Saddlemen Race Development is excited to announce their 2026 MotoAmerica roadracing program, with three riders aboard Saddlemen Drag Specialties Harley-Davidson racing motorcycles. Competing in two classes, Team Saddlemen is hoping to capitalize on six years of experience and once again put their bikes on top of the podium.
The Saddlemen team was there to kick oT the very first MotoAmerica King of the Baggers race, held at Laguna Seca in 2020. Now entering their sixth full season of competition, Saddlemen Race Development will field two riders in King of the Baggers, aboard Saddlemen Drag Specialties Harley-Davidson Road Glide Limited motorcycles. Additionally, Saddlemen will return to reclaim the Super Hooligan National Championship, aboard three specially prepared Harley-Davidson Pan America ST race bikes.
Cory West (13) returns to both the King of the Baggers series as well as Super Hooligans, where he won the 2024 title and is eager to reclaim it. With multiple championships in his career, Cory is the longest running member of the Saddlemen Race Development team and has been instrumental in developing both the Road Glide and the Pan America to their full racing potential.
Jake Lewis (85) will again compete under the Saddlemen banner, in both King of the Baggers and also the Super Hooligans series, where he missed out on the 2025 championship by a slim four point margin. A storied roadracer with multiple championships to his credit, Jake starts his fourth season with Team Saddlemen and is eager to add another championship to his resume.
James Rispoli (43/1) is new to Team Saddlemen but certainly not new to racing. Rispoli, sometimes known as ‘Hogspoli’, will wear his 2025 Super Hooligan National Championship #1 plate under the Saddlemen banner alongside the 2024 champ, Cory West, and 2025 runner-up Jake Lewis. Rispoli, who holds a Bonneville land speed record, has also raced in professional flat-track and has won several US professional roadracing championships. Along with West and Lewis, he’ll ride a specially prepared Saddlemen Drag Specialties Harley-Davidson Pan America ST, making this the Super Hooligan dream team.
The Saddlemen Race Development team brings together a powerful partnership with Harley-Davidson, Screamin’ Eagle, Drag Specialties, Mission Foods, and a number of other key sponsors.
The team’s Harley-Davidson Road Glide Limited and Pan America ST motorcycles are modified to the full extent allowed by the rules, bringing innovation to the table with custom modifications and cutting-edge carbon fiber bodywork.
Participating in everything from Flat Track to Land Speed Records is how Saddlemen pushes the limits of their products and gains real-world feedback. Saddlemen’s focus on testing new products through racing is an important part of their strategy to maintain their reputation as the “Gel Seat Experts”. Saddlemen’s new Performance Carbon Fiber product line was developed side by side with their racing carbon fiber program and is now available for your Harley-Davidson motorcycle.