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,…
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ICON 1000 are the guys we turn to when we need reminding that not every custom should be a 70s throwback. We’ve seen them peddle their special brand of 80s sensibilities on bikes like the Suzuki GSX-R 750 and Kawasaki GPZ900R—with spectacular results. But Dethgrip is on another level. We can’t figure out if it’s…
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When the guys at ICON 1000 aren’t designing gear, they’re working on bikes. The customs that roll out of the Slabtown headquarters mix retro cues with future tech—a twisted cocktail that strangely works. This Triumph Thruxton is the latest build from the Portland, Oregon crew, led by design director Kurt Walter. And it has one…
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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 of machine to take a grinder to. Kurt Walter begs to differ. He’s the design director at ICON Motosports, and lives and breathes fast Japanese machinery. And he’s got us looking at the…
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…
Read more »How many motorcycle videos get more than ten million views? Not many, if any. But the first two Motorcycle vs. Car Drift…
Read more »Custom motorcycles have always been part of Icon’s company culture—and they do all the work in-house. But this is the first Icon…
Read more »Every industry has an outlier, and in the world of motorcycle apparel it’s Icon. The company is unconventional and unpredictable, and I’m…
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