Drag King: Taking the Sprintbeemer ‘Furtherer’

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 of friends and sponsors Edwin, Furygan and Shoei, he decided to make the Sprintbeemer even faster—and more frightening. “To take it furtherer,” as he puts it. This time, Séb wanted to pilot the bike himself, because a BMX accident before Sprintbeemer’s Glemseck debut sidelined him...