Harley-Davidson factory racing returns to defend its MotoAmerica King of the Baggers championship. Kyle Wyman (#1), the 2021 Mission King of the Baggers champ, and his brother Travis Wyman (#10) are aboard race-prepped Road Glides complete with Milwaukee-Eight 131 crate motors. The seven-race series opens with a doubleheader on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, March 10-12.
“The MotoAmerica King of the Baggers race series provides exciting racing on motorcycles everyone can relate to,” said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President and CEO, Harley-Davidson. “For Harley-Davidson, King of the Baggers is also an opportunity to demonstrate the championship winning capabilities of our industry-leading performance baggers and to showcase our Screamin’ Eagle performance products and engineering capabilities. The lessons we learn on the track benefit the performance parts we develop for Harley-Davidson customers around the world.”
In addition to competing in the series, the H-D Screamin’ Eagle team is happy to announce they are working directly with MotoAmerica to promote the series by supporting all Harley-Davison competitors. Select performance products developed for the 2021 championship bike are now available to all qualified racers only from participating dealers.
Speaking of dealers, Kyle and Travis are the sons of Kim Wyman, owner of Harv’s Harley-Davidson in Macedon, NY. The brothers grew up around the dealership and flat track racing, skills that they are taking roadracing on baggers. Kyle, 32, scored two wins and a second-place finish in the three-race 2021 Mission King of the Baggers series. He began racing professionally in flat track aboard a Harley-Davidson XR750 and formed Kyle Wyman Racing at the age of 21. He also won the Daytona 200 in 2019 and in addition to winning the Mission King of the Baggers crown, placed ninth in the 2021 HONOS Superbike series. In 2022 Wyman will focus his full attention on defending his King of the Baggers title with the Factory Harley-Davidson team.
The younger brother is the owner of Travis Wyman Racing, based in Las Vegas. The 30-year-old racer finished the 2021 MotoAmerica season in second place in the Stock 1000 series, and fifth place in the King of the Baggers series after scoring second and fourth-place finishes in only two attempts, and 11th place in the HONOS Superbike series.
“Having joined the Harley-Davidson Factory Team mid-season last year and with limited seat time, I was a little behind the curve,” said Travis. “Now I’ve had a chance to gel with the team and I understand how to go fast on this bike, and this year I expect to be racing with Kyle for the championship. With the expanded schedule I’ll also have a chance to race on some tracks I’ve done well at in the past, including Daytona and Road Atlanta. It should be an exciting season.”
