Case Study: Hawaya Racing achieves 62% lighter, 30% lower-cost throttle grips with Markforged X7

Hawaya Racing - Customer Case Study

Hawaya Racing, a Millers Creek, NC motorsports shop that designs and manufactures Harley‑Davidson drag racing parts, faced slow, costly CNC machining for small, complex components and needed lighter, cheaper, faster solutions. To address this, Hawaya Racing adopted Markforged technology, purchasing a Markforged X7 and using Onyx with Continuous Carbon Fiber reinforcement to accelerate prototyping and production.

With the Markforged X7, Hawaya Racing replaced machined aluminum throttle grips with continuous‑fiber composites that are 62% lighter and 30% less expensive to produce, required no CNC set‑ups or finishing, and used a single raw material. The Markforged solution freed machinists for higher‑value work, increased throughput through continuous printing, and delivered measurable reductions in weight, cost, and lead time—boosting Hawaya Racing’s competitive advantage.

Hawaya Racing

Johnny Vickers

Owner