Tuesday 17 February 2015

Icon New Jack

 
Another great bike from Icon Motorsports , the US riding kits company that builds some fantastic bikes for their new product range photoshoots (Icon Basehawk jacket in this case).
This time they've updated a 1982 Katana with:

Oil cooler in the headlight opening and LED streetlight below
Bandit 1200 motor (some people talk about it being 'bigger', it has slightly more capacity than the original, but it's actually more compact front to rear)
Mikuni flatslides
Two British Nitron shocks in the monoshock position (like a prototype Rossi M1 from 2008 or so)
Modified Suzuki TL1000R Swingarm
Twin fillers
New tail
EBC discs and Nissin four-pots
USD Showas from a 2002-era Fireblade
Honda SP2 wheels

I love it. G


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13 comments:

  1. Russ10417 February 2015 at 10:49

    I've impressed myself that I guessed it was a Katana from the first PIC.

    I remember having a ride on the back of one aged about 8 with the robust protection of an open face helmet and a vest (with jeans and monkey boots of course, I wasn't entirely un-safety conscious).

    And you know that Mr Muth of Katana fame was also responsible for the incomparable R65LS ...

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  2. KrookStreetRacing17 February 2015 at 12:09

    I love it too.

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  3. Brad17 February 2015 at 12:53

    I reeeealy like Katanas. Although, being picky, the original Kat had a gsx1100 engine in it and it is 16v.

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  4. Pete Stansfield17 February 2015 at 14:57

    Twin shock monoshocks ! its the future. I love it too...

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  5. Harley17 February 2015 at 16:23

    Actually, it's the past - Vincent used them! And Harley use them on their soft tail frames as well. Does look cool though!

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  6. Sideburn Magazine17 February 2015 at 16:55

    Hi Brad
    Correct. The X stands for 16 of course...
    G

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  7. David17 February 2015 at 17:32

    I'm of an age where I do like it, but its always easy to make a bike tough with no indicators or mudguards.

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  8. carl17 February 2015 at 18:56

    It's o.k, but it's no Black Arrow is it?

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  9. Marcus @ MarcusMotoDesign17 February 2015 at 19:42

    Agree, love it! The guys at Icon delivers AGAIN something fresh! Trick with the LED and oilcooler front set-up.

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  10. capnsimo17 February 2015 at 21:14

    Ha who needs airhead BMW scramblers when you can get a katana like that...I do really like the black arrow mind, like a real racer....

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  11. Hairy Larry18 February 2015 at 04:21

    Nice wheelie!

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  12. Pete Stansfield18 February 2015 at 09:03

    I stand corrected Harley, nothing HD do could ever be termed the future

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  13. Sideburn Magazine18 February 2015 at 14:08

    David
    A Katana needs a lot more than no indicators to make it look tough. Skinny wheels, skinny forks, skinny swingarm all age it. They've done a lot to this bike, but not shouted about it, so it's easy to write it off an an easy conversion. Not to mention the totally new back end.
    G

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