Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special

Adventure Rider Issue #50

• Fit Out
• Checkout
• Gimme Shelter with Karen Ramsay
• Where To From Here with Andy Strapz
• Wildlife with Miles Davis
• Beat The Rush
• Winter Ride To Nundle
• The Finke Desert Race Experience
• Hell’s Gate On The 2021 KTM1290R
• Desert Raid 2021
• Ural Adventure Ride
• Greg Yager’s Ténéré 700
• ADAMA 2-Wheel Trial Tour
• Motorcycle Cruise Controls
• 10 Things
• A Peach Of A Ride
• Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special
• Ramble In The Gawler Ranges
• It’s what we do

We were very impressed with Harley’s new adventure mount at the media release. But how would it stand up to a few weeks in the real world? Adventure Rider Magazine had the chance to find out.

There’s no lack of out-and-out snort, and the bike’s stability at speed is good.

For a 250kg, 150hp, dualsporter running at around $34,000, Harley’s Pan America is a first-class motorcycle. It has a ton of smooth, manageable drive, is incredibly comfortable and offers serious performance.

That much we knew from our one-day ride at the media release where everything was organised for the bike to look its best. What we wanted to know was how the Pan America would cope with the rough-and-tumble kind of riding adventure riders faced every day, and where things weren’t always ideal.