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The BMW GS rules the roost in the big adventure bike market in South Africa and globally, and many manufacturers have tried to win back a piece of that pie. Some like KTM and Yamaha have had limited success, and now Harley-Davidson is giving it a go too.
Strictly speaking, this is not Harley-Davidson s first adventure or touring bike. Historically their range of motorcycles has been used to hit the open road and seek adventure, but not the off-road kind. The launch of their Pan-American opens up a world of off-road adventures for fans of the American brand.
The Pan American was an opportunity for Harley s engineering department to design an all-new bike from the ground up, which is a departure from Harley s norm where the majority of the motorcycles in their traditional line-up are evolutions of historical designs; some of which are decades old.
The 150-hp, 1250cc V-twin is also all-new, with dual overhead camshafts and variable valve timing.
The bike comes with a sophisticated suspension, too.
There’s no question the all-new Harley-Davidson Pan America adventure bike is well-designed, well-engineered, innovative, and maybe even cool. It has an innovative semi-active suspension, it lowers the seat for you at stop lights so both feet of shorter riders can reach the ground, thus opening up the potential market considerably. It can hold the bike in place when stopped on hills so you can more easily accelerate away after an uphill stop. It has unique-for-the-class “beakless” styling on the nose. It’s powered by a new 150-hp V-twin that would go well in almost anything Harley chooses to put it in. It has hydraulic lifters so you never need to adjust the valves. And it starts at $17,319, or $19,999 for the Special with all the above-mentioned features.
Harley Davidson Pan America 1250 price revealed
May 05, 2021 14:04 IST
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May 05, 2021 14:04 IST
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The new Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 is priced from ₹16.90 lakh in India, an official statement by the brand has revealed. The adventure bike will be available in two variants, with the higher-spec Pan America Special costing ₹19.99 lakh (ex-showroom, India). Bookings are currently open. The Pan America 1250 is a complete departure from the manufacturer’s traditional cruiser portfolio though Harley-Davidson has injected its own flavour to the conventional ADV design.
Powering the bike is a new 1,252cc, V-twin engine dubbed the Revolution Max. The unit makes 150hp at 9,000rpm and 128Nm at 6,750rpm and features tech such as a DOHC four-valve head and variable valve timing. The engine is paired to a six-speed gearbox with a slipper clutch.