Ex MotoGP racer Bradley Smith returns for 2026 King of the Baggers
Former MotoGP racer Bradley Smith is set to compete in his second King of the Baggers campaign.
After joining the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing team in 2025, ex MotoGP racer Bradley Smith is staying put with the American brand for the 2026 King of the Baggers championship.
Smith will be in action this weekend as the 2026 season gets underway at Daytona, in what will be the first of seven King of the Baggers race weekends this year.
Each round features two races per weekend, and Smith will again be racing alongside Kyle Wyman, who won the 2025 King of the Baggers title. James Rispoli completes the line-up as part of the satellite Big Diehl x Harley-Davidson Factory Racing team.
Smith will also race a Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycle for the second successive campaign, which is powered by a modified Screamin’ Eagle Milwaukee-Eight 131 Performance engine.
The team’s race-spec Road Glide machines also feature upgraded suspension components, including Screamin’ Eagle/Öhlins Remote Reservoir Rear Shocks, and competition exhausts.
Smith said this ahead of starting his second KOTB season:
“I’m excited about the upcoming 2026 season with Harley-Davidson x DynoJet Factory Racing. 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.”
The 2026 King of the Bagger schedule includes a trip to the Circuit of the America (COTA) track in September, which is the same venue that MotoGP races at.
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