One of the coolest parts about Harley-Davidson has to be its rich racing history. Behind the big motorcycles and the biker cosplayer jokes is a Motor Company and partners that actually know a thing or two about winning races. However, after a century of factory-backed racing, Harley-Davidson is...
Strange, I never noticed Harley-Davidson doing much racing in this century or the last one
and when they do they are only racing Harley class races, everything else races in a different class.
Strange, I never noticed Harley-Davidson doing much racing in this century or the last one
and when they do they are only racing Harley class races, everything else races in a different class.
That's why they can brag about their history of winning. They were racing themselves. Now that Indian has joined in it is really hard to win, they are unable to innovate, therefore they might as well quit.
H-D has been very present in motorcycle racing for ever, but in NHRA events which we never really see here and American flat track which is also not really a presence here.
I would imagine its become a hard sell around the offices of HD to continue to support racing when finances are not much fun to talk about.
Indian has certainly been giving them a hard time in AFT, but I don't think that's what chased them out. Its always about the money
What do you want, a picture of motorcycle races with no Harley's in it? How many do you want a few thousand?
Or a picture of a whole bunch of H-D imports riding against each other in an arena, or 2 hand built Harley's on a drag strip.
Harley-Davidson was the NASCAR of motorcycle racing.
That statement is full-on lunatic level Lucky. How many races with lefts and rights have HD in them? Your statement may almost be accurate for dirt-track but that is a very small segment of the racing buffet.
Yes, harley has been making baggers for a long time. Bagger racing is at best a sideshow that happens rarely.
I try not to block people as it is good to see varying viewpoints but your complete inability to either think critically (or alternatively, your need to be an obstinate SOB while providing very little useful information or discource) has finally earned you that distinction. Ride safe Lucky, you are the second person that I have bothered ignoring in 15 years.
The segment Harley factory teams race in is popular in the US. It’s steeped in American heritage, based on the field races on dirt that enthusiasts made popular a hundred years ago.
it’s the only racing class I can think of that they have experience and hardware that competes.
I have always looked at factory racing as an important and integral part of R&D, it forces companies to innovate, and is useful stressing and proving designs. If you can hoist trophies, it’s good for S&M too.
of late HD has lost dominance in flat track. Indian owns the super twins, Yamaha, Kawi and even Royal Enfield beats HD in the the production twin category.
Dealers won’t pickup the torch unless the bikes can win and even then I’m not sure as the bikes have no street connection. The bikes aren’t winning now, I don’t think they have any hope if HD and V&H drop factory support.
You will still be able to buy an HD flat tracker from Vance & Hines through a dealer for $36K USD, and they did win the Production Twins championship this year (albeit barely). Pro Stock drag racing is a joke, about the only thing about any of the bikes (HD or otherwise) that is stock is the tank decals. Getting out of directly supporting racing is just dollars and cents - part of the corporate restructuring. They will be back when it suits them - its in their DNA.
How's that GreyGhost - I said something nice about the Motor Company ?
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