Initial surgery on our new Triumph Speedmaster has begun. Parts have been stripped, engineers have wept, liberties have been taken. The bones are in place for a truly magnificent beast, but a final concept eludes the build, for now. However, late night inspiration sessions by way of whiskey may have broken the builder block. For now, the Speedmaster may be destined to a life of straight-line fury. Nasty, nasty, speed is always the solution, and our new recruit may be the best candidate for a throwback to headier times. Wild paint, irreverent attitudes, bad decisions, the realm of drag racing leaves a lot of possibility open for the build, but like all ICON 1000 bikes, this idea may be subject… Read More

Testarossa strakes, monochromatic color schemes, and design choices that only made sense under certain influences – nothing reeks of halcyon excess quite like 1980s supercar bodykits. Koenig, Gemballa, Lorinser and more all tried their hands at the fiberglass arms race, but like hair metal and spandex pants, the 1990s brought an end to their reign. However, there will always be room in the dream garage for a widebody Porsche with more artificial enhancements than a California zip code. What better way to cruise the ruins of humanity than with something so perfectly excessive? The end of times never looked this good.

All roadtrips begin with a spark – one more inane Youtube comment, one more person that cut you off in traffic, another reality TV star banking millions. Boom. To the ends of the globe we go.  Using a need for escape as fuel, any trip seems like a good idea; such as taking a couple mid ’90s Honda XRs from northern Nevada through Mexico. At least that’s the idea that got a crew of motoheads from disparate parts of the powersports industry thinking. 5 friends, 5 mid-90′s XR’s, some camping equipment, and an end goal at the Panama Canal.  A roadtrip to end all roadtrips, and a project that ICON 1000 is proud to be involved with. Luckily, for those… Read More

Historically, tattoos and war paint are not tequila-driven mistakes on your break in Cancun. From their Native American roots, they were signs of passage, symbols of courage, and given to imbue strength and power upon the wearer. Throughout time, they have been applied to provide courage amongst unfair odds and challenges, to transform a man into a warrior, and to strike fear into their opponents. This is the dividing line between a drawing and a symbol. A drawing is just pigment on paper. Disposable and shallow, they mean nothing and will fade with time. A symbol, on the other hand, communicates a meaning, a story, and is earned not given.

There is no simpler mechanical combat than drag racing- two pilots, two machines, and one straight line. In this sphere, vintage drag racing is the absolute peak of quarter mile brutality. Fitted with lumbering V8′s, squeezed into oblivion by superchargers, and a volatile mix of gasoline and testosterone fueling them, these vintage dragsters tested the mettle of the men who controlled them. Control is a bit optimistic of a word though. These pilots sat directly aft of those engines, directly in the line of fire if things went awry, and squeezed into a fragile cage of bent steel and fiberglass. All that lay ahead of them was the curvature of the earth and a eight cylinders ready to take them… Read More