Icon Airmada Articles
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11 November 2014
Not just for squids anymore
With this Fall, 2012 collection, Icon continues to expand its calling to design safety gear for people who otherwise wouldn’t wear it, away from the squid and into the young, urban, cool kid market. Items like these red, white and blue 1000 Elsinore Glory boots and 1000 Turnbuckle gloves look great in a way no other motorcycle gear does, but offer totally serious safety and functionality too. ...
24 August 2012
Steve Atlas returns to TTXGP with a win
Pictured here is Steve Atlas, back from injuring his back and hand on May 4, riding to victory at the Portland International Raceway round of the TTXGP. Steve and this 130bhp Brammo Empulse RR achieved a resounding victory in a field that only included seven bikes after the two MotoCzysz entries suffered mechanical trouble. Update: word from MotoCzysz. More than a simple win in an under-conte...
27 June 2012
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A Q&A with Icon’s Kurt Walter on the awesome Brammo livery
Regardless of power source, regardless of series, regardless of country, regardless of speed, the Team Icon Brammo Empulse RR sports the finest sponsor livery we’ve seen on a motorcycle in decades. To learn more, we spoke to Icon Design Director Kurt Walter, who penned it. Why do all other sponsor liveries suck so bad? Designing graphics for race bikes is a difficult challenge. There are usua...
09 May 2012