History
For a company that has their hands in every aspect of the motorcycle world, Icon has kept a diligent presence with quality gear. The company launched into the market in 2002 with the idea of fulfilling the need for street specific gear. The original Icon product line was crafted by a small group of Thor Motocross employees as an after-hours project, and soon after launching their TiMax Glove (which gave them an instant presence and image in the street market) the company moved to Portland, Oregon, where they still continue to run today.
One of Icon’s biggest achievements is producing the Field Armor vest, which has been called the single most important piece of gear designed, other than the full-face helmet, in the past 50 years. It has been used by street motorcyclists of all ages and reduced countless injuries.
Current Gear
Icon’s current lineup of helmets include the Alliance full face (a good all around motorcycle helmet), the Variant (with aggressive design), and the Airframe. Each with their own designs that are stylish and will make you stand out of the crowd. All of Icon’s helmets also meet or exceed almost all world safety standards, including DOT FMVSS 218 (US), ECE 22-05 (Europe), SAI AS1698 (Australia), & SG (Japan) safety and testing standards.
Some of their current jackets include the Overlord Prime men’s leather jacket, the Contra Redeemer men’s textile, the Hella woman’s leather jacket, and the Hooligan2 Stealth woman’s textile jacket, all of which are available in multiple colors. The leathers are made from 1.2-1.4mm premium grade leather chassis out of Brazilian cow hide, while the textile jackets all have heavyweight ballistic impact panels.
Icon also manufactures vests, pants, gloves, boots, waterproof gear, riding bags, and casual apparel. All of their products have the Icon-esque design to them, so no matter what, you’ve got a look that will get noticed.
Read all of our Icon reviews below:
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That may just say enough about the designer of the Icon Alliance SSR Speed Cretin Helmet. This helmet is (in my humble opinion) just plain ugly, gaudy, and obnoxious. I know I'm not the target market… not by about ...
The Icon TiMax 2 textile jacket is a rider favorite for good reason. Interestingly, the titanium is not just a sales ploy (although it is certainly that, too). There is actually exterior titanium armor plating and titanium reinforced textile panels in critical areas.
The TiMax 2 comes ...
Icon is an interesting company. Where many of the older apparel companies market traditional "tried-and-true" designs, Icon focuses on designs that appeal to the youngest segment of our sport. Some would even call the company trendy. However, the upside to all of this is that young ...
The Icon Men's Accelerant leather jacket is simply a quality piece of riding apparel. Icon has a reputation for being a company that appeals to the young and trendy segment of the riding community. Some of their gear is, in my opinion, a little "over the top" ...
Personally, I'm not into the whole "fear and intimidation" aspect in a lot of today's motorcycling gear. I have never donned flames, bones, or skulls. However, I am a realist, and I know this is a marketable aspect of our sport.
Icon's Men's Skull Leather Motorcycle Jacket plays ...
Armored coats always make me feel like Ralphie's little brother in "A Christmas Story," wrapped head to toe for weather, holding my arms straight out at my sides, and only then realizing I have to go to the bathroom. But armored coats, once you get used to the feel ...
As it is the most obvious drawback, I'm going to address the ugly first. Icon's Hooligan 2 gloves are not pretty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but nothing coming through my retinas is being translated as stylish. I think it's the big, 1990s-style cartoon lettering on the knuckles ...
Oh wee little Icon riding gloves, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways...
Don't worry, I'm not about to whip out the ol' poetry on you, but I do have a soft spot for these gloves. They are much like my old, beaten-down riding standby pair. Leather on ...
My brother-in-law just bought his third riding jacket. Third. He has a leather, a textile, and now another textile that has "Kawasaki" written on it. Each of these serve a purpose to deal with specific riding conditions, including that riding condition where people are looking at you and wondering what brand ...
We all love women riders, so it's nice to see Icon offering a pair of boots uniquely styled for the aggressive femininity of women of the road. Most of my riding boots have a distinctly masculine look because I buy them for comfort and safety. Icon's Bombshell boot embraces the ...
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