King of the Baggers - Road Atlanta | Harley-Davidson
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2022
- Kyle Wyman and the H-D Screamin' Eagle race team made a triumphant comeback last weekend to take the win in Georgia. The championship battle continues at Road America June 3-5
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The Mission King of the Baggers championship and the improvement of the bikes is so fun to watch as the season progresses. Bring on Road America June 3-5! 🏁
Thank you moto America, harley, Indian and mission and all the other sponsors for making king of baggers happen. Wasn't really paying attention to motorcycle racing until king of baggers and now I can't get enough of all the classes. Been to two races Atlanta and Road America in Wisconsin. Epic weekends.
That race was EPIC! It was amazing to watch Kyle and HD not just win but win by A LOT!
That's some amazing work on both the rider and company behind that number 1 bike.
@@mikeskidmore6754 HD took the championship last year. Thats why they're talking about Kyle Wyman being the reigning champ.
Here we go, another Indian guy with a chip on his shoulder...
@@mikeskidmore6754 What are you talking about? MotoAmerica posts the hightlights and then full races later. I watched this stuff there first.
@@mikeskidmore6754 that's because even before Indian entered AFT they were looking to get away from purpose built race bikes (like the XR750), towards production based bikes. Then Polaris bought Indian, and approached AFT about fielding a bike. The problem was they didn't yet have a production engine that would be suitable, they only had the thunderstroke 111. Indian proposed a purpose built race bike/engine. AFT agreed with the gentlemen's agreement that after 3 seasons Indian would retire the FTR750, and field a production based bike/engine. That didn't happen, and Indian built enough FTR750s and sold them, so now they make up a majority of the field. Now AFT is in a tough spot as HD pulled out after several seasons of trying to make their production based XG750R competitive against the FTR750. Yamaha/ Estensen Racing were about to do the same at the end of last season. They were expecting AFT/ Indian to live up to the 3 season agreement, and as such have been refining their production bikes for that direction. So AFT, faced with the major loss of a factory team, and being about to lose the only other team with factory support; finally decided to start reigning in the FTR750.
Here is a write up on the whole debacle, though it's a 3 part article posted in reverse order. So you'll have to scroll down to part 1 as part 3 is at the top. It's a really interesting read as to what got us here, and why the other bikes are struggling to compete with the Indian.
www.cyclenews.com/2022/03/article/state-of-american-flat-track-2022/
@@mikeskidmore6754 you won't hear me argue against the fact that the AMA has done stupid stuff in the past in flat track. However, that doesn't have any bearing on what they're trying to do currently. In the article I sent you they present the point of view of 3 sides: the AFT, non Indian riders/teams, and finally the Indian riders/teams. Bryan Smith is a key player in all of this. As you said about the Kawi 650s winning the miles before Indian came, Bryan Smith was the last rider to win the championship on something besides an Indian, and it was on a Kawi. Smith was called, and went to testify before the AFT officals at the close of last season. As I'm sure you know, he was one of the original factory Indian riders. Then he left the team with the expressed purpose of building a bike that could beat the Indians. He was unsuccessful, and he details why. That V&H head, and dual throttle bodies wouldn't help the XG750R. It isn't an issue of power that is keeping the other bikes from winning, the FTR750 is not the most powerful bike on the track. Smith goes into the physics of why he wasn't able to make another bike compete with the Indian. The problem he said is "moment of inertia", which in layman's terms means that the FTR was designed with a massive crankshaft that makes it rev more slowly. This allows it to put the power to the ground without breaking traction better than the production engines. The corners are where Indian really pulls away from the other bikes. They can put power down throughout the corner, which then gives them a good drive down the straight. With the Kawi, Yamaha, & HDs; it is much more difficult as they break the rear wheel loose much easier. If that happens, it ruins their line and costs them time. The production engines can't house a crank as big as the Indian's. AFT said they have tried for the past few years to incentivize the other manufacturers to make engines that could compete with the Indian. The problem is the characteristics that make a really good flat track race engine aren't good for anything else. They're not good for road racing, or street riding. Thus the other manufacturers aren't interested in sinking millions into engines they can only use in flat track, the return on investment isn't there. AFT does not want to return to the XR750 days where there is an entire field of just one bike. So after HD left, and Yamaha was about to do the same, they decided the only option was to restrict the Indian.
GO WYMAN BROS, GO TEAM SCREAMING EAGLE.
More like farting eagle not screaming
Great job guys! Fortunate enough to see this one in person. Well deserved!
I am really diggin the bagger racing. It is exciting to see these bike do something they weren't intended for.
I love my bagger! GO HARLEY!😁👍✌️🇺🇲
Hardly won against Hardly
Only Harley could find a way to make motorcycles have slow lap times… what a time to be alive.
Que motos mas feas y pesadas . Con lo chulas que son las chopper .
wow i just know about it, i think its awesome same as big car race in Australia
The Eagle was Screaming!!
damn with side panniers
Great job Kyle !!!
~BRL #999
That was bad ass....was jumping out of my stool yelling at my phone sayin hell yea!......love this shit!
Oh very love
nice street bike from Indonesia (welcome to mandalika)
Give those drivers some real sport bikes !
Bloody 👌🏽 👏🏽
Come to the CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS track in Austin, Texas.
Don't take "No" for an answer. This isn't Nascar.
Congratulations Kyle and Team Harley!
Hardly won against Hardly
Great achievement
@@dr.jillalicecooper2587 So the 6 Indian Challengers that were in the race don’t matter ?
A dream come true baggers Racing love it ......👏🏾🧐
They all need more WIDER front velg and tire.
Nice
Indian is forcing HD to learn how to build proper race bikes again, this will trickle down to the commercial products. Indian currently has Brembo, Fox Shocks and inverted forks on most models. Out of the gate, this is a massive leap in consumer performance products, and I hope HD soon adapts a performance mindset, which we all love.
I wanna see.this in person so bad
Gilee,harley seberat itu udeh kaya motor yg enteng bet😂
GO GO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥HARLEY 😍💯
NO GO is Hardly's second name
Nice job Kyle. I remember when Nick snickered at me when I said one of my bikes is an Electra glide! 2016 YCRS school at Inde Motorsports Ranch. I told my wife that I am going to convert my bagger into a race bike!
Non sapevo che esistesse una gara per cancelli .
Sarebbe bello competere con una bella motozappa con motore Lombardini lda510
Harley GP
Super video saludos👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘
I really like Harley, very cool and strong
Welcome to CIRCUIT Mandalika
Harley Davidson I want to buy one of those swing arms! Sell me one
Can we get a bagger that can corner like this for the street please?!?!?!
no
you can, just do some work on it. not a big deal. its just a matter of changing out some parts, upgrading others, and riding it faster.
❤❤❤❤❤🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
mainan sultan
フル装備のサイドBOXと大きなフロントスクリーンなのにコーナー進入時のフルブレーキで足出しに噴き出してしまった(・∀・) でも流石レース車両なので凄く早くて驚いたよ
Vs GP
I see Vance and Hines no longer ride Harley's in the NHRA drag races. am I right in thinking Harley backed out of sponsorship after so many years at the top before Suzuki started winning?
Common knowledge, do your homework
They discontinued the VRod, which was their NHRA platform.
@@jeffkinsey3801 Couldn't keep up with the Suzuki anymore. There's some common knowledge for a common person.
@@dheller777 whats your point again common knowledge
これ面白いね。日本でもGL1800だけのレースとかやればいいのにね。
I had no idea this was real.
😍😍😍😍😍
I wonder how many laps Rossi would win by on his GP bike.
You can say the same for Kenny Roberts on just about any bike that he won with in the '70's. This series is an embarrassment.
I don't think if the motorbike is too big for this body, it can be made into a race. Pretty entertaining, but not interesting at all
ok
Same Max speed than Yamaha
Baggers my ass!
Lol, this is hysterical. I have an idea, let's race the slowest bikes in the world. The crowds this race draws is insane.
you obviously are not very familiar with motorcycles..... your comment is 100% pure ignorance bro.
Boy, Kyle sure leaves it all on the track! Much respect. H-D is lucky to have him.
What kind of engines and gearboxes do your guys use?.
I dont know about the Indians but the Harley runs a 131R 45degree v-twin (heavily modified of course) and a screaming eagle 6 speed gear box. I have no idea about the gearing though
They control soo good and smooth looks😯like watching moto GP
No no no.
try racing in MotoGP
box its airoplane🤣
I love it guys but hey you're not home mail no more take them baggers off and keep hauling ass number one
Why won’t Harley just build a sport bike
진짜별에별 경기가다잇네 ㅋㅋ 글라이드로 ㅋㅋ
American iron gate race 🤣🤣🤣
It’s crazy how much hate this is getting. How can you not find it exciting to see baggers flying through corners like a sports bike? I think it’s pretty impressive
Because only Harley could find away to make motorcycle racing slow and stupid…. Track bikes are designed to have maximum lean angle. Aerodynamics are important. Downforce is a factor.
Then Harley comes in with this bullshit with slow ass lap times. Harley sucks.
@@krispewkrem3 with your logic I could look at go kart racing and say it sucks because it’s not a gtlm car? No real argument that bagger racing actually sucks cuz it’s pretty interesting and don’t forget indian is also competing in this series. Stop being biased cuz you hate Harley’s and look at it for what it is it’s racing.
#whatsinthembags
Lol
At less than 500lbs a piece, these aren't "baggers" anymore......
They must be so hard up Harley will pay for a race series for slow bikes that only last a couple laps.
only en the war world 🤣🤣🤣
Suscribe gua
Motoamerica was about to introduce more young talented americans to racing around the world and motogp.
That was the BS that lying Rainey said at the time.
Now they race baggers
What a waste of money, time and space.
LMFAO
and still slower than a stock 1000 supersport...
You won't max out either of these bikes
This is so pathetic it's nauseating. I'm holding out for the Frigidaire 500, the pinnacle of competitive appliance endurance, pitting man against machine. Racing a bagger is like putting a blower on a gun safe.
Racing mobility scooters!😂
Seeing a bike that isn't designed for what it was made to do is just stupid. As well as boring 😴
Racing with baggers is the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
lmfao circut track race harleys..
I don't know what kind of abomination is this.
Like watching paint dry or golf. yawn
This is the worst example of motorcycle racing in the world. This series is steeped in denial and posturing over quality racing. I find both the concept and execution of this series sickening. King of the baggers is also an embarrassment real to motorcycle fandom in the US. Even the name of the series is a lie. It should be king of the slow baggers. My sport touring bike has bags and if I could enter it into one of these races and have a rider from the middle of the current standings my bike would win every time. King of the baggers is the Harlem Globe Trotters of motorcycle racing. Bla!
this is the most ridiculous form of racing, turds on two wheels