Deus Do A Deal – Bandung

Indonesia is a vast archipelago, over 17,500 islands and nearly 5500kms wide she requires cheap, fast and easy transportation to move her people. You don’t get a Nobel to guess that the motorcycle fits the criteria for most of her two hundred and seventy million odd inhabitants.

Speak to someone in the know and you will find out that Bandung is the Indonesian city that boasts the largest collection of unique motorbikes. Even by world standards, we are talking rare and rarely found on other cities streets. No surprise then to hear that the number of motorcycle communities in Bandung is far greater than just about any other city in Indonesia.

To celebrate these groups, and motorcycles in general, we recently we got together with our friends from BBQride Bandung, they’re a Bandung based group of girls and guys who host a variety of motorbike events throughout the year. Obviously, 2020 threw a massive proverbial spanner in the works of their event schedule making them very interested to do a collaborative event. After a few months of lockdown, we also wanted to do a spot of flag-waving and add a bit of buzz at our store. Out of that first meeting was born the Deus Do-A-Deal Parts and Cycle Swap Meet.  The idea was to create an event where people could come to find and hopefully buy, some hard to get motorbikes or rare as hens’ teeth spare parts. Government restrictions on numbers within our store meant we had to keep this refined and elite and not a hoi polloi free for all.

We drew a circle on the calendar, two days 11-12 December 2020 where we chose to invite motorbike hobbyists or seekers of dream bikes. We had it all from small to large engine capacities. Fullsize to miniature motorbikes and a room full of parts.

We ended up with nineteen curated sort after cycles on display. In a straight and great line through the centre of our store they were proudly parked and displayed.

Our Bengkel area was filled with mechanical finds and hard to finds, motorcycle frames, engines, exhausts and every other imaginable part or accessory unique to bikes.

The idea was to let the visitors wander about and interact with the sellers, exchange information and hopefully for everyone there, see some money and registration papers change hands.

Each afternoon, saw some of the various communities come, parking their bikes in front of the shop. Hot coffee brewing and the smell permeating our shop is the perfect accompaniment to our event. Bandung’s weather had been getting colder in the afternoons of late so that helped make the whole thing seem cozier and comfortable.

The atmosphere warmed the afternoons, people mingled and exchanged their stories whether buyer, seller or just motorcycle enthusiast.

Apart from the diehard motorcycle lovers, we also welcomed some visitors who had heard the noise we were doing a little something-something and wanted to stick their head in and see what all the fuss was about. They came alone or with families which we thought was great and added overall inclusiveness to the event. Besides, as most people in Indonesia do ride cycles or scooters, everyone knows a little or a lot.

Two days was not enough to fulfil all the wishes of the plethora of motorbike lovers that call Bandung home. Our restricted capacity added another dimensional operational challenge to everything, hopefully soon the restrictions will lift and we can return to holding bigger and longer events like this soon.

Deus Ex Machina Bandung is very grateful to all the different community friends who came to enliven and the committee from BBQride Bandung who have helped in the continuity of this event.

Do A Deal Bandung

Sebagaimana Indonesia merupakan negara kepulauan yang dimana membutuhkan alat transportasi yang cepat dan mudah,

motor merupakan pilihan yang tepat yang dapat di gunakan oleh siapa saja yang mampu dan bisa mengendarainya. Tidak hanya itu, Bandung merupakan salah satu kota terbayak populasi motor-motor unik dan bisa kami bilang langka dan jarang ditemui dijalanan.

Tidak dipungkiri lagi komunitas nya pun bisa di sebut terbanyakan di Indonesia.

Kami bersama teman-teman dari BBQride Bandung yang dimana mereka telah sering mengadakan acara – acara motor seperti ini yang berskala international, sangat bersemangat untuk saling berkreasi dan memfasilitasi toko Deus Bandung untuk para antusias motor-motor untuk membuat acara yang dimana mereka dapat menemukan motor atau pun suku cadang yang mereka cari.

Kami pun berkerja sama untuk menata toko kami menjadi tempat acara “Do A Deal” berlangsung.

Dua hari 11 – 12 december 2020 merupakan hari yang kami pilih untuk mengundang para penghobi motor atau para pencari motor impian mereka,  mulai dari motor ber kapasitas mesin kecil sampai besar kami pajang didalam toko dan tidak hanya itu miniatur motor dan beberapa asesoris motor pun tersedia pada saat acara yang bisa dibeli oleh pengunjung.

19 motor yang terpilih kami pajang dan terparkir rapi sehingga mengundang keingin tahuan para pengunjung, yang datang.

Model dan gaya setiap motor sangat bervariasi satu sama lain

suku cadang baru maupun bekas dipajang di acara ini,

Rangka motor, mesin sampai asesoris – asesoris yang unik untuk motor.

Para pengunjung bisa langsung berinteraksi dengan para penjual diacara itu dan saling bertukar informasi.

Sore hari para kamunitas saling berdatangan, memarkir motor-motor mereka di depan toko.

Kopi hangat yang bisa didapatkan di toko kita sangat tepat untuk menemani acara ini di tengah cuaca bandung yang semakin sore semakin dingin.

Sembari menikmati suasana sore hari di deus bandung dan melihat motor-motor dan asesoris yang terpajang rapi dan itupun kesempatan mereka untuk bertemu dan saling bercerita atau hanya sekedar bertegur sapa sesame rekan dan penghobi.

Selain para pecinta motor, beberapa pengunjung yang hadir adalah pengunjung ingin bermain bersama keluarga atau berbelanja ke toko kami, karena acara ini sangat terbuka untuk siapa saja dan dari kalangan apapun dan gratis.

Dua hari nampaknya tidak cukup untuk memenuhi semua keinginan bagi para pecinta motor, semoga kita bisa kembali mengadakan acara seperti ini kedepannya yang lebih besar bersama sama.

Deus Ex Machina Bandung sangat berterimakasih dengan semua teman-teman komunitas yang datang untuk meramaikan dan para panitia dari BBQride Bandung yang sudah membantu dalam kelangsungan acara ini.