Icon Raiden Tiger 800 XCs

A sense of humor is not something you normally associate with hardcore desert racing. But this Triumph Tiger 800 XC is sporting Icon colors, so we’re guaranteed a twist on the usual. The bike is nicknamed ‘Mantecore.’ If you’re a fan of popular culture you’ll spot the discreet reference to another white tiger—the recently-deceased big cat that featured in the routine of Vegas illusionists Siegfried and Roy. There’s a yellow-and-blue bike too, known as ‘Turkish,’ which harks back to old-school cigarette brand colors. As Icon’s Joe Gustafson ironically notes, “Energy drink liveries lack a certain dose of refinement that the...