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“Pan-America Is The Best Selling ADV Bike in North America” – CEO

The Harley-Davidson Pan America was the talk of the town ever since it was introduced early this year.

The adventure motorcycle was Harley’s first attempt to expand its wings to uncharted territories in an effort to reach a wider audience apart from its classic line of cruisers.

The American company introduced two versions of the motorcycle; the Pan America 1250 and Pan America 1250 Special, both ran by the liquid-cooled Revolution Max V-Twin engine capable of generating 150 horses.

While it is an exciting motorcycle by the looks of it (since we have yet to test it out), the company CEO, Jochen Zeitz, claimed that the Pan America 1250 Special is now the no.1 best selling adventure motorcycle in North America.

“Taking inspiration from our heritage, we wanted to create a motorcycle that redefined the adventure touring category and most importantly was designed and built in America.

“With the Pan America Special now the #1 selling ADV motorcycle model in North America, we targeted a selective expansion into adventure touring as part of the Hardwire Strategy with the goal to reach new and existing Harley-Davidson customers.

“Pan America is squarely built on our mission to deliver a timeless pursuit of adventure for our riders.

“Those who now own or have tested one of our Pan America’s absolutely love this bike – having sold out of our 2021 allocation, we are excited about what the future has in store for Pan America and for the Adventure Touring category at Harley-Davidson,” he said.

That is a bold statement indeed; however, this is where it got interesting because the American brand did not back that claim with any numbers.

While Harley-Davidson might just be pulling a stunt, the brand is clearly putting in substantial effort to reinvent itself.

The Pan America and the newly launched Sportster S (despite the ridiculous tyre size) could spell the start of an exciting journey for the Milwaukee brand.

Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Dirasmikan – 150HP, 127Nm!

Motosikal adventure sulung Harley-Davidson akhirnya dilancarkan menerusi Pan America 1250 2021.

Ini merupakan percubaan pertama syarikat dari Milwaukee, Amerika Syarikat itu dalam menembusi pasaran ADV yang selama ini telah pun diterajui beberapa jenama lain antaranya BMW, Ducati, Triumph dan Honda.

Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 tampil dengan dua varian, standard dan Special dan bernadikan enjin Revolution Max 1250 yang menawarkan 150hp pada 9,000rpm dan 127Nm pada 6,750rpm.

Unit 1252cc baharu ini menawarkan dual spark, VVT dengan empat injap bagi setiap silinder dan ‘forged piston’.

Kedua-dua varian ini berkongsi kerangka dan enjin yang sama namun varian Special dilengkapi dengan tetapan ‘suspension’ jenis trick semi-active serta Adaptive Ride Height.

Menurut Harley-Davidson, Adaptive Ride Height ini berfungsi dengan merendahkan tempat duduk dari 890mm kepada 855mm sewaktu memberhentikan jentera bagi memudahkan kawalan sebelum meninggikan semula kepada 890mm sewaktu bergerak.

Fungsi ini dipercayai bakal memberi kemudahan kepada semua jenis penunggang.

Sementara itu, sistem membrek dikendalikan kaliper monoblock empat piston depan dan dua piston belakang.

Pan America 1250 turut dilengkapi dengan paparan (touchscreen) TFT 6.8″, dengan lampu LED penuh, cornering ABS, ean-sensitive traction control, cruise control serta hill control sekaligus menyaksikan Pan America motosikal paling moden pernah dihasilkan Harley-Davidson setakat ini selepas LiveWire.

Antara ciri lain Pan America 1250:

tangki 21L
berat 258kg (Special) 235kg (Standard)
panjang 2,265mm
lebar 965mm
ketinggian tempat duduk 850mm
ground clearance pada 210mm
wheelbase 1,580mm
tayar 120/70 R19 depan, 170/60 R17 belakang
for depan inverted 47mm, linkage-mounted monoshock belakang boleh laras

Servis pertama diletakkan pada selepas 1,600km dan setiap 8,000km bagi servis seterusnya dengan waranti dua tahun serta perbatuan tanpa had.

2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 to be launched in February

The 2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 will be officially launched globally on 22 February 2021 along with other models for the year. It’s been three years since it was first teased and we initially thought that it was already opened for booking as the model was previewed at several Harley-Davidson dealers across America back in October. (more…)

2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America is already at showrooms?

Ever since its global debut at EICMA 2019, the Harley-Davidson Pan America has been turning heads and aggravated many of the brand’s purists. Its attempt to break away from the cruiser segment has led to a few examples, including the Pan America, H-D’s first-ever dual-purpose adventure motorcycle. (more…)

Harley-Davidson Batalkan Model Bronx 2021

Harley-Davidson mengesahkan model streetfighter ‘Bronx’ tidak akan dilancarkan pada 2021 seperti yang dirancang.

Baru-baru ini pengeluar motosikal Amerika Syarikat itu memadam model tersebut di laman Harley-Davidson ‘Future Vehicles’.

Senario itu mencetuskan tanda tanya dengan rata-rata berpendapat Bronx menjadi mangsa daripada penstrukturan semula syarikat itu yang kini memfokuskan terhadap jentera ‘adventure’, Harley-Davidson Pan America.

Bronx didedahkan di EICMA 2019 bersama-sama Pan America namun disebabkan ketidak tentuan pasaran, mereka memperkenalkan strategi ‘Hardwire’dalam usaha mengembalikan kemegahan jenama itu.

Strategi Rewire merupakan usaha Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO), Jochen Zeitz setelah Harley-Davidson merekodkan kerugian lebih USD92 juta (RM390 juta) dalam suku kedua tahun ini lantas merencanakan rombakan menerusi ‘Hardwire’.

‘Hardwire’merupakan perancangan strategik lima tahun yang akan menyaksikan perubahan mendadak dilaksanakan terhadap model operasi termasuk kemas kini jentera ikonik sedia ada dan memperkenalkan model baharu.\

Persoalannya, adalah model bersesaran kecil yang dicanang selama ini, Harley-Davidson 338cc hasil kerjasama dengan Qianjiang Motorcycle turut akan dibatalkan?

Motosikal Kembara Harley-Davidson Yang Pertama, Pan America, Sah Akan Dikilangkan!

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Meet the first ever Harley-Davidson Adventure bike, the Pan America, confirmed for production!

Harley-Davidson has confirmed that it will be producing an adventure bike to take on BMW, Ducati, Triumph and even Yamaha and KTM.
The bike is powered by a 1250cc engine from the Harley-Davidson Custom.
It will feature typical adventure bike features such as an aluminium belly pan, a chain drive and a neutral sitting position.

Wow, just wow. Wow again. Could anyone have ever imagined that Harley-Davidson would be producing something as radical and out of this world as this? Meet the Pan America, a dual-purpose bike by Harley-Davidson that has been confirmed for production.

Harley-Davidson’s have always stayed true to their design and heritage, and even when they built wild performance bikes, they still looked like a proper Harley. So it is good to see such an iconic brand breaking out of its self created mould and venturing past its comfort zone.

It is obviously an adventure-touring motorcycle, the likes of a BMW GSA or a Ducati Multistrada, this Harley-Davidson Pan America will probably be positioned upmarket to retain its exclusivity, but yet at the same time, be hardcore enough to take Harley owners to places they could never before venture into. Hello mud and sand and rocks and everything else that a Road Glide doesn’t like.

The Pan America is powered by the same 60-degree 1,250cc engine that is powering the also freshly introduced Harley-Davidson Custom. The engine may probably be tuned different to offer more pulling power typical of a dual-purpose motorcycle.

There are some other typical DP features here too, such as the trellis rear subframe, an aluminium skid plate, Brembo high-performance brakes, and a chain drive.

According to online reports but unconfirmed by Harley-Davidson, the frame uses a cast middle section that connects the swingarm and subframe with a large backbone. This then connects to the inverted fork. There is no information yet about the overall suspension package, but you can expect it to be comfortable.

Up front, the design of the bike is seriously unique. Love it or hate it, the blunt nose and long, horizontal headlight is typical Harley-Davidson, and the three-piece windshield is also adjustable.

Harley-Davidson has been making bikes that are able to comfortably crunch miles, so it is probably not too much to assume that the Pan America will probably be a very capable mile cruncher, considering the very wide and very flat seat.

As you can see from the promotional video below, the Pan America seems to be a very capable bike. And considering the fact that Harley-Davidson has massive resources and a very capable R&D department, the Pan America might just be seriously good at what it does from the get go. But whether or not it will be a true to form dual-purpose bike like the Yamaha Super Tenere or even the Triumph Tiger XCX remains to be seen.

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