Busted and Broken - Icon Girl for Life!

Dear Icon,


 As I was coming into a left turn lane I was hit by a driver who decided he didn't want to sit in traffic any longer and changed lanes. When he hit me on my right side it spun my bike halfway around and I slammed against the side of an oncoming car with the right side of my body and bike before I went down on the right side. As you can see from the pictures the right side of the bike has broken fairings, lights and mirror. I am still trying to figure out how I dented the left side of the gas tank so bad when everything happened on the right side! As you can see from the helmet pics the damage was minimal. I have seen people go down and never seen a helmet come out so clean. I just wanted to thank you for your high quality products. I will be a Icon Girl for life!

Sweet

We can almost hear "Fox on the Run" blasting from the Magic Van's 6x9's. And we like it...a lot. We know it's fabricated photo. We know smokin' hot chicks don't just randomly hang out in the desert alongside custom vans and turbo panhead chops... but we don't care. Call us suckers but we're still buying what they're selling. 

Magic Pan + Magic Van = Magic Man 

Framer

Field Armor knows no boundaries. From photographer Tim Whites Blog - one of the coolest Field Armor vest photos we've seen. Check out his blog for more killer moto photos.

When framers are outlawed, only outlaws will ride framers

Free Icon iPhone Jimmy Hats

Do you have an unprotected iPhone? Are you headed to Laguna Seca? Do you <3 Icon? If you answered yes to at least two of these questions then head on over to Cycle Parts West tent at Laguna Seca. You'll find it in the dealer area.  Look for someone in an Icon workshirt and verbally accost them until they render unto you that which is yours - an official Icon iPhone case. They're free and ultra-trendy but supplies are limited so get to the track early. 

What's black and white and read all over? A. The New York Times  B. Free Icon iPhone cases  C. A zebra in a blender

LIMITER - Issue #1

What's that you say - Print is dead? Not if Icon can help it. 'LIMITER' issue one is fresh off the Gutenberg and ready for dissemination to the masses. Consider it your pocket sized reference guide on how to best live a motocentric life. LIMITER is only available at select Icon events (i.e Laguna Seca, Indy GP, Slabtown Fridays, & Team No Limit shows). Or you could just send us a request via email - just type the phrase 'I hate trees' in the subject line (make sure you include your blog follower name and mailing address in the email).

LIMITER - The mini-magazine with BIG honeycomb taste

Leg Up

The Bombshell boot putting in work at the track. Apparently we're not the only one who like to look damn sexy as we rail it through turn three. 

The 1" platform sole was added by the owner. Wanna know why?  Read the full review here.

We're the Dandy Highwaymen

Back when Captain Jack Sparrow was still narc'ing on highscool kids there was the original showman pirate - Adam Ant. After pillaging the English countryside, Adam went on to hawk Honda Aero's. Scooters were a new thing for the American masses back in mid 80's. And though we're not big scooter fans, the Honda scooter lineup and associated marketing push were quite impressive. And Adam Ant is still incredibly cool.

Your money or your life

Stealth Riders

Ready, set, action. Icon riders Jason Britton and Eric Hoenshell's team up to capture their style of riding in front of some of the most scenic areas in the US. Tune in tonight to catch the premier episode of Stealth Riders on Speed TV at 8:00pm EST.

JB and Hoenshell putting in work

A History Carved in Dirt

There are many truths American's hold to be self evident. In Portland, one of those truth's is that most men over the age of 45 were once flat track champions. It doesn't matter if it's the local Fire Chief, the accountant, or the homeless dude under the 405 overpass. They were all once nationally ranked flat track stars. "Not possible" we can hear you say as you read this post in marked disbelief.  How can one city be so thoroughly saturated with so many noble kings of the dirt oval? We don't have an answer - we just accept the truth in our observation. And with that truth we headed home on our freshly completed Sportster tracker - only to become hopelessly mired in I-5 traffic. And to our left rolled up a FLH shovelhead with a pilot by the name of JK. He raised the sleeve of his John Cougar'esque tee shirt to reveal his hot-shoed bicep....

We were not surprised...

Team NLJ Style

Team No Limit Japan holding it down on the other side of the world....

  

Icon Turns Up the Volume

See and be seen is what we always say. Have you ever been run over by Cell phone Sally who claimed she didn't see you? Been pulled out in front of because your 'visual signature' wasn't up too Billy Bifocals' legally blind standards? Or perhaps you're just a huge Wham UK fan reliving the glory days of the Jitterbug and Dolphin shorts. Whatever the reason, surely you can appreciate the genius behind the new Alliance Hi-Viz helmet. Not only is it seriously bright for daytime visibility, but the graphics themselves are reflective for vastly increased nighttime peeps. All this on our brand new Alliance shell which features a more oval headform for improved fit, new vents for more airflow, Proshield optics for undistorted viewing, Hydradry interior for increased comfort, etc, etc. 

Bright, shiny, happy, & new - click here for more details on the Alliance HiViz Helmet

A Good Hurricaning

Flogging the almighty CBR600F1 at various spots throughout the late 80's. Not exactly known for it's racetrack prowess, she still looked sexy as hell in the paddocks. If anybody has more Hurricane race photos drop us a line.

BTW, these photos came from theriderfiles.com. If you're into 80's racebikes check them out, tons of great old school race photos.

Looking for a New Job?

Hey blog readers - looking for a new job? The Icon staff is looking to add another product developer to our award-winning team. Are you a product developer? with apparel, footwear, or ID development experience? If so, check out our job posting and drop us a line.

Wanna Buy a Bike?

The time has come to free up some room in the Icon garage. If you've ever lusted after one of the Icon custom bikes this is your chance to own one of these unique creations. The Death or Glory chop, Rocket's Dead Glare scooter, Skull Sportster, and The Mangler are all up on Ebay for your bidding pleasure. Come on - give one of these worthy steeds a good home. 

Death or Glory chop

 Skull Sportster Sold

Rocket's Dead Glare scooter

The Mangler

File Under WTF

Typically our designers ad comps don't leave us speechless...

This one is disturbing at so many different levels