Slow Burn: A BMW R90/6 from Icon 1000

Customizing motorcycles is a very serious business. It absorbs time, money, and garage space. It also requires high levels of mechanical skill, and usually the patience of a spouse. Not surprisingly, most customizers take themselves very seriously. But one man who doesn't is Kurt Walter, Design Director for the Icon 1000 apparel brand. Walter doesn't just design the gear: he also leads the team that builds Icon's off-the-wall concept bikes. They're vastly different machines tied together by a common thread of irreverence. This is Icon's latest build, a mid-70s BMW R90/6 with a subtle military vibe. 'The donor bike was...