Iconic Rides – 2025 Yamaha R9
Even though the 2025 Yamaha YZF-R9 is a completely new model, I found myself experiencing déjà vu multiple times throughout the launch: four years ago I was at the Yamaha R7 launch at a race track, sharing my thoughts about how it was what the sportbike world “needed” but probably not what sportbike riders “wanted.” There […]
Abhi Races AHRMA at Barber
The final round of the AHRMA season came and went this past weekend at the legendary Barber Motorsports Park and I was one of the lucky people who was able to race there. Although it was just my second ever race weekend, I actually ended up with my first podium finish (thanks to a little […]
Iconic Rides – 2024 Yamaha MT-09 SP
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of attending the press launch for the Yamaha MT-09 and I came away quite impressed with the updates – which included a philsophical change to make the rider’s triangle more aggressive. Well, Yamaha has just released the up-spec SP variant and I think the performance bump you get […]
Abhi’s First Race Weekend
Well, my first ever “proper” race weekend has come and gone – I raced the Laguna Seca round of AHRMA with two bikes: my CB175 in the Moto Le Mans class (more on that later) and my Kramer 690 in Sound of Singles 1. Here’s some footage from one of those races so you can […]
Iconic Visits Vanson Leathers!
Story by Abhi Eswarappa Vanson Leathers is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, and I’m ashamed to admit that I don’t know enough about their legendary company. But earlier this month, Adam and I were excited to have the owners of Vanson (the wonderful Mike and Kim van der Sleesen) come by Iconic’s east coast […]
Iconic Collections – Guadalest Motorcycle Museum
The title of the museum tells you that there’s not just motorcycles here, but 2-wheelers comprise at least 90% of the contents in this small but tightly-packed building. It reminded me of the National Motorcycle Museum in the UK in that all the bikes are so close together that it’s tough to appreciate all the […]
Iconic Rides – 2024 Yamaha MT-09
Normally when a company does a mid-cycle refresh on a bike, you get some minor updates like a new dash or LED lighting. Yamaha made sure they took care of those but they also brought something bigger to the table: a philosophical shift in what the MT-09 should feel like. After a 110-mile ride with […]
Razee’s Motorcycle Center
A couple of days after Adam and I checked out the Newport Car Museum, we also had the chance to meet Gordon Razee (the son of Ralph Razee) and the man behind Razee’s Motorcycle Center.
Iconic Visits The Newport Car Museum
Adam and Abhi were recently at Iconic East to work on the new building and scope out local events/venues that we want our friends to check out when they come visit us. One of the things we saw was the Newport Car Museum, so here’s what Abhi thought!
Iconic Visits AHRMA Laguna Seca 2023
Last month, the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) brought its traveling show to Laguna Seca. Iconic was planning on being at Laguna Seca the day after AHRMA anyway for an Aprilia Racers Day event, so it was an easy call to head up a day early and check out some classics!
Iconic Collections – The Moto Guzzi Museum
A few years ago, Abhi was in Italy for a cover story with Motorcyclist magazine. One of his favorite stops on that trip was Moto Guzzi’s official museum in Mandello del Lario. Even if you’re nearby, it can be difficult to visit because it’s only open from 3pm to 4pm during the week (2:30pm to […]
Motorcycles at Monterey Car Week 2023
A buddy named Larry F. reached out to me a couple of weeks ago saying that he was going to be at Monterey for the annual Car Week and he was hoping to meet up. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it up this year but he was kind enough to share a few photos from his […]
