Hoosier Daddy Racing - Motorcycle Landspeed Team

05/18/2025

LARGE PARTS LOT............

This sale is for all parts listed TOGETHER only. - Valve Seals / NEW 2 - Intake Rocker Assembly / NEW 2 - Exhaust Rocker Assembly / NEW 1 - Barnett Clutch Kit / NEW (Fiber & Steel plates, Clutch Springs) 1 - Complete Rolling Chassis 1 - XG500 engine ( heads ported by Vance & Hines).

05/24/2017

5 Years Later, and our 1st AMA record still stands.
1000cc / P-CG / 119.303mph / Gatewood, C / Harley-Davidson

Just read the new 2017 AMA Supplemental Regulations,
and looked in the records chapter. :-)

Who will show up at Bonneville this year
to try and beat that record.
We'll find out this coming August.

02/12/2017

VALVE TRAIN WEIGHT......
What helps our HDR XG750LSR engine rev high? Perhaps an Apples to Oranges comparison, but still interesting. 2 intake & 2 exhaust valves (Titanium), 86.9 grams. 1 Shovelhead intake valve (steel) 106 grams.

01/29/2017

* * Motorcycle Racing - one step at a time * *
Dateline - winter of 2013 - After we first spoke with Kris Schoonover in Milwaukee regarding our proposed sponsorship by Harley-Davidson Motor Co. which included a new motorcycle a bit of time passed before our next meeting. So, I decided to send along this photo saying how we had ordered the handlebars, and one could see we just needed a few more items to complete our original XG500 race bike. HA! Thanks again Kris, it all turned out good.

01/20/2017

TBT - 2011 at the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials, and Clayton's first year at Bonneville. I flew him out for a couple days, and our friend Tom (Santa Claus) Anderson of Buell Brothers Racing told him to just bring a pair of boots. He would provide the bike, leathers, gloves, and helmet. Clayton went out for a couple RWB runs and that was all it took. :-)

01/13/2017

HEADS - Spare set of new XG750 heads with valve seat pockets machined and new copper seats, for +2mm Titanium valves. May just complete one to replace the head that was damaged.

12/10/2016

END OF YEAR UPDATE......
Hoosier Daddy Racing's Harley-Davidson XG750 returns home for the winter to be completely gone through from stem to stern.

After our engine failure at 10K RPM we have been put on hold until recently when everything was brought home to our shop.
Unfortunately, as a result of slumping sales this year from our major sponsor the HDR race program was cut loose from any future assistance. However, we will be moving forward during these upcoming icy, frosty, snowy months with hopes of being back together, and reaching our goal of 100+HP to set more records.

Aside from engines and motorcycles we would like to wish you all the very best during this Holiday Season, and offer thanks to all of those who will be staying onboard with Hoosier Daddy Racing, as we have a considerable list of pieces to acquire. As you can see Santa is going through said list. Not sure what he will put under our Christmas tree, but hoping for more than coal. ;-)
Ho Ho Holy Cow, we sure like motorcycle racing. :-)

11/17/2016

According to our account/page records
HOOSIER DADDY RACING has developed a following from
quite a variety of locations on the planet.
We Thank You all for the interest, and hope you enjoy reading about what we enjoy doing......Motorcycle Landspeed Racing with
Harley-Davidson Powered machines. :-) :-)

United States of America
Australia
India
Canada
Japan
Puerto Rico
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Switzerland
Thailand
Spain
Italy
South Africa
Germany
United Arab Emirates
Norway
Brazil
France
Belgium
Netherlands

10/19/2016

* * WE LOVE RACING * *
HDR October Update......
Though this photo doesn't look like much, it actually means alot.
Our XG750 is apart, and all repairs being made with many months before its next running. So, we are pleased to have found weak links in the chain of HP gain without it happening at full speed, and knowing the bike will be back together and tuned with more than ample time before it hits the racetrack once again. Thanks to all of our awesome sponsors who have stuck with us. Clayton Gatewood (e.g. HDR rider/tuner, & all around good guy) is leading the way for the 750 engine build.
2017 Landspeed Motorcycle Racing...Here We Come!

09/08/2016

Bonneville was still fun even though HDR didn't have a horse in the show. Clayton (on left) rode his Harley from Wisconsin to Bonneville to spend the week, and help out wherever needed with Jody Anderson (center) and his S&S BIG inch XL that went 198+ MPH. Hoosier Daddy on the right worked as AMA/F.I.M. technical steward and had the grateful job of measuring this engine after an AMA record was set. Bike was originally built by Tom "Santa Claus" Anderson (yellow shirt) who is the founder of Buell Brothers Racing, and is now tuned by Big Jan Smith (tallest of us all).
Congrats to Jody, and the whole S&S team! :-)

08/22/2016

* * PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF PERFORMANCE TO THE LIMIT * *

No engine builder ever knows the limit until something gives, and at 10K RPM on the dyno bad things can happen in a hurry (e.g.-valves open and close more than 80 times per second!!!!) Unfortunately for us there is not enough time to complete all repairs before Bonneville. However, the good news is we now know areas for improvement, and how to make them stronger. Plus, thankfully it occurred on the dyno, and not on the racecourse. Motorcycle racing is not a sprint, but a long term commitment that we all enjoy, even with setbacks. Lastly, HDR knows there is no other place to be than Bonneville at this time of year, so we will still be on the salt helping other riders and hoping for a week of Fast & Safe motorcycle landspeed racing. :-) :-)

07/28/2016

XG750 improvements and changes in the works for Round II
of this year's racing, and that being BONNEVILLE!
S&S Cycle, Inc. Kersting's Cycle Center Barnett Clutches and Cables
Worldwide Bearings Dave Bickford David Cornett