Our friends at Icon Motosports have a few screws loose—and we mean that as a compliment. The riding gear they produce is wild, but the bikes they build in their Portland workshop are even wilder. So when Icon decided to spice up the annual dealer show of parent company Parts Unlimited, things got real weird,…
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The world’s most prestigious motorcycle calendar is back. The 2020 edition of the famous Bike EXIF wall calendar showcases 13 incredible new customs, including Walt Siegl’s Ducati superbike, K-Speed’s Honda Monkey cafe racer and the custom Energica from deBolex Engineering.
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Portland-based Icon Motorsports traditionally makes in-your-face riding gear with a strong street hooligan vibe. But their Icon 1000 label walks a slightly different path. That apparel is much stealthier, riding the line between casual and aggressive—but always functional. For this review, I’ve put some miles into Icon 1000’s big value Nightbreed range: a jacket, pants…
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A new bike from the crew at ICON 1000 is a bit like a Mike Tyson uppercut: it arrives without warning, and it’s a knockout. ‘Colonel Butterscotch’ is the latest machine to roar out of the Portland, Oregon garage. And despite the twee name, it’s a real bruiser. Based on a 1999 Suzuki Bandit 1200,…
Read more »ICON 1000 are the guys we turn to when we need reminding that not every custom should be a 70s throwback. We’ve…
Read more »When the guys at ICON 1000 aren’t designing gear, they’re working on bikes. The customs that roll out of the Slabtown headquarters…
Read more »We’ve never considered the Suzuki GSX-R 750 as custom material. A classic and soon-to-be collectible 80s sportbike, for sure—but not the sort…
Read more »Customizing motorcycles is a very serious business. It absorbs time, money, and garage space. It also requires high levels of mechanical skill,…
Read more »The 1980s get a bad rap. Music, fashion and hairstyles are all cheap targets—and 1980s motorcycles haven’t fared much better. But if…
Read more »A sense of humor is not something you normally associate with hardcore desert racing. But this Triumph Tiger 800 XC is sporting…
Read more »ICON Motosports is back with a killer new custom. It’s the company’s third hookup with Triumph, who delivered a 2013-model Speedmaster for…
Read more »Icon’s design director Kurt Walter is one of the most inspired bike builders operating in the USA today. Working with a tight-knit…
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