorcycle insurancequotes now.

Equipment4 out of 5

The spec of the kit screwed on to the CCM FT35S' frame is impressive – there’s an Acumen digital dash, a lovely ally tank, a variety of colours to have your CCM FT35S painted in and you can specify the wheel sizes on new motorcycles.