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The Lucky Cat Garage

1994 Harley-Davidson Sportster custom by Lucky Cat Garage

Glamster: Lucky Cat’s Sportster drips with Japanese style

2 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

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…

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Space Explorer: Lucky Cat Garage’s sci-fi Yamaha XV950R

5 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

If you grew up in Japan in the 1950s or 1960s, you probably wanted a ‘Sonicon Rocket.’ It was a little battery-powered spaceship on wheels, made by Modern Toys, with a most unusual mechanism: if you whistled at it, the spaceship would change direction as it rolled around on the floor. These days, Sonicon Rockets…

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Looks good, goes fast: Séb Lorentz's Sprintbeemer adds style to motorcycle drag racing.

Drag King: Taking the Sprintbeemer ‘Furtherer’

8 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / RACING MOTORCYCLES

Sprintbeemer is one of the most famous custom bikes of recent years. And it goes as fast as it looks, winning the hotly contested StarrWars sprint at the 2013 Glemseck festival. Most builders would be content to sit back on their laurels after that—but not Séb Lorentz of The Lucky Cat Garage. With the help…

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BMW R60/5 custom motorcycle

BMW R60/5 ‘Dustbeemer’ by The Lucky Cat Garage

9 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

If the name Séb Lorentz doesn’t ring a bell, it should. Séb runs The Lucky Cat Garage and is one of Europe’s most gifted bike builders, with an eye for a line and a willingness to break the mold. He’s built two of our all-time favorite customs: a slammed Yamaha XS650 and the amazing Sprintbeemer—the…

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BMW racing motorcycle

Sprintbeemer by Lucky Cat Garage

The inspiration for a bike build can come from the most unlikely of sources. In the case of this most unusual BMW…

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Custom Yamaha XS650

Custom Yamaha XS650 by The Lucky Cat Garage

Paris-based ‘Sonic Seb’ of The Lucky Cat Garage has immaculate taste. This gorgeous Yamaha XS650 is his personal ride, beautifully captured by…

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