Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing is prepared and eager to begin its title defense in the Mission King Of The Baggers Championship.

Factory riders Kyle Wyman and Bradley Smith will be aboard new, race-prepared Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycles. Wyman is the defending champion of the Mission King Of The Baggers road racing series and will carry the #1 plate in 2026. Also, James Rispoli will contend the 2026 Mission King Of The Baggers Championship for the new Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing team. The 14-race 2026 Mission King of the Baggers Championship series launches March 5-7 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

“It was a challenge to win the 2025 King Of The Baggers Championship, and it will be an even greater challenge to defend that title,” said Jason Kehl, Harley-Davidson Director of Racing. “Everyone will be out to beat the bike with the #1 plate. Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing has been tirelessly testing and developing our Road Glide racing motorcycles during the off season. I’m confident that Kyle and Bradley, backed by the expertise and energy of the entire team, are ready to battle on the track to retain the championship where it belongs, at home in Milwaukee.”

Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing will operate as a satellite team fully supported by Harley-Davidson Factory Racing, which will supply technical support for race-prepared Road Glide motorcycles built to the same spec as the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing motorcycles. Big Diehl Racing has been a successful entrant in automobile road racing, including the professional Trans Am Series.

“I am very excited about linking Big Diehl Racing with Harley-Davidson Factory Racing and joining the battle for the Mission King of the Baggers Championship,” said Big Diehl Racing owner Richard Diehl. “The King Of The Baggers series offers exciting and very competitive racing on motorcycles that fans can relate to. Harley-Davidson Factory Racing has put together a seamless program for our satellite team with the latest equipment and an experienced, championship-caliber rider in James Rispoli. This promises to be a great year of racing.”

The Mission King Of The Baggers series offers exciting competition between American V-Twin touring motorcycles prepared for competition and equipped with stock frames and a fairing/windscreen and saddlebags. At some tracks these race-prepared touring motorcycles may exceed 170 mph and will navigate the tightest corners with incredible agility. The 2026 King Of The Baggers series features 14 races over seven doubleheader weekends held in conjunction with the MotoAmerica Superbike series. Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing Road Glide motorcycles are powered by modified Screamin’ Eagle Milwaukee-Eight 131 Performance Crate Engines. The team’s racing motorcycles also feature upgraded suspension components, including Screamin’ Eagle/Öhlins Remote Reservoir Rear Shocks, plus competition exhaust, race tires and lightweight bodywork. The Harley-Davidson x DynoJet Factory Racing partner roster includes Dynojet, Rockford Fosgate, Öhlins, Akrapovič, STM Racing Clutch, K&N Filters, SYN3 lubricants, and Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts and Accessories.

Kyle Wyman (#1) is the defending Mission King Of The Baggers Champion and re-signed a contract to continue with Harley-Davidson X Dynojet Factory Racing for two more years. In 2025 Wyman dominated the series, riding a Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Road Glide motorcycle to score seven race wins and three additional podium finishes in 14 races, closing the season with a 70-point lead over second place. Since joining the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing in 2021, Wyman leads the series with 25 race victories. Wyman, age 36, began racing at the age of eight, competing in amateur flat track events across the country throughout his youth. At 16, he turned professional, continuing in flat track aboard a Harley-Davidson XR750 motorcycle before transitioning to road racing in 2008 at age 18. He formed KWR Racing at the age of 21 and won the 2019 Daytona 200.

“Last season was one of the most satisfying of my career,” said Wyman. “The only way to top it will be to bring home another championship for Harley-Davidson. We’ve been working hard in the off-season, but our competitors have also, and everyone on the Baggers grid is going to be gunning for us this season. I know this team is up for the challenge.”

Bradley Smith (#38) returns for a second season in Mission King Of The Baggers riding for Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing. The 35-year-old British racer finished the 2025 season with 115 points, posting three podiums including a second place at the opening round in Daytona. Road racing motorcycles as a professional since 2006, Smith raced in the premier MotoGP class for eight seasons and a combined 119 starts.

“I’m excited about the upcoming 2026 season with Harley-Davidson x DynoJet Factory Racing,” said Smith. “A year’s worth of experience on the Road Glide motorcycle and familiarity with all of the tracks should elevate my results. We have really put together a great off-season of development. There’s no better team in this series, and I expect we’ll be the frontrunners for another championship.”

James Rispoli (#43) enters his fifth season racing in the Mission King Of The Baggers Championship in 2026. Racing for Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing and Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Racing, Rispoli has won twice and posted 14 podium results in the King Of The Baggers series and finished second in points in 2024. In 2025, he placed sixth with 130 points. Rispoli won the 2025 Mission Super Hooligan National Championship aboard a race-prepared Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 ST motorcycle for KWR Racing.

The 34-year-old rider began racing in flat track as a teenager and earned the nickname “Hogspoli” while winning the 2020 American Flat Track Production Twins championship aboard a Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R motorcycle. He won back-to-back AMA Pro Racing Supersport championships in 2011-2012. Rispoli will defend his Super Hooligan title aboard a Saddlemen Racing Development prepared Pan America 1250 ST, alongside fellow Saddlemen teammates and title contenders Jake Lewis, Cory West, and Travis Wyman.

“It’s exciting to have a new team enter the series, and I’m stoked to be riding for Big Diehl Racing in 2026,” said Rispoli. “I have had a great off-season, and I can’t be more thrilled to line up for a full season in KOTB. I will be going for my fifth championship and can’t wait to get started knowing we’ll be on championship-caliber equipment.”

2026 MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Season Schedule
(Two races each weekend)

March 5-7: Daytona International Raceway – Daytona Beach, Florida
April 17-19: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – Braselton, Geaorgia
May 29-31: Road America – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
July 10-12: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca – Monterey, California
July 31-August 2: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Lexington, Ohio
September 11-13: Circuit of The Americas – Austin, Texas
September 25-27: New Jersey Motorsports Park – Millville, New Jersey