lucky cat garage designs nitrous injected sprintbeemer drag bike

lucky cat garage designs nitrous injected sprintbeemer drag bike
all images © daniel beres 

low, long, and aerodynamic; three requirements of any drag bike, all of which can be found neatly and uniquely packed into the ‘sprintbeemer’ by lucky cat garage. sitting at the base of the french team’s design is a modified BMW R50/2 chassis, powered by BMW’s R100RS flat twin engine. the motor was tuned to perfection by edelweiss motorsport, and for just a bit more ummph on the track, a nitrous oxide injection system was integrated. 

dustbin race fairing with machine17 paint scheme

to give the bike a proper racing stance, lucky cat got rid of the original fork, opting instead for a shortened version from a R75/5. the swingarm is from a R100/7 and is connected with rigid rear suspension. on the back, is a vintage M&H dragmaster tyre on an 18” morad rear wheel. to complete the slim profile, they topped the bike with an unbranded moped tank, a hand-made aluminum seat pan, and an aerodynamic airtech dustbin fairing. 

gas tank with integrated meters and metalflake ruby red paint

the front fairing pain scheme was done by benny robinson (aka machine17), art director at EDWIN europe. it’s adorned with a reversible arrow pattern — to throw off the competition — and contrasts with the tank’s pop of candy red. on the side reads lucky cat’s logo, ‘who needs 9 lives?’ part of the project also involved the rider’s suit, which features a similar arrowed pattern by biking apparel brand furygan. 

BMW boxer two cyclinder engine by edelweiss motorsport 

‘sprintbeemer’ wasn’t just made to look nice. last year it placed second in the retro mod class at the AMD world custom bike championship, and is built to run 1/8 and 1/4 mile sprints. 2015 has an exciting lineup for the bike, which hopes to take gold at the upcoming wheels & waves and café racer festival in france, and later, will head to germany for the BMW boxer sprint and the glemseck 101.

nitrous oxyde injection 

hand-formed aluminum seat pan

M&H racemaster vintage drag tire for maximum traction 

belly fairing is custom made to nestle in with the signature BMW flat twin 

machined rear hub saves crucial weight and doesn’t look half bad either  

‘sprintbeemer’ in action 

waiting for the green light at glemseck 101 2014

‘sprintbeemer’ on the starting grid at glemseck 101 2014

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edited by: nick brink | designboom