Australian bike builder Deus Ex Machina is one of our favorite custom moto shops around, and their wares range between fun and menacing. Their latest offering easily plays in the former camp, and it’s appropriately named the Goof Bike. Less motorcycle and more wheeled jungle gym, the Goof is pure fun and ridiculousness wrapped in a tiny motorcycle that looks like an Orangutan may have ridden it at one time. Alternative artist Paul McNeil and Deus Ex Machina mechanic, Jeremy “Frenchie” Tagand were the masterminds behind the Goof, and it’s based on the already small and playful Suzuki RV90. In addition to the huge knobby tires for sandy beach runs, there’s a giant surfboard rack that acts as a sunshade and incorporates a small padded seatback for your passenger, ape hanger bars, blanket straps, and what appears to be a paint job inspired by a Bomb Pop popsicle and the 4th of July. Its juvenile aesthetic is brilliantly silly and beckons the coming endless days of summer in just the right way.
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Huckberry’s Essential Holiday Gift Guide
Unzip your coat and have some mulled wine on the house—you’ve arrived at your final gifting destination: The Holiday Gift Guide. It’s like your friendly neighborhood one-stop holiday shop, except instead of balsa wood ornaments, ours is packed with thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. Future heirlooms, small-but-significant stocking stuffers, and gear for getting out there (or staying in)—are all right here. There’s no music playing in the background though, so you’ll just have to hum Bing Crosby while you click around instead.
