We had a good laugh when we first heard about the King of the Baggers race. Harley and India’s giant open road touring sofa go head-to-head in his series of races starting at Laguna Seca? It sounds as silly now as it did then.
But there are tons of v-twin cruiser riders in the US. In fact, Sturgis Sheen is his one of the most powerful scenes in all of motorcycling. Americans certainly love cruisers and seem ready to see some of the world’s most racy bikes performing unnatural feats in the hands of foreign-class asphalt surgeons.
“Initially, the idea of a road race bagger baffled many and was even downright offensive to some road race purists. has risen to prominence as an existence.”
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Well, as they used to say before the TV show hijacked the perfectly good phrase, now not as queer as folk, a lot of weird ideas have found commercial success. The case was determined by the case of 1 pound. “I thought it would be great to give people the chance to own a bike that holds the crown,” said Gray, announcing the launch of what has to be the world’s weirdest track bike.
The Indian Challenger RR currently sells for a staggering US$92,229. That’s almost enough money to get 3 brand new Ducati Panigale Rs that go out of sight in 3 corners. On the other hand, put a Challenger and a Duke next to each other in a pit garage anywhere in the world and you’ll see which one draws the crowds.
The Challenger Race replica has the original saddlebags, albeit in carbon fiber, as befits the machine of the period. It has 17″ race rims, sticky Dunlops, race-ready Ohlins forks and shocks, and a special raised race seat. The crew scoured the S&S catalog to find everything from 2-in-1 exhausts, adjustable triples, chain drive conversions, adjustable fairing mounts, rearset footpegs, camshafts, intakes, rocker arms, chain tensioners and race mod swings. arm etc.
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The front brake is a Brembo M4 with a 330mm rotor. They look like they’re on vacation, just missing their Hawaiian shirts and coconut liquor. There are data loggers and quick shifters and lots of stickers. On the engine he was fitted with a 112 ci (1,835 cc) big bore kit with a ported head, probably tailored to the wazu, or at least very close to the wazu.
“This bike is the real deal,” says Gray. “The venerable guy is just like when he released the FTR750, the Challenger RR is a true race bike, not street-legal. I guess.”
Only 29 of these silly celebrations have taken place and, no doubt, it’s already been talked about. I can’t pretend I understand what’s going on here, but I can enjoy it. See how the Challenger won his first race of 2020.
MotoAmerica Drag Specialties King of the Baggers Laguna Seca 2020 Race Highlights
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