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For the 2026 season, H-D will offer more than $ 600,000 to Harley- Davidson Racers in MotoAmerica Mission Foods King of the Baggers and Super Hooligan Series, and Progressive AFT Mission SuperTwins and AdventureTrackers Classes.

With the world ' s largest Englishspeaking consumer market, The Economist reports that India will accomplish a remarkable feat in early 2026. By the close of the financial year in March it will have overtaken Japan to become the world ' s fourth-largest economy, and be " within striking distance of Germany, as the third largest ". At the start of the 21st century it wasn ' t even in the top ten. The IMF reckons that by 2030 it will trail only USA and China. According to the Washington D. C. based World Bank, the rate of extreme poverty seen in India plummeted from 27 % to just 5 % in the decade to 2022. In 2024, 6 % of the U. S. population lived in extreme poverty, defined as having an annual income of less than $ 8,160, which is half the official poverty line.

Kansas based ProCharger was awarded Best Engineered New Product at SEMA for its 2024-2025 Harley-Davidson M8 ProCharger Supercharger Kit.

In announcing the latest recipients of its Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative( OAI) grants, the company says it has now invested more than $ 8m across over 550 projects since 2008.

Harley-Davidson used the occasion of the 82nd EICMA expo at Milan in November to reveal further details of its plans for the Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup. During a press conference, the brand revealed the series ' official logo, debuted a prototype race bike, and announced the first teams confirmed to compete in the inaugural season. Kicking off in 2026, the series will run alongside six Liberty Media owned MotoGP Grands Prix- " marking a significant evolution in the company ' s racing legacy. " The Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup will become the world ' s first global racing series dedicated exclusively to high-performance Harley-Davidson baggers. Built on the brand ' s Grand American Touring platform, these race-modified bikes will deliver incredible speed, agility,

and on-track drama. They weigh approximately 280 kg( 617 lbs), produce more than 200 horsepower, and will exceed 300 km / h( 186 mph) on track, creating a visceral racing format distinct from anything currently on the MotoGP calendar." The first teams conformed for the series are Saddlemen Racing( United States), Joe Rascal Racing( Australia) and Cecchini Racing( Italy). Saddlemen Racing enters as one of America ' s most established and innovative V-twin performance programs. Led by David Echert, the team competes in MotoAmerica ' s King of the Baggers and claimed the 2024 Mission Super Hooligan National Championship, earning a reputation for technical excellence, rider development, and race-winning engineering. " With deep roots in V- twin performance culture, Saddlemen brings proven capability and championship ambition to the global stage." Joe Rascal Racing is led by James Tonna and represents Australia ' s " bold new voice in premium performance and international motorsport " and Cecchini Racing

Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit of the Americas( USA): March 27 – 29

Grand Prix of Italy Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello( Italy): May 29 – 31

Grand Prix of the Netherlands TT Circuit Assen( Netherlands): June 26 – 28

Grand Prix of the United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit( UK): August 7 – 9

Grand Prix of Aragon MotorLand Aragón( Spain): August 28 – 30

Grand Prix of Austria Red Bull Ring( Austria): September 18 – 20 – Championship Round

" brings Italian motorsport heritage and decades of elite European racing experience to the championship." Kolja Rebstock, Harley ' s Senior VP for International Markets said: " Since the initial announcement of the series, we ' ve seen tremendous interest from well-established and respected organizations. We ' ve designed the series to feature between six and eight teams, for a total of 12 to 16 riders, and with these first three agreements, we ' ve already filled almost half the grid. It ' s going to be loud, competitive, and unlike anything fans have ever seen before."