IT'S OFFICIAL: HARLEY NAMES
FLAT TRACK TEAM
T
he Harley-Davidson Factory
Flat Track Racing Team will
unleash a three-rider squad in
2017. Former AMA Pro Grand
National Champions Kenny
Coolbeth Jr. and Jake Johnson,
and young flat track star Bran-
don Robinson will race in the
legendary Factory Team leath-
ers on the new water-cooled
XG750R.
The team was announced
during a live interview with Cool-
beth, Johnson and Robinson
during the ABC network cover-
age of ESPN's X Games Aspen.
The three will compete aboard
the Harley-Davidson XG750R
competition model in the
American Flat Track (AFT) series
and the Harley-Davidson Flat
Track Racing event at ESPN's X
Games Minneapolis.
"This edition of the Harley
Factory Team will bring un-
matched savvy and experience
to the track," said Harley-David-
son Vice President and Manag-
ing Director U.S. Mike Kennedy.
"With a combined 59 Grand
National wins and five AMA Pro
Grand National championships,
this lineup of riders knows what
it takes to do battle with the
lead pack and will be a force
aboard our new Harley-Davidson
XG750R Factory Racing bikes."
The Harley Factory Team will
field a fleet of Harley XG750R
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THE
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Kenny Coolbeth
Jr., Jake Johnson
and Brandon
Robinson will
make up Harley-
Davidson's
factory-backed
AFT racing team.
