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Yamaha YZ450F “BLUE RUVIDO” by Deus Ex Machina

The US Motorcycle Director for Deus Ex Machina, Michael Woolaway created this “BLUE RUVIDO”, around a 2019 Yamaha YZ450F sponsored by Yamaha for the Deus Swank Rally.

Michael loved the performance of the modern off-road machine but wanted to throw a Deus vintage vibe the bike’s way. There’s something so beautiful about the simplistic lines of vintage bikes, but as technology has progressed and form has followed function stripping away the plastic bodywork reveals just how far we’ve since the days of simple street machines that were transformed into full off-road capable dessert bombers.

“I wanted to make it look more like a vintage YZ” Michael explained. “Which ended up being a big challenge, because the old bikes had small tanks and a single backbone frame. The new YZF450FX is literally backward from the machines of yesteryear. The airbox is where the tank used to be and the fuel tank is under the seat”.

The “gas tank” is a fully custom piece handcrafted after an old YZ Motocross bike design while the actual fuel cell is a complex design hidden under the seat and behind the shock. A completely redesigned and fabricated subframe allowed for a vintage desert racer inspired seat and rear fender, the current YZ forks were prepped by Race Tech and lowered by three inches.

Other modern touches like a Scotts steering stabilizer and Rekluse slipper clutch ensure the only thing vintage is the look.

Source Deus Ex Machina