MotoGP has announced it will stage a six-round baℱgger racing s⭕eries with Harley-Davidson from 2026.

Bagger racing has exploded in popularity in recent years after it became a main fixture of the MotoAmerica bill under the King of the Baggers banner🐻.

Last November, Dorna Sports announced a part♏nership with Harley, though it didn’t really yield anything at the time.

However, Harley CEO Jochen Zeitz told last year that racing its bagger machinery at MotoGP events was the aim having put bikes on track 𒁃i♏n Barcelona.

“We want to move as fast as we can, ♛but these things take a bit of time and we want to first see how much excitement there is for this,” he said✱.

“To bring the bikes here [to Baಌrcelona] this is a big step for us and just test the waters.

“But so far the reaction has been extraordinary, a lot of positive feedback andꦍ shoulder-clapping of our racers, or our mechanics, and I think it’s a good sign so far from what we’ve seen that there’s definitely a lot of interest to create a new space outside of what MotoGP has been doing so successfully already.”

On Saturday at the French Grand Prꦅix, MotoGP confirmed that it will stage ba🐲gger racing at six rounds next year.

The series will 🌳consist of 12 races, two per round, “across Europe and North America” - all buﷺt confirming that one event will take place at COTA.

The grid is set to feature six to eight teams, each fieldin💧g two riders supported by Harley-ﷺDavidson Factory Racing.

“This is a bold new step for Harley-Davidson’s global racing ambit🎀ions,꧙” Zeitz said.

“Harley-Davidson has been pioneering performance on and off ꦛthe road since our beginnings over 120 years ago.

“Most recently, we’ve showcased performance through our racing at the MotoAmerica Mission King of the ♚Baggers series and through performance differentiated product such as our ne🐎w CVO RR motorcycle and our CVO Road Glide ST.

“We’ve seen how performance has resoꦐnated with riders and fans, and we know that the🍸y’re keen for more.

“With this new series, we’re excited to bring a new form of racing🐈 t🐻o the world stage.

“Not only is this a bold and new cha🙈pter for our brand, celebrating our heritage while pushing into the future, but it will add an amazing spectac𓆏le to the greatest motorcycle show in the world.”