Icon Roach: a custom 1986 Harley Sportster

Icon Motosports has always been a brand apart—mixing street style with high performance, and customizing bikes to match. The Roach is the latest in the company’s long history of offbeat customs, with post-apocalyptic styling that harks back to the motorcycle gangs in Mad Max. But it’s a classic case of appearances being deceptive. The motor has been overhauled, fitted with oversized forged pistons and new clearances cases, and the transmission has been rebuilt with back-cut gears for smoother shifting. Gases exit through classic SuperTrapp XR-style pipes. And although it’s essentially a road bike, the Roach can also handle the dirt:...