Welcome to Icarus Adventures! THS IS A BRAND NEW WEBSITE AND LAUNCH FOR SUMMER 2026. I am adding content here and try to post daily on the Facebook group. I encourage all to share pics in the FB Group if we are going to have a community.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576648716780839
We sold our business with the goal of bringing riders together to spread joy (and Dopamine) to those who may have never sat on a motorcycle or ridden in a sidecar. Spreading smiles and memories, with a focus on on children in need, Autism, and PTSD. Before launching LRS foods, LRS Foods I spent a decade in law enforcement, helped build the fiber network in Philly in the 90's, was a near pro-level speed shooter, before hanging it up to raise a family. I worked in a motorcycle shop in college and had a 1994 Yamaha V Max just like that one below when we dated in college.
Icarus: In Greek Mythology Daedalus was a master craftsman who crafted wings for his son, Icarus. He warned him to fly a middle course, not too low where the ocean water would bog down his wings, nor too high where the sun's heat would melt the wax. Exhilarated by the power of flight, Icarus became reckless, ignored his father's instructions, and soared too high. The sun melted the wax, his wings disintegrated, and he fell to his death in the sea.
"Icarian": An adjective used to describe something that is soaring, highly ambitious, but ultimately too daring and bound to fail (e.g., an Icarian ambition or an Icarian blunder)
Motorcycling can be described as Icarian. You can twist the throttle to enjoy endless joy and breathtaking scenery. If you never press the start button the view never changes, but if you twist the wrist and "soar too high" the punishment is injury or worse.
Icarus Adventures is a brand dedicated to living in the now, eager to experience all life has to offer on two wheels with Confidence, Vigor & Resilience. We've all been pushed through a lot since the Pandemic.
Larry and his wife Veronica are a testament to that message as a couple combining passion, entrepreneurship, and success. Larry is no stranger to leadership having served for a decade as a sworn law enforcement officer.
Having been on two wheels for over 40 years he spent his weekends and Summers in the Pocono Mountains on two and four wheels before meeting Veronica at age 19. Now in their early 50's they are committed to themselves and their passion for motorcycling. Both Larry and Veronica have conquered their "lock down depression" using "Wind Therapy" to right their courses in life.
The stress and production demands for the entire family was brutal with mountains of sales, but little time for sleep, nourishment or overall sense of well being. Surrounded by success, yet lit seemed that the "Technicolor" world we all grew up in during the 80's was gone. Rather than working harder to move the business Larry decided to exit early to pursue our dream of riding for retirement!
"Our life is now about encouraging others to make memories every day behind a windscreen insteasd of staring at the one on your phone, PC or TV."
The mind is an incredibly powerful tool, especially when you refocus your path to find your "Y" and not be constrained by modern expectations.
In addition to 28 years of being a supportive wife, Veronica worked along side Larry as the LRS production supervisor. Right on the heels of the crushing demands of the Pandemic, Veronica suffered the loss of her Aunt, then sudden, unexpected loss of her Mother. She suffered chronic depression for months before finding brighter days and her upcoming Blog entry will blow you away as will her climb back to happiness! This culminated with her purchasing her 2026 Can Am Sea to Sky Spyder and going straight to Myrtle Beach for Bike Week 2026! (Pics in the gallery.)
UPDATE: August 2026- We picked up a new Honda DAX which should serve well for children when we do "Parking lot Parties" at children's home or for terminal patients. We do have some fun planned for Fall 2026!
I ride a motorcycle every day, even if its just our knobby tired Grom to the mailbox and back. I took nearly five of our bikes on track in 2025 and went to several BMW Motorad Street Survival and ADV motorcycling classes to improve his riding skills, and keep learning as we age. Five or six 20 minute sessions full on in Summer heat pushes you and your machine like nothing else.
UPDATE AUG 15th 2026 this barrel has been promised to a restaurant owner and will displayed next door to the new LRS headquarters in Chicago. I think we wants to "trade" me a motorcycle for the barrel which is great so we can see it on display. We both ditched alcohol completely when we retired since we now literally who has time for for alcohol riding two wheels every day.
My wife and I both detached from the real world and cathartically used "Wind Therapy" to climb out of depression. More than anecdotal evidence supports there is an ENTIRE WOLRD of fellow motorcyclists who enjoy this feeling. The complex mental calculations while operating while motorcycling permit the mind to shut out all other thoughts, especially those of worry or despair. This mental relaxation one enjoys while riding is so powerful and needed it is WHY we ride in the face of risk. For those who have never ridden they do not "get it." For those who do understand that feeling, the reset, the pause from the days ills, we cannot get away from it.
I stumbled upon this YouTube video describing how returning to riding was the first step out of his depression. "CopperDawg" was battling cancer down below 125 pounds and when he asked the Doctor "How will I ever get back to the man I was?" The doctor simply said to pick one single thing you love and start there. He chose motorcycling, as did I for my depression/burnout. (That explains the the track days, building the showroom of his youth where he worked growing up, collecting, etc.) At first CopperDawg could only sit on his bike for 20 minutes and he never imagined being able to ride again. I won't spoil the ending but THAT video started me on a path to wellness and realizing life is too short. I said the hell with 140 hour weeks cause that stress was more risky than riding and NO FUN!
The channel is especially beneficial for seniors who will likely take away something from every video. His content focuses on why as senior riders we MUST ride for our health and longevity and not regress into fear and feebleness.
Darkness to Freedom: How Motorcycling Saved My Life
This website is being updated daily and we have thousands of photos and stories to tell we think need to be told to let us harken back to the good ole days of classic motorcycles.
Stay tuned for Icarus merchandise designs including key chains and shirts while we seek to obtain our registered non-profit status. Nothing is for sale yet, but it is looking good!
(Icarus Adventures.com, WindTherapyNC.com and WindTherapyUSA.com are owned by Veronica duPont, owner and co-Founder.)
My wife and I have lofty goals of helping others in the motorcycling community by bringing all riders together through the common connection of riding the wind.
How do you fight your "monsters" from stress, work, sadness, etc.?
Larry duPont
Co-Founder
WindTherapyUSA.com
Veronica duPont
Owner, Co-Founder
Icarus Adventures, LLC
