James Rispoli will join Kyle Wyman as teammate in the Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle factory racing team for the 2024 MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers race series.
Rispoli, second in the 2023 title chase to Vance & Hines teammate, Hayden Gillim, will replace the outgoing Travis Wyman on a single-season contract.
“I am stoked to have signed with factory Harley Davidson. It has been a dream of mine to be a factory rider ever since I was a little kid,” said James Rispoli. “Taking confidence and consistency paired with the backing of the factory, I know we are going to be a big threat in 2024. I am very excited to get to work.”
Rispoli won two races in the 2023 King of the Baggers season, scored five second place finishes and three third place finishes for second overall in the championship. Rispoli has a long history of racing Harley-Davidson motorcycles dating back to racing an XR750 as a teenager, and earning the nickname “Hogspoli” after winning the American Flat Track Production Twins championship aboard a Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R in 2020. He also won back-to-back AMA Pro Racing Supersport championships in 2011-2012.
Kyle Wyman will stay for at least another two years after just signing a new contract with Harley-Davidson.
“Riding for the Harley-Davidson Factory Team has been a dream, and I’m excited to be given the opportunity to continue for two more seasons,” said Kyle Wyman. “We’ve had a lot of success in the class, but we have come up short on the championship two years in a row. Our goal is to win back the title in 2024 and I look forward to getting started with testing in the coming months.”
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