Amongst owners of classic and modern motorcycles, restorers and custom bike builders, racers and the speedway fraternity, Ikon is a household name, but how much do you actually know about this Australian company and the products they offer?
The Ikon story predates the Ikon name and goes back as far as 1962, when ‘Proven Products’ was established in Sydney by Peter Antill and Lance Lowe. Offering suspension componentry to the automotive, fourwheel drive, heavy vehicle, motorcycle and motorsport market, Proven Products also supplied springs and hydraulic shocks for other applications. The Dutch suspension brand, Koni, was distributed initially, but Spax, Monroe, Girling and Armstrong suspension would be added to the Proven Products range over time.
Proven Products still exists today and Geoff Lowe is the second generation in charge. Geoff got involved in the business from a young age and has been a steady hand at the wheel since the mid-1980s.
The Ikon side of the business goes back to
