Remember the Sultans of Sprint drag race series in Europe" The man behind this brilliant idea was Séb Lorentz, who runs the Lucky Cat Garage with his partner, the artist and restoration specialist Laurence Chatokhine.
The drag racing is on hold for the moment, for obvious reasons, but Séb has a solid background as a talented custom builder. So he and Laurence have kept themselves busy spinning wrenches and spraying paint.

The latest build to roll out of their workshop in Chartres, 90 km southwest of Paris, is this very classy 1994 Sportster called ?Glamster.? And yes, that?s a reference to the retro-styled Shoei lid: the top-flight Japanese helmet manufacturer helped to make this build happen.
At first glance, Lucky Cat?s Sportster is a street bike with custom bodywork and a slightly tuned engine, but there?s a lot more going on under the hood.
The iconic V-twin has been completely refurbished inside and out. There?s a special graphite grey paint for the cases and polished covers, but the real work is inside. And the goal was to create the most torque possible: ?For street bikes, that?s where the fun is?in our opinion!? says Séb.
He?s used a 1250 kit from Hammer Performance, with iron-lined, aluminum-finned cylinders and forged pistons. These are combined with ported heads and Buell M2 cams, with an S&S Super E carb sucking air from a classic and rare S&S ?Two Throat? air filter. (?It?s genuine new- old-stock, mounted via a one-off Gasbox bracket.?) A...