Harley-Davidson sold more than 2,500 units of the all-new Pan America 1250 in the USA last year.
The Pan America 1250 was the headline for Harley-Davidson ever since it was launched as a 2021 model.
The adventure bike was the company’s first-ever motorcycle that genuinely deviated from the company’s iconic cruiser lineup.
Not only the Pan America was dubbed as the company’s new future, but the motorcycle also took top honours in America last year.
While it may receive rave reviews in the US, the European press is less excited about the new bike.
Put it this way; we would rather have the BMW R 1250 GS or the Ducati Multistrada V4 in our garage before the Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250.
Nonetheless, the sales figure shows that the customers are willing to shift to something new instead of relying on Harley’s typical American cruiser.
While the Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 is an exciting bike, we believe that many aspects need some fine-tuning for the motorcycle to catch up against its rival in the segment.
Catch our review on the 2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 below:
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Harley-Davidson issued a safety recall for 2021 Pan America 1250 and Sportster S due to instrument cluster software error.
According to the company, affected bikes might not display speedometer or natural indicators if ambient temperatures are below 0 degrees Celsius.
The error could increase the risk of a crash if riders continue operating their motorcycles despite the lack of information on the TFT display.
According to Harley’s record, a total of 3,917 bikes built within a certain specific date are affected by the recall and bikes produced after those dates have updated software installed in their instrument cluster modules.
Evidently, regular vehicle operation such as a cold start-up will cause the instrument cluster to self-heat and affect the entire function.
The affected bikes will display an error message if the rider starts the bike in sub-freezing temperatures.
Meanwhile, Harley owners are advised to contact nearby authorized Harley dealerships to set an appointment. Affected bikes will undergo a software update for free.
After months of waiting, finally, the Milwaukee based company officially launched the 2021 Pan America.
The Pan America is available in two variants; the Standard comes in Vivid Black and River Rock Grey while the Special in Vivid Black, Gauntlet Grey Metallic, Deadwood Green and the two-tone Baja Orange and Stone Washed White Pearl.
The all-new Pan America is powered by a Revolution Max 1250 dual spark VVT that produces 150hp @ 9,000rpm and 127Nm @ 6,750rpm.
According to Harley-Davidson, the unit is built from the ground-up in an effort to improve the weight distribution.
The Pan-America Special is packed with a beefy 47mm inverted fork with trick semi-active suspension, including Adaptive Ride Height adjustment.
The Adaptive Ride Height works by adjusting the seat height accordingly, which we think a very innovative move by Harley-Davidson.
The suspension automatically drops the bike down to 855mm once you come to a stop before returning to 890mm once you are on the move, simple yet practical for many.
The rear shocks are handled by a linkage-mounted monoshock with automatic electronic preload control and semi-active compression and rebound damping.
The braking is done by radially mounted, monoblock, 4-piston calliper at the front and dual rotor, floating, tower-mounted at the rear.
The standard and Special comes with a full colour 6.8″ TFT touchscreen display, full LED Light setup, cornering ABS, lean-sensitive traction control, cruise control and hill control which put the Pan America as the most technologically advanced motorcycle coming out of Milwaukee.
As far as an adventure motorcycle goes, Pan America offers a 21L tank with a weight of 258kg for the Special and 245kg for the standard.
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