Streamlined: A French designer reimagines the Sportster
There are a million ways to customize a Harley-Davidson Sportster, so it’s tempting to look to those that have gone before for inspiration. But French designer Guillaume Radomski used an entirely different approach for this art deco Sportster. His cues came from classic aerodynamic vehicle design concepts?and the results are striking.
With a mood board made up of vintage automobiles, trains, and even land speed racing motorcycles, Guillaume pondered how that approach to design would translate onto the venerable Sportster. The streamlined Sportster that Harley-Davidson never built, if you will. Armed with 2D renders based off a simple pencil sketch, he looked for ways to bring his concept to life.
Based in Lyon, Guillaume is an experienced graphic, furniture and interior designer. But although he’s a total bike nut, he doesn’t have all the skills needed to build a custom motorcycle from scratch. So he assembled a dream team of craftsmen to do the heavy lifting. Starting with a 1998-model Harley-Davidson XLH1200 Sportster and a plethora of technical drawings, Guillaume started farming out each job.
First up to the plate was master metal-shaper, Cédric Trenquier at Cévennes Rétromotors. Working from Guillame’s designs and cardboard templates that he’d created, Cédric set about forming the Sporty’s new aluminum bodywork.
His most distinctive pieces are the generous fenders; tastefully lined with rivets, they contribute greatly to th...
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