Cheap thrills: Racing custom Coleman mini bikes with Icon
Our friends at Icon Motosports have a few screws loose?and we mean that as a compliment. The riding gear they produce is wild, but the bikes they build in their Portland workshop are even wilder.
So when Icon decided to spice up the annual dealer show of parent company Parts Unlimited, things got real weird, real quick. They decided to rally their friends in the biz, and organize a no-holds-barred custom challenge…with Coleman mini bikes. [More]
Arizona-based Coleman jumped on board with six BT200Xs: tiny air-cooled mini bikes that normally cost $799. They?re powered by a 196cc four-stroke single, weigh less than 140 pounds, and are good for a top speed of 20 mph.
The ICON Mini Bike Roundup was underway. Icon took one BT200X for themselves, then handed out the rest to Biltwell Inc, S&S Cycle, Performance Machine, The Speed Merchant and LA Choppers. Each shop was under strict instructions to do whatever the heck they wanted, without removing anything from the frame or motor. Here’s how five of those six bikes turned out…
ICON 1000 Remember ICON 1000’s mental Suzuki Katana build, New Jack" Well, thanks to ?a mixture of fan art inspiration and a vodka drink named the Ryobi,? the crew decided to build a tribute: Half Jack. And we’re so glad they did.
Half Jack’s tank and fairings look so right, because they’re real aftermarket Katana parts. The seat’s actually the stock Coleman unit, flipped front to back and re-u...
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