As badass as this is on TV, it's even crazier seeing them do it in person. My dad and I were hanging out on turn 6 outside for this race. Holy shit they manhandle these things!
I would love to see more brands aside from Indian v Harley. Yamaha Star Eluder, Moto Guzzi MGX-21, Kawasaki Vaquero, Indian Chieftain. Until then Indian came in and has shown it can make a bike to win and HD really has to get a good rider and a lot of money into a bike to beat them. At least, that is my take away from it all.
@@ciscocarnage728 The turnout at the track from both Indian and Harley impressed me compared to previous years. I'm curious Road America MotoAmerica was being advertised as an event to check out at the local dealerships because I've never seen a turnout from the Harley crowd before. I'm no hater. I like to talk motorcycles with anyone that rides one--Harley or otherwise. I thought it was awesome. And yes, you're right. Expand this series. It's an absolute crowd favorite, and it's an inexpensive way to get Harley/Indian/etc into a motorcycle road racing weekend without having something to actually compete in the primary series.
Matt Tries, at first they had 5 races on the schedule. I was planning on going to the one in Pittsburgh in Sept., but the last two were cancelled. I have a Challenger and it freaks me out to see them hit the curves at such a steep angle. Love to see it live. Hope they run the series for years!
@@matttriestodothings Couldn't agree more. I rode sportbikes and loved racing for 15+ years before buying a Harley. It would be a shame if this series does not continue to grow. It's a blast to watch these guys push these machines! I'm most hoping it will reinvigorate the engineering and performance parts innovation for American manufacturers in a much needed way.
Moto America you guys are blowing it! I cant remember when a series had this much interest. Start showcasing this class and put some dam marketing behind it! This is a unique class to north America "own it".
@Car&Track7 That’s the approach they have had for years and look at the state of American road racing! To say it’s on life support would be putting it nicely! This class is the nascar of 30 years ago when people cared to watched it before the bean counters killed the sport!
I am a harley guy..but we need to see other cruisers as well BMW has a good cruiser...love to see the Honda Gold-wing..this should be ALL baggers race it would make it sooo much fun.
This class is only large displacement V-Twins, otherwise I'm sure there would be other brands here, especially considering how many metric brands have been trying to make a bagger to compete with HD. I give it another year or two, and I'm sure there will be classes with brands from all around the globe. I can't wait to see how big this grows! The whole concept has matured a LOT even in the short time it's been around! So good!
Oh yeah perfect, I just needed to become addicted to this class as well. I'm not sure that my social life here in italy will benefit from it. Thanks MotoAmerica to make great contents and my life weirder. F love it tho. Pure racing.
Man oh man, it would be so badass to see all the heavy hitting baggers out on the track (i.e. kawi voyager, yamaha eluder, honda goldwing, and m109r bagged out). Maybe one day.......
Harley's and Indians can not compete with other companies it would be em-bare-ass-ing and hurt their sales ! that is why you never see them compete with other companies ! they weigh so much that horse power is taken away by the weight ! even though metrics are dogged ( intentional bad tuning )out by law so that Harley and Indian can compete with the metrics !
I mean they basically do that and continue to make them better. You take a stock car and bike and keep making them faster and faster until you end up with an F1 car and Motogp bikes.
Made great strides since last year. I think Indian surprised them with last years run. Didnt happen this time. Kudos to Harley, This battle should heat up pretty good.
How are these "real world bikes"? Nevermind the fact these bikes are tunned to perform in a way that a street legal equivalent can't, baggers aren't cheap. With base prices around 23k, they aren't unattainable, but you aren't going to see a college student or someone who works a basic 9 - 5 riding around on one... So again, what exactly makes these real world bikes?
Nobody would be amazed.... a 600 sport bike would beat them every time. But this is bagger against bagger.... it's class racing. Enjoy it, but realize that these tanks are not all that fast.
@@wwb7091 info.sscycle.com/performance-times/king-of-the-baggers-race-day-upset-purists-and-a-melted-internet baggers lapping mid 1.40s, with superbikes lapping 1.28s. This is from Laguna Seca, last years race. 1.23ish is the fastest bike lap of that track. So yes, these bikes are pretty quick.
@@wwb7091 1:30s - 1:40s I believe at laguna.. these are 130 hp 150ft lbs baggers that are weight stripped to about 550 pounds. A little heavier and a little les power than a sport bike. So slightly slower lap times. But crazy fast for a harley
Was at turn 5 when the “Indian” broke. A puff of smoke and then a very loud clanking sound as it went straight ahead and then coasted to a stop off the track.
@@MotoAmerica I've been wanting to see baggers on a track for years! So glad you guys brought this to life! Really excited to see what the future holds for this series! Keep up the great work!
BMW AND HONDA in this series? I don’t think so! The boxer and the flat horizontally opposed six from Honda would never survive the curves! They would be throwing pistons and connecting rods all over the track attempting to take those things around road racing curves!
Makes you wonder why it took so long for the concept to become a reality. Win on Sunday; Sell on Monday!! Baggers epitomize that concept, and they are fun as hell to watch. Plus, now people are thinking even more about how to make stock baggers lighter and faster.
The factories need to pay attention to how these bikes are built, and sell a street version! Something that will turn and stop! That is why I have never purchased a Harley!
It only took them getting a damn good rider and sinking a shit ton of money into it to get it to win. Oh, and luck that Tyler broke down. Still, I give credit to the riders and not the bikes. I bet if they swapped bikes for a day you could not tell the difference.
@@ciscocarnage728 You're slow bud. The Indian was in 2nd when it broke. Indian had factory backing last year. Big money in the bike with help from S&S. Now Harley has a factory effort and in case you didn't notice things have changed. Try to keep up.
Supersport at the same track the day before. The fastest lap in Race 1 was 2:18. King of the baggers the fastest lap was 2:27 Supersport slowest "fast lap" (The slowest "Fastest lap" for a single rider) was 2:33 King of the baggers slowest "fast lap" was 2:57 HONOS Superbike was 2:11 and 2:20 respectively
Can you invite the rest of the other brands to compete to find the real king of the baggers. BMW, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Moto Guzzi, Suzuki, ETC. Thats the only way to tell who the real king is.
An Open Class would be outstanding. I suppose that would be up to the race sponsors, and I am guessing H-D and Indian are primary sponsors. Hell, get BMW. Honda, Kaw, etc., on as sponsors and you will see them racing pretty soon.
Great ad for Indian....it would be interesting to have a 24 hour Le Mans style endurance race to see which bikes survive it. Would be interesting if big Yamaha Stars and Kawasaki Vulcans competed as well.
As badass as this is on TV, it's even crazier seeing them do it in person. My dad and I were hanging out on turn 6 outside for this race. Holy shit they manhandle these things!
I would love to see more brands aside from Indian v Harley. Yamaha Star Eluder, Moto Guzzi MGX-21, Kawasaki Vaquero, Indian Chieftain.
Until then Indian came in and has shown it can make a bike to win and HD really has to get a good rider and a lot of money into a bike to beat them. At least, that is my take away from it all.
@@ciscocarnage728 The turnout at the track from both Indian and Harley impressed me compared to previous years. I'm curious Road America MotoAmerica was being advertised as an event to check out at the local dealerships because I've never seen a turnout from the Harley crowd before.
I'm no hater. I like to talk motorcycles with anyone that rides one--Harley or otherwise. I thought it was awesome.
And yes, you're right. Expand this series. It's an absolute crowd favorite, and it's an inexpensive way to get Harley/Indian/etc into a motorcycle road racing weekend without having something to actually compete in the primary series.
@@ciscocarnage728 The Indian Chieftain is allowed in this series according to the rule book. In fact it’s allowed to have a 131 engine.
Matt Tries, at first they had 5 races on the schedule. I was planning on going to the one in Pittsburgh in Sept., but the last two were cancelled. I have a Challenger and it freaks me out to see them hit the curves at such a steep angle. Love to see it live. Hope they run the series for years!
@@matttriestodothings Couldn't agree more. I rode sportbikes and loved racing for 15+ years before buying a Harley. It would be a shame if this series does not continue to grow. It's a blast to watch these guys push these machines! I'm most hoping it will reinvigorate the engineering and performance parts innovation for American manufacturers in a much needed way.
Moto America you guys are blowing it! I cant remember when a series had this much interest. Start showcasing this class and put some dam marketing behind it! This is a unique class to north America "own it".
Rolling Thunder Class.
The good ole days.
This class is more impressive than the sport bikes. This is absolutely mad to watch. I can see this class starting a trend
@Car&Track7 That’s the approach they have had for years and look at the state of American road racing! To say it’s on life support would be putting it nicely! This class is the nascar of 30 years ago when people cared to watched it before the bean counters killed the sport!
@@yeahok115sure impressive to Americans but no one else 😂
@@mark675 the people who matter are Americans….. the rest of the world is just following the lead…
I am a harley guy..but we need to see other cruisers as well BMW has a good cruiser...love to see the Honda Gold-wing..this should be ALL baggers race it would make it sooo much fun.
this is america
This class is only large displacement V-Twins, otherwise I'm sure there would be other brands here, especially considering how many metric brands have been trying to make a bagger to compete with HD. I give it another year or two, and I'm sure there will be classes with brands from all around the globe. I can't wait to see how big this grows! The whole concept has matured a LOT even in the short time it's been around! So good!
@John Doe "Knucklehead" describes an early Harley engine type, also their current top management type!
the BMW K1600 would have to be kneecapped to race as it's ridiculously powerful in stock form. And try to imagine a Ducati Diavel in there... lol
@@AttentionDeficitHobbyDisorder the yamaha roadstar and warrior were both big v-twin air cooled bikes. There was victory.
Oh yeah perfect, I just needed to become addicted to this class as well. I'm not sure that my social life here in italy will benefit from it. Thanks MotoAmerica to make great contents and my life weirder. F love it tho. Pure racing.
Wow never knew such a thing like this existed…this is insane! sheesh as if the Superbike races weren’t intense enough already. This is impressive.
Love that bagger racing....👍👍
Man oh man, it would be so badass to see all the heavy hitting baggers out on the track (i.e. kawi voyager, yamaha eluder, honda goldwing, and m109r bagged out). Maybe one day.......
Harley's and Indians can not compete with other companies it would be em-bare-ass-ing and hurt their sales ! that is why you never see them compete with other companies ! they weigh so much that horse power is taken away by the weight ! even though metrics are dogged ( intentional bad tuning )out by law so that Harley and Indian can compete with the metrics !
This is freaking awesome. Hope they keep it going
im from argentina and i like all with racing mode , this bike are interesting
I like this. Every single thing one earth with wheels and an engine should be raced.
100%
I like your attitude...
💯💯💯👌🏽
I mean they basically do that and continue to make them better. You take a stock car and bike and keep making them faster and faster until you end up with an F1 car and Motogp bikes.
Harley on the top this time 💪💪👏👏👏
Made great strides since last year. I think Indian surprised them with last years run. Didnt happen this time. Kudos to Harley, This battle should heat up pretty good.
That ED-209 fairing oil cooler seems to be doing its job.
This bagger class is fun as heck to watch!!!
This is something! I’m looking forward to more of the King of the Baggers!
I see these boys running the road course at Daytona !! I’ll be there when they do, man!!! Great series, guys!!!!
Congratulations from Italy,very very fast
Now THAT'S racing
Congratulations Travis! Great race.
Love watching it from Australia awesome stuff
Best type of racing, real world bikes. Hope this spread worldwide.
How are these "real world bikes"? Nevermind the fact these bikes are tunned to perform in a way that a street legal equivalent can't, baggers aren't cheap. With base prices around 23k, they aren't unattainable, but you aren't going to see a college student or someone who works a basic 9 - 5 riding around on one... So again, what exactly makes these real world bikes?
any but "real world" bikes. They are as far apart as a Yamaha R1 and WSBK!
@@mybigcj what?
People see K Wyman vs T Wyman..... I see YCRS vs CSS!
Congrats to all three Wymans for this weekend wins
Brilliant! So much fun to watch!
Bagger races you gotta love it!
I've recently just discovered American Moto and I'm hooked!! Subbed!! Watching from the UK
Thank you for joining us!!
Damn heavy bikes those boys are low in the turns. That's Balls man.
Dragging the knee is very impressive with these baggers.
I can't wait to see them at Barber Motorsport in September!!
They said this was the last race of the 2121 season. Is the race in Sept the 1st race of next season?
@@jvs00051 No they cancelled the Barber race. It was supposed to be the last race of the season
Hahahaha.. Always fun to watch 😂
They raced a freaking harley on track over there??? Wtf ??😂😂😂😂
@@muhammadfahmi540 yes they do
Part of me is like: Why?!
Another part of me is like: Oh, yeah!!
Congratulations to the Wyman brothers!
It would be great if you could give us some speeds around various parts of the track. Viewers would be amazed how fast these baggers really are.
Nobody would be amazed.... a 600 sport bike would beat them every time. But this is bagger against bagger.... it's class racing. Enjoy it, but realize that these tanks are not all that fast.
@@wwb7091 ok and a drag race bike would smoke ur sport bike no one cares boy
@@wwb7091 info.sscycle.com/performance-times/king-of-the-baggers-race-day-upset-purists-and-a-melted-internet baggers lapping mid 1.40s, with superbikes lapping 1.28s. This is from Laguna Seca, last years race. 1.23ish is the fastest bike lap of that track. So yes, these bikes are pretty quick.
@@wwb7091 1:30s - 1:40s I believe at laguna.. these are 130 hp 150ft lbs baggers that are weight stripped to about 550 pounds. A little heavier and a little les power than a sport bike. So slightly slower lap times. But crazy fast for a harley
@@redflint7651 haha butt hurt much? 🤣
Awesome Wymans!!
From a home town Harv's HOG member
Love to see an R18 bagger and a Rocket3 taking part too
ok i will watch this thats my kind of bike!!!
This is nuts hahaha I absolutely love it
Was at turn 5 when the “Indian” broke. A puff of smoke and then a very loud clanking sound as it went straight ahead and then coasted to a stop off the track.
Harley had to win someday...even a broken clock is right twice a day...
@@mattshaggs2931 Happy Pride month friend!
It's a Polaris
@@Sn0wdawgz I don't celebrate it, but I respect your right to! You keep bucking the trend there, tiger...go get the love you deserve!
Let’s get some more manufacturers in this!!
I was at this race in Wisconsin
They need to race these bikes with a passenger onboard.
I wish all the baggers in canyons ride like this
Mine does
@@JavierBlanchardBJJ it would be carnage
Test drive a Challenger!
@@foottdude I have it’s a bad ass bagger
This is so sick !!!
pretty cool seeing new brands and sponsors in this. even if it is a small series still cool to see.
We are growing, one step at a time! 🙏🏼
@@MotoAmerica I've been wanting to see baggers on a track for years! So glad you guys brought this to life! Really excited to see what the future holds for this series! Keep up the great work!
I would love to see BMW and Honda in this race.
It would not be a race then.
Entering the other v twin baggers from Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Motorola Guzzi would be great!
BMW AND HONDA in this series? I don’t think so! The boxer and the flat horizontally opposed six from Honda would never survive the curves! They would be throwing pistons and connecting rods all over the track attempting to take those things around road racing curves!
@@darrellmoore2499 you trippin there are plenty BMW's with flat engine racing around the world
Awesome 👍
cool race
Insane fun
Ok I will watch this
This looks fun! 🙂
this class of racing is really kick ass i love it
Makes you wonder why it took so long for the concept to become a reality. Win on Sunday; Sell on Monday!! Baggers epitomize that concept, and they are fun as hell to watch. Plus, now people are thinking even more about how to make stock baggers lighter and faster.
The factories need to pay attention to how these bikes are built, and sell a street version! Something that will turn and stop! That is why I have never purchased a Harley!
I just came up with an idea for this to exist and it actually does, wow!! But those bikes need more chrome!
go hd great win
Would be cool if someone raced a police bagger too!
Who really thought these bikes would be so capable?
They are far from the road junk they put out, "highly modified" means everything, a stock road bike couldn't cut it....and they still blew up LOL.
If you dig into the particulars, you will find that the frame is the ONLY stock part on these bikes.
Should try 7 hour race 😁
We will race anything
Очень нравится 👍
Каких примерно скоростей они достигают на прямой?
Kyle Wyman's record lap of 1:32 = just under 102 mph.
I hope they keep doing this!!! Soooooooooooooo COOL!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
I couldn’t even begin to imagine wrecking on of these bikes……😳
Love it that Harley won this race. Doesn't seem very competitive for some reason...even within the same mfger.
What speed are these guys doing , anyone know ?
Can anybody tell me how you guys get the wobble out of these Harley FL's? I've tried many things but it always remains.
Harley Davidson king of the American Road!!! Live to ride!!!
After last year's initial dominance by Indian, Harley really stepped up it's game ;)
any body know the brand/model of the tire these bikes use in this race ?
2 Indians, 9 Harleys? How about an even mix of motorcycles?
1 Indian & 9 Harleys at the end of the race!
Look at the previous races where indian was the leading bikes
So funny to see those heavy HD racing
Since indian lost and failed the mission they need to bring down the price until they win!
😂🤣😆
Which will be the next race probably.
WTF! This is awesome
Like a Oskosh in a touring car race!😜
I hope BMW gets into this with their K1600B.
Maxi scooters please. And Wings two up with trailers.
TYPE IN !!! .... ((harley rider - in the hall of fame )) ....this guy has a real stock harley
It’s about time Harley-Davidson wins
No shit.. 🤭
It only took them getting a damn good rider and sinking a shit ton of money into it to get it to win. Oh, and luck that Tyler broke down. Still, I give credit to the riders and not the bikes. I bet if they swapped bikes for a day you could not tell the difference.
@@ciscocarnage728 I hear you, I was shocked that his bike broke down
@@JavierBlanchardBJJ Hey, what race series does this not happen. I rather see the guy take a DNF than die.
@@ciscocarnage728 You're slow bud. The Indian was in 2nd when it broke. Indian had factory backing last year. Big money in the bike with help from S&S.
Now Harley has a factory effort and in case you didn't notice things have changed. Try to keep up.
My bagger is 800lbs. Is it really a bagger at 650lbs. Either way cool races.
what sort of lap times are these bikes doing compared to e.g. super bikes?
Supersport at the same track the day before. The fastest lap in Race 1 was 2:18.
King of the baggers the fastest lap was 2:27
Supersport slowest "fast lap" (The slowest "Fastest lap" for a single rider) was 2:33
King of the baggers slowest "fast lap" was 2:57
HONOS Superbike was 2:11 and 2:20 respectively
@@MutantKnowMad As informative as it is interesting! ; - )
What’s interesting is the fastest 2 or three baggers would qualify for supersport.
@@mrfast2win lol wow i don't think people appreciate that
Racing or cruising?
Every time they corner, I have a mini heart attack.
Wonder how hot that exhaust gets?....
Would love to take my motorhome ( fjr) out on this track
OMG how about a class for these monsters at the TT 😂😂
There would be a pile of Harleys off the cliffs in Isle of Mann
Dose anyone have pictures of the color guard during the national anthem?
There is some old school rider watching this video somewhere talking about how these men aren't men because they're wearing helmets and gear.
You probably right
A Goldwing would be lapping everyone. hahahaha
Cool
I want to watch other country's bagger join this competition.
Now lets race em stock :-)
Need forward controls and a pillion
If you put a thumb down on this video , you are the weak link in this place!!
Harley Screaming eagle 😎
Sport bike riders call this video FAKE. 😂
what is the top speed?
148.5 mph
@@MotoAmerica thanks!
148 holy crap !!!
That's 239 kmph for the sensible people...
@@shaftdrive7567 appreciated!lol its 237.6kph though...
🤘🏾🕶️🤘🏾💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
COOL
Oh no what happened to Taylor #29 ?????????
Good question!
Can you invite the rest of the other brands to compete to find the real king of the baggers. BMW, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Moto Guzzi, Suzuki, ETC. Thats the only way to tell who the real king is.
An Open Class would be outstanding. I suppose that would be up to the race sponsors, and I am guessing H-D and Indian are primary sponsors. Hell, get BMW. Honda, Kaw, etc., on as sponsors and you will see them racing pretty soon.
Why so many Harleys? Where's my vtx love?
Go Harley Davidson 33 all the way p
Hell yea 💥🇺🇲💥
Great ad for Indian....it would be interesting to have a 24 hour Le Mans style endurance race to see which bikes survive it. Would be interesting if big Yamaha Stars and Kawasaki Vulcans competed as well.
Too bad they don’t allow ducati diavels