We shot Jarod Vanderkooi's XG750R at Lima last year, just before JV20 knocked himself out and put himself out of the race. We also interviewed Terry Vance, of the legendary Vance & Hines, about the bike and the state of the official H_D Factory flat track team. Read about it in Sideburn 39. #xg750r #harleydavidson #aft2019 #edsubias #jarodvanderkooi #sideburn39 #vanceandhines

Vance and Hines chose and otherwise quiet Thursday in December to announce some huge news, the line-up of their 2020 team. And it's exciting. Jarod Vanderkooi is retained and joined by 2019 AFT Singles champ Dalton Gauthier and 2016 AMA Twins champ, Bryan Smith. Smith's long-time crew chief, Ricky Howerton joins Vance and Hines as crew chief. Howerton is quoted as saying, 'I think the Harley-Davidson Factory Team has all the ingredients in place to field bikes that can win ev

The Race of Gentlemen - TROG - is the premier and original period correct beach race. Period correctness is fine and dandy, until someone gets hurt, then it's a different matter. According to Biltwell, 'After some bad crashes in 2018, the organizers at TROG decided full-face safety helmets would be required for motorcycle racing. A decision we wholeheartedly support, of course. We donated a DOT/ECE-certified Gringo helmet to any racer who’d take one and were stoked to see the

Following the (eventual) success of the Harley-Davidson XG750R in AFT's Production Twins class, Harley, in conjunction with Vance and Hines, have launched a limited run of the XG750R race bikes available to buy and race in the 2020 Production Twins class. Vance and Hines are handling the sales. The bikes are $36,000 and are, V&H say, ready to ship immediately. Photo: Scott Hunter/ AFT Some things to note. 1. Gauthier won two races on the XG750R in 2019 Production Twins class,