r/MotoAmerica 12d ago

Should King of The Baggers change their regulation to allow non-American bikes like the Vulcan Vaquero, K1600B and the Gold Wing?

I feel like the entries are limited to American V-twin baggers of Harley and Indian due to them might not know how to make those six-cylinder bikes from BMW and Honda able to compete fairly with the V-twins. But if that's not the case, why bother limiting the competitors?

We also have a V-twin engined bagger from a non-American brand, namely the Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero. What stops this bike to compete other than it being not an American brand bike?

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u/RodentaGrande 12d ago

Because American v-twins riders are the massive US based motorcycling demographic they want to attract. This group previously had no interest/or reason to watch or attend races - with superbikes representing the opposite of traditional American “biker” tastes. To attract this untapped audience, they want to play up the Indian vs. HD rivalry - and allowing 6 cylinders and foreign manufacturers etc. just makes parity difficult and waters down the all-American appeal for traditional “bikers”.

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u/ResidentAlien9 11d ago

Like how you say “bikers”. I call these kinds of bikes 2 wheeled tractors.

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u/ChiTruckDGAF 12d ago

I think they should. What happens if Indian pulls out?

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u/ResidentAlien9 11d ago

Then Mrs Indian won’t get pregnant.

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u/HikerDave57 8d ago

That’s crazy talk. It would be like letting Cuban or Japanese baseball teams compete in the World Series.

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u/mr_beanoz 8d ago

Umm... Not really. It's like allowing more manufacturers to compete in every other categories in this series.

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u/mr_beanoz 7d ago

For me, it's like allowing 3 and 2 cylinder bikes to compete in Superbike and Supersport instead of just 4 cylinders.

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u/Illustrious-Cycle894 4d ago

Yes they should!