The second round of the 2025 King Of The Baggers season wrapped up this weekend with a victory for both Indian Motorcycle and Harley-Davidson. The double-header event saw rainy conditions and a final-lap pass for 1st in Race 1, and Race 2’s heated event included four bikes down and two red-flag restarts.
With rain tires on for Race 1, H-D factory racer Kyle Wyman got a clean getaway in 1st while Indian Motorcycle’s Loris Baz dropped back to 5th. The newcoming Frenchman kept chipping away, moving up steadily to pass teammate Troy Herfoss to take 2nd. In the final lap, Baz made a draft pass on the back straight to steal the lead from Wyman, coming in just 0.199 second ahead of the 2021 champ. Herfoss finished in 3rd, Hayden Gillim (H-D) finished in 4th, and Tyler O’Hara (Indian) rounded out the top five.
Starting Race 2, Kyle Wyman got off to a bad start when he forgot to put his motorcycle in gear, quickly dropping to the back but avoiding a collision. However, Kyle Ohnsorg’s crash in Turn 1 led to Rocco Landers crashing into the downed bike, causing a red-flag restart and a second chance for Wyman. On the restart, Wyman shot off and began collecting a comfortable lead with Troy Herfoss following. Then in Lap 2, Troy Herfoss’ motorcycle started spewing smoke and oil, causing the second red flag of the race.
On the third start of Race 2, Wyman once again got the lead followed by Baz, with a battle for 3rd underway between Bradley Smith (H-D), Tyler O’Hara (Indian), James Rispoli (H-D), and Hayden Gillim (H-D) – until O’Hara also crashed out of the race. The three Harleys of Smith, Rispoli, and Gillim continued the fight for 3rd while Wyman and Baz went ahead to take 1st and 2nd.
At the end of the weekend, Kyle Wyman holds on to the lead with 95 points, followed by Loris Baz with 61 points and three podium finishes after four KOTB races. Harley-Davidson’s Bradly Smith sits in 3rd with 52 points.
The 2025 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers series resumes at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, May 30 to June 1. Visit the MotoAmerica website for more information.
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