Icon Alliance Threshold Helmet

So long, normality. Adios, last shred of reason. Hello, reckoning. At the very threshold of sanity there can be only one.

Evolved & refined. Icon has never been satisfied with the status quo - which is why Icon created the new Icon Alliance™ helmet. Based on the proven Alliance SSR, this Nextgen helmet is fitted with a multitude of key refinements. The first revision is the new EPS liner. They’ve listened to the customers’ requests and reshaped the EPS liner into a more oval geometry. This new headform increases rider comfort by slightly elongating the entire inner circumference. Combine this geometry with their removable Hydra-Dry™ wicking comfort liner and the result is a nearly perfect rider-focused enclosure. To further increase rider comfort, they’ve revised the entire venting system. Much like a finely tuned motor, they’ve reshaped and enlarged the intake and exhaust ports for increased airflow.

Additional ventilation ports have also been added to the lateral aspect of the helmet to further increase ventilation. The shield itself has been upgraded to Icon’s distortion-free Pro-Shield™. The Pro-Shield™ features the ProLock™ shield locking system, graphic enabled sideplates, fog-free coating, and a no-tools shield change interface. Continuing with their commitment to excellence, the Alliance is constructed with premier manufacturing processes and stringent quality assurance procedures. This, combined with rigorous testing, assures that the Alliance meets or exceeds the high safety standards set by DOT,ECE,SG and SAI.

Features:
All World Standard meets or exceeds the following: DOT FMVSS 218 (US), ECE 22-05 (Europe), SAI AS1698 (Australia) & SG (Japan) safety and testing standards. Injection molded polycarbonate shell for strength
Long oval head form
Wind tunnel tested and refined
Molded twin channel super vent for increased cooling
Rear exhaust ports prevent heat buildup
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Chin venting system reduces shield fogging
Fully removable/washable Hydra dry interior
Quick-change fog-free pro-shield with side plates
Pro-lock shield locking system

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Icon Alliance SSR Igniter Helmet

Give me fuel, give me fire, give me that which I desire! Uh! *face melting* Yeah-E-Yeah Yeah!.

Features:
All world standard, meets or exceeds the following: DOT FMVSS 218 (US), ECE 22-05 (Europe), SAI AS1698 (Australia) & SG (Japan) safety and testing standards. (Does not ship with SAI or SG Certification stickers unless purchased in that country)
Polycarbonate shell
Wind tunnel tested and refined
Imported

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Icon Airframe Crossbone Racer Helmet

No, it's not used. Factory muffed, antiqued if you will. So don't go and try to return it. We just decided to make it look that way. Not "distressed" like the bill on a Frat Boy's visor, but more like Optimus Prime after he's done kicking Megatron's ass.

Features:
World Standard Helmet meets or exceeds multi-national safety & testing standards, (DOT FMVSS 218, ECE 22-05, SAI AS1698 & Japanese SG Safety Standards)
Fiberglass / dyneema / carbon fiber shell
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Oversized intake and exhaust ports
Removable chin curtain
Quick-change-fog-free Proshield™ with side plates
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Removable Hydra Dry™ moisture wicking liner
Prolock™ secure shield locking system

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Icon Airframe Team Helmet

Icon Airframe Team Helmet

Feature:
SNELL M2005 and DOT FMVSS 218 approved
Fiberglass / dyneema / carbon fiber shell
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Oversized intake and exhaust ports
Removable chin curtain
Quick-change-fog-free Proshield™ with side plates
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Removable Hydra Dry™ moisture wicking liner
Prolock™ secure shield locking system

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Icon Alliance Lucky Lid Helmet

You guys should make a helmet with a giant roulette wheel on it. We've heard the suggestion about 1000 times. Hmmm... goes our usual reply as our eyes roll backwards. It just kind of seems like that has been done to death. And then a stroke of brilliance hits. Wait a tick, that’s it! Death! We'll add a King to one side and a Grim Reaper to the other! Genius! With the age old question of how to freshly execute tired Vegas themed graphics solved, we immediately set to work on the Lucky Lid.

Evolved & refined. Icon has never been satisfied with the status quo - which is why we created the new Icon AllianceTM helmet. Based on the proven Alliance SSR, this nextgen helmet is fitted with a multitude of key refinements. The first revision is the new EPS liner. We’ve listened to the customers’ requests and reshaped the EPS liner into a more oval geometry. This new headform increases rider comfort by slightly elongating the entire inner circumference. Combine this geometry with our removable Hydra-Dry™ wicking comfort liner and the result is a nearly perfect rider-focused enclosure.

To further increase rider comfort, they've revised the entire venting system. Much like a finely tuned motor, we’ve reshaped and enlarged the intake and exhaust ports for increased airflow. Additional ventilation ports have also been added to the lateral aspect of the helmet to further increase ventilation. The shield itself has been upgraded to Icon’s distortion-free Pro-Shield™. The Pro-Shield™ features the ProLock™ shield locking system, graphic enabled sideplates, fog-free coating, and a no-tools shield change interface. Continuing with our commitment to excellence, the Alliance is constructed with premier manufacturing processes and stringent quality assurance procedures. This, combined with rigorous testing, assures that the Alliance meets or exceeds the high safety standards set by DOT,ECE,SG and SAI.

Features:
All World Standard meets or exceeds the following: DOT FMVSS 218 (US), ECE 22-05 (Europe), SAI AS1698 (Australia) & SG (Japan) safety and testing standards.
Injection molded polycarbonate shell for strength
Long oval head form
Wind tunnel tested and refined
Molded twin channel super vent for increased cooling
Rear exhaust ports prevent heat buildup
Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
Chin venting system reduces shield fogging
Fully removable/washable Hydra dry interior
Quick-change fog-free pro-shield with side plates
Pro-lock shield locking system

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Icon Airframe Hayabusa Helmet

More chrome than the undercarriage of Dre's Six Four with Kanji script ten times bigger than your girlfriend's ankle - The Airframe Hayabusa has it all. If you rock a 'Busa you must rock this lid. Wearing anything else would be criminal.

Features:
- Meets or exceeds FMVSS 218 DOT/ECE 22-05 Helmet standards
- Fiberglass / dyneema / carbon fiber shell
- Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
- Oversized intake and exhaust ports
- Removable chin curtain
- Quick-change-fog-free Proshield™ with side plates
- Removable molded breath deflector reduces shield fogging
- Removable Hydra Dry™ moisture wicking liner
- Prolock™ secure shield locking system
- Suzuki Officially Licensed Product

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Burma’s Political Reform Has Nation Ready to Tee Off

Singapore. After decades in the shadows, Burma’s sudden opening-up to the outside is shining a new light on the country — and revealing, among other things, one of Asia’s most vibrant golf communities.

Behind Burma’s “bamboo curtain”, golf, a relic of British colonialism, has been an enduring pastime with scores of public courses — often with green fees as low as $5 — and a dozen driving ranges in Rangoon alone.

According to Asian Tour executive chairman Kyi Hla Han, a highly successful Burma golfer who first represented his country at the 1980 World Cup, many visitors are taken aback when they see the extent of the country’s facilities.

“People don’t realize how popular golf is in Myanmar,” Han said, referring to the country by its alternate name. “They don’t know that we already have such a strong golf culture. There are lots of public courses. It’s like Scotland, or Australia. You don’t have to be a member, you can just turn up and play.”

Han estimates there are about 80 courses in Burma, with a population of about 54 million. Its golf-playing history of 100 years is one of the longest in Asia.

Now the relaxation of military-ruled Burma in politics and border controls is expected to bring an influx of investment including plush golf resorts, greater prize money and more opportunities for the country’s players.

“It’s great news now that the country is opening up for business and I think once the economy gets better and a lot of middle class people are able to afford playing, I’m sure they’re going to pick up golf,” Han said.

“Because there’s a lot of facilities. Most of the courses are actually public courses so you can just pay and play. So it’s just a matter of the economy getting better and people being able to afford to play. But we’ve always had a good history of golf being played there so it’s not like Vietnam, or Cambodia, or even China — we’ve been playing golf for the last 100 years. So the potential is great.”

Golf was first played in Burma by the British military, who left behind several courses when the country gained independence in 1948. Since then, it has remained mainly the preserve of the military and business elite.

But Han said it was just a matter of time before Burma’s economy improves, swelling the middle class and leading more people to seek out golf, as has happened in other growing Asian countries.

Zaw Moe, another of Burma’s golf exports, said the country had lots of talented young players who were working with coaches and benefiting from modern training methods and facilities.

It’s a far cry from Moe’s early days, when he hit balls into the jungle and picked up tips from caddies after starting to play at the age of 13.

“In my hometown we have a nine-hole golf course and my father and mother played so I went with them. Somebody taught me the grip and I just picked it up,” he said. “My course didn’t have a driving range. We just hit our own balls and asked the caddie to pick them up. We’d hit them into the jungle or on the fairway.

“We’d go and practice when the members weren’t playing, so I would play in the early mornings or sometimes at night. When the members had finished, I could hit balls on the fairway.”

Moe was forced to leave Burma in 1990 to seek out playing opportunities, and he moved to Malaysia before spending 11 years on the Japanese tour. But he believes the next generation of Burma golfers will have it easier.

“It will take time. At the moment only the politics has changed,” he said. “Everything will have to settle down and afterwards they [players] will come. But it’s looking very good for the future in Myanmar at the moment.”

Han said he expects more prize money for the Asian Tour’s $300,000 Burma Open, currently backed by domestic companies, as multinationals become involved. There are also about eight domestic events.

“We have our Myanmar Open and we hope to make it a bigger and better tournament next year,” said Han. “The businessmen there have been supporting it to help Burma and if multinationals come in ... and I’m sure it’s well supported by government officials. “Hopefully they can get one more [international] tournament in Myanmar. That would be nice for Myanmar and all the players there.”

Agence France-Presse

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