2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special | First Ride Review
Whether picking your way along a technical off-road trail or wearing down your chicken strips on a twisty paved road, the Pan America 1250 is well-balanced and highly capable. (Photos by Kevin Wing & Brian J. Nelson)
When you step up to the plate, when you?re facing fierce competitors and all eyes are on you, sometimes you have to swing for the fences. That?s what Harley-Davidson ? a 118-year-old American motorcycle manufacturer known primarily for cruisers and baggers ? has done with its new Pan America 1250 and Pan America 1250 Special adventure tourers.
Harley is a new player in the adventure touring segment, which has grown in breadth and depth over the past several decades. BMW recently introduced a 40th anniversary edition of its highly popular ? and very capable ? R 1250 GS. And there are big-league adventure bikes made by Ducati, Honda, KTM, Moto Guzzi, Suzuki, Triumph, and Yamaha, many of which are best-selling models with years of development and evolution under their belts.
Styling has tie-ins to the Fat Bob and Road Glide; side-laced wheels are optional.
During more than a decade of largely stagnant motorcycle sales since the Great Recession, large-displacement adventure and dual-sport models have been a rare source of growth. Harley wants a cut of that action. As it demonstrated with the release of the LiveWire electric motorcycle, Harley wants to expand its customer base. Two ways it can do that are to sell new models to its existing customers,...
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