Review: Riding the new Harley-Davidson Pan America
?I got to say, you?re looking older.??Ellis
?I am older.??Sheriff Ed Tom Bell
Amongst my Rushmore of cherished films, No Country For Old Men anoints the viewer with myriad lyrical gems and witticisms.
The above exchange percolated to the front when, not five minutes into my arrival at Harley-Davidson?s press launch of their new Pan America 1250, an affable employee offered two-inch ?Tall Risers? and a ?Tallboy? seat.
At 6?6? and having worked on the OEM side for numerous bike launches, this was a welcomed first. But this is Harley-Davidson, after all. They pitch a big tent. If you?re seven feet tall, they will find a way.
On this day, I was at RawHyde Adventures in Castaic, California, an hour north of Los Angeles and amidst the Mojave Desert. Over the next 48 hours, I would ride hundreds of miles through varied terrain and topography atop the 2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America Special?Milwaukee?s 150 horsepower, 92 ft/lbs torque, 559 pound (wet) and 100-percent beakless adventure-touring machine.
Arriving in dealerships this May, Harley will offer a base-model Pan America 1250 for $17,319 and a Pan America 1250 Special for $19,999.
In short, and with apologies to our friends from across the pond, it is the real deal.
We all know Harley?s challenge, so I won?t spend too many words dissecting it. They print money but their ridership has crested the hill. With new-ish CEO Jochen Zeitz canning the old-guard?s ?More Roads to Harley? initiative and introducing the ?Rewir...
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