It's world premiere would be a real race, the Deus Swank Rally of Sardinia. The "Swank Rally 700" on a Yamaha XSR700 base would therefore be 100% Deus, and would also have the chassis radically transformed in order to face the challenging off-road track at a special test pace. The first test during the Rally of Sardinia was a success. It was ridden by our friend and olympic MTB rider Marco Aurelio Fontana, he enjoyed it so much who we had a hard time getting the bike back from him. A few weeks later we couldn't say no to take it to the Swank Rally Wheels and Waves in Biarritz. For MORE Video Bearoll
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