Harley pulled all their Sponsorship Money out of Flat Track and Drag Racing and moved to the Baggers. I have no interest in them at all.

 

I think it's neat and I'd love to watch.
But it's all hidden behind paywalls, and the price to watch knocks me out.

So I watch recaps and highlights on Youtube and such.

On regular TV and such, seems the initial interest has been burned out. There's no mention of it any longer.

Honestly, I think they have or are destroying all interest in it by trying to maximize the money they can make from it. Basically killing the goose that lays the golden egg.

 

I think bagger racing is really stupid! Kinda like using mini vans or SUVs in NASCAR.

 

Here goes the schedule. You can subscribe. I just wait until they hit youtube and watch for free. I do subscribe to motogp though.

https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/e...f-baggers.html

 

We love going to the bagger races when in our area during MotoAmerica. We follow both and all of the riders.

MotoAmerica/KOB doesn't have the worldwide viewership like MotoGP to fill the stands completely, but the crowds are still good. Even MotoGP doesn't fill the stands if you notice on TV. Still tons of people there but those venues are so huge, it's not like a F1 race.

I've seen them in NJ, Pittsburg and Daytona. Never gets old. The only problem I have is that the bagger races are only 6-8 laps. Talking to the engineers at Daytona, they said the limited laps are because the tires can't last any longer due to the weight of the bikes. I say they should add pit stops to change tires, now that would be more exciting.

Been to a couple Bagger Racing League (BRL) races, too. Totally different vibe, but just as fun, more of a biker party vibe. Unfortunately, the series doesn't have the big budget for marketing and TV, so it's hard to watch at home.

If you get a chance to go to a MotoAmerica race with baggers, check it out, it's a lot of fun.

 

I liked going to watch the Superbike races when Harley competed, but they abandoned that. I love watching flat track races, but Harley abandoned that.
King Of Baggers?? Not interested!!

 

Not sure I would pay to watch a tuna boat race.
I've seen some sleeper baggers on the road though. Seriously awesome.

 

I mean... NASCAR is boring. Would much rather watch those cars on motosports tracks instead of ovals, that'd be a lot more fun.
BTW There is a Dodge Van racing league in Japan. IT's called Dajiban("Dodge Van" romanized).
It's actually pretty interesting. Not something I'd watch because Car racing is very boring to me since you cant really see what the driver is uptoo and all that.
Motorcycle Racing is so interesting because it's so visual. You cant hide what a rider is doing.
Well that's the thing they're not Tuna Boats.
They've got those bikes running just 3 seconds behind the fastest 600supersport class. That's insane.
It's so ****in cool.
And it's almost all parts I can buy RIGHT NOW. I have a camplate and oilpump, and rear suspenion in my bike right now that came from King of the Baggers and racing Harley development.
That's pretty sick.

I think of the more interesting things about the Bagger Racing scene is that we can see order, build, and buy that kind of stuff right now, and we're living through the era of it's developement. RIGHT NOW.
That's pretty awesome in my book.
What happens out on THAT track, has already translated into MY bike. On a daily driving road level. That's ****in cool.

 

I love watching the bagger races.
So cool to see what they can do with a 600 pound plus bagger.
I do hate that I have to watch the race a week later since I'm not going to pay to watch the other races.

 

Racing for a long time has lead to ideas for road use. Cars,Bike Boats ect. HD gets the baggers down to 650 pounds. Of course no one will run down the road with a the bags on a Touring bike held on like the race bike.

But thing like lighter stronger swing arms And other lighter parts will find their way on the street. When you can drop a touring bike from 935-950 pounds down to 700 or so that would be amazing.

Both ride ability and power. Pounds reduced makes bike faster. Pound reduced extended a few more years older riders can stay in the seat.

I ride baggers and softail. The super bikes are cool but do nothing for me. I like to see what they can do with the touring bikes.