It takes more than a DNF at the inaugural Drag Specialties ' King Of The Baggers ' race at Laguna Seca in October 2020 to stop Luke Leatherman and the Feuling Parts crew in their tracks . By the time some of you get to read this , the first in what is hoped to be a three-race , Rob Boydos inspired , Drag Specialties sponsored BAGGER RACING LEAGUE series will have been staged at Salt Lake City on the final weekend of June . With Ben Bostrom returning as their rider , Luke and his band of performaniacs will have returned to the track and ( hopefully ) successfully completed the race . In these early days of thrashing 800 lbs street touring bikes around racetracks designed for Superbikes , the outcome , of course , is far from certain - such is the enduring jeopardy of racing - but Feuling is leaving no bolt unwrenched to optimize Bostrom ' s chances . Last year ' s heavily modified , stroked and bored 131 " M-8 2019 Road Glide engine ' let go ' in fairly comprehensive fashion in the last lap of practice before the 2020 race . Feuling ' s Lukas Weiss takes up the story . " The rear cylinder head failed , the exhaust rocker shaft broke and pulled the shaft bolt threads out of the head , destroying the perch . There would be no racing with that engine on that day , that ' s for sure . " However , our friends at Vance & Hines , and with Harley-Davidson ' s blessing , set us up with a new SE 131 " crate engine to get us into the race . Our team hustled with a two-hour engine swap and had Ben Bostrom out on the grid minutes before the race . Ben aggressively launched the Road Glide for a great start , but our mule ran into issues . " We ' d had to reuse the old gasket between the engine and transmission , and it was apparent the seal was compromised - creating an oil leak and pressure issues . Despite the enthusiastic efforts of so many , the result was an inglorious DNF ." Moving into 2021 , Feuling is back - with # theflyingpig2.0 ! This time the 2019 Harley- Davidson Road Glide has an engine built entirely in-house by the Feuling crew . The power plant is a 130 cubic inch V-twin engine with heavily modified 4-valve cylinder heads and intake manifold by Feuling . " We have 13.5:1 compression , a 4 1 / 2 inch stroke crankshaft , Feuling ' s Race Series 592 camchest kit with high volume oiling system , Feuling high load Beehive valve springs , billet vented dipstick and our new rocker shafts - which have double the strength of the factory and our competitors ' shafts . To finalize the build , we have used our new BA high flow air cleaner ." The build list also includes additional Feuling RS ( Race Series ) components such as 6.1 g / s fuel injectors , O2 sensors , and a custom Feuling antireversion exhaust system . The engine building , porting , exhaust , power development , tuning , fabrication and bike building were all done by Feuling at their Oceanside , California headquarters . Feuling products are available through Drag Specialties , and Leatherman and his crew leaned heavily on the DS vendor community - especially those involved in the Bagger Racing League . Feuling will be releasing a documentary titled ' Road to the Corkscrew ', showcasing its entire experience with bagger racing - the triumphs , and the disasters . The legend that is Ben Bostrom will be piloting The Flying Pig again this year . Feuling plans to be on the podium at the Drag Specialties Bagger Racing League Bagger GP , June 24-27 , at the Utah Motorsports Campus , and again in July at the famous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca to rip through the corkscrew . Best of luck boys , but if only planning ' did make it so '! www . feulingparts . com
32 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - JULY 2021 www . AMDchampionship . com