Icon Sheene Ultrabike!

Just in from Icon Motorcycles across the pond—a tribute bike to the late, great Barry Sheene. Looks like only one’s been built so far, but the plan is to build 52, each with a playing card held by a bikini-clad tart painted on by Mike Fairholme, the man who painted Sheene’s bikes. As a matter of fact, the whole enchilada is hand-made in England, says Icon founder Andrew Morris, by many of the same craftsmen and engineers Sheene worked with in his heyday. The new Sheene “ultrabike” supposedly produces over 250 horsepower from a turbocharged 1400cc Suzuki four-cylinder inside a Spondon containment vessel, with only the finest rolling gear of course, including a hand-made alumin(i)um tank (that took a month to build), carbon-fiber bodywork and wheels, etcetera, etcetera… and yours for only £107,000. Quick! Get me that exchange rate!

Icon’s Andrew Morris says:

Barry Sheene was a hero – of mine and everyone else. Supremely talented on a high speed race bike, courageous, determined, magical to watch in action, he was also irrepressibly cheeky, funny and seemed never without a smile. He did things his own way, and always with passion and spirit.

When I decided to create the world’s ultimate road bike, the image of Barry and all he represents was foremost in my mind; I believe the Icon Sheene is a fitting tribute to this remarkable man, and I’m very fortunate to have his family’s backing for the project.

And because Barry was so extraordinary, I knew my bike had to be, too. So it’s handmade. In Britain. It features extreme levels of power and performance. And it’s massively entertaining to ride hard. And in creating it I’ve felt proud and humble to work alongside many of the talented individuals and companies who helped Barry to win two World Championships.

The Icon Sheene, of which just 52 will ever be made, is a new breed of road bike, the ultrabike.

I think Barry would have approved!

Andrew Morris, Founder of Icon Motorcycles

+44 (0) 844 870 0032

iconsheene.com

ICON SHEENE - TECHNICAL DATA

Engine 1400cc, four cylinders, turbocharged

Cooling Oil-cooled, with two high performance polished oil coolers

Con rods Carrillo

Pistons Wiseco

Turbo Garrett hybrid turbo, with bespoke dump valve and waste gate

Max power 257 bhp

Max torque 133 ft lb

Gearbox 6-speed quick shift, ratios to individual specification

Exhaust Hand made, stainless steel, hydro formed, aurally tuned

ECU Motec stand alone unit with full data logging and bespoke mapping allowing full control of boost

Clocks Polished aluminium clocks with digital readout and multi-functional display

Seat Trimmed in alcantara with Sheene 7 in back pad

Frame Aluminium alloy by Spondon

Front suspension Bitubo inverted racing specification fully adjustable forks

Fork yokes Hand crafted and engraved with Barry & Stephanie Sheene signatures

Rear suspension Bitubo racing specification, fully adjustable

Swinging arm Hand crafted aluminium alloy with integrated paddock stand location slots and unique aluminium hugger

Wheels Carbon fibre, ultra-light, racing specification

Front brakes ISR billet machined six piston calipers, with floating discs and race pads

Rear brake ISR billet machined, single disc, four piston calipers

Headlamp HID with LED halo surround

Bodywork Hand laid carbon fibre, with stainless steel louvres

Paintwork Designed by Mike Fairholme

Fuel tank Hand crafted aluminium with alloy race-style filler cap

Fuel capacity 24 litres

Kerb weight 200 kilos