Harley Davidson Pan America SP Review: £24,000... ANY GOOD?
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2023
- Here are our final thoughts on the 2023 Harley Davidson Pan America 1250 Special! A £24,000 (fully equipped) oddball in the world of two wheels, is it any good? Stick around and find out! Let us know what you guys think in the comment section below! Like and subscribe for more BikeMatters content!
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Great vid. Thanks guys. I have owned a 2021 HD PanAm for 2 years now. A couple of comments on your vid … side stand message comes up because you had left it in 1st. If you go to neutral this doesn’t happen. Also, as a tall rider myself I have the seat on the higher option and I noticed you had it on the lower.
Re the previous comment on fuel range. I have to disagree. I have done trips with friends who have a Tiger and a BMW XS and I was always the last to need to refuel. And we were riding at pace. All of us.
I do like the PA. Is it the best out there? Probably not. But to your point I wanted a HD to ride with friends but I wanted to stay with an adv bike (I had a GS previously).
The bike is awesome for touring. The cruise control is very effective. I did 12k kms and 9 countries in 3 weeks riding from Barcelona to Tromso in Norway and back. Bike was faultless (apart from a stretched chain which was my bad for not replacing before the trip).
I have now done 45k kms on the bike. And I seem to have been one of the lucky ones as it has been largely fault free. A good looking bike in my opinion, it stands out from the alien / transformer competitors. It may not look like a Harley but it always draws positive comments when I’m out and about.
Thanks for the insight, makes much more sense about the side stand message!
Cool video if only i was a little shorter the Sportster looks like a lot of fun. You'd be surprised there's not much to compete with the Pan Am. I owned a 21 Multistrada 1260 GT $$$$$$ which was a lot of fun but not very reliable. Wicked fast, comfortable, and really only good on the road. The Pan Am I feel is decent on the road and decent on dirt roads, which makes it a more versatile bike. Lastly, I've owned 7 Ducatis and 8 Harleys. Hands down, the Harleys are much more reliable. I own a 24 RG and a 24 Pan America and couldn't be happier.
As an owner of a 2022 Pan Am Special, I'm happy with it, but I think it is more road than off road. I've taken it on rough off road tracks and it will do it, but it is too heavy. I have 45 years experience at riding, lots of years doing motocross and enduro, and if you want to go off road, you need a smaller bike, 450 to 500cc and under 200kg. I love my bike, I ride practically everyday, 90% road and some off road. The bike does need some mods, like different seat (I refused to get Harley Davidson's seat upgrade, if they have a better seat, they should fit it as standard), rear rack with more than 5kg weight limit, real barkbusters not silly plastic ones that come off on the first hit, and bigger off road foot pegs. The crash bars are very good, they save the bike very well when you drop it off road.
Thanks for the insight Hugh.
Best bike i have ever owner and i have owned many
You can change settings with side stand down, just needs to be in neutral
The indicators self cancel and they work well.
The price is in line with all the others in its class. Its also faster than most of them.
I'd say it's good.Shaft drive would make it great.
You have to be in neutral or you get the side switch warning and your screen won't work. Also, your turn signals are self canceling.
Im not sold on the Pan america but im considering one? If i think the adaptive ride height is something all Adventure Bike should be thinking about? Its not a big deal for me because i can reach but most Adventure bikes are to tall for some people
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As I said previously, it doesn't look like a Harley Davidson in my opinion and for £24k I certainly would want it to. Harley appears to have designed a bike to compete with other manufacturers, but in doing so, has changed the traditional look of the brand, to create it. As with all Harley Davidson's, their fuel tanks are small and the engines are thirsty. So long trips are interrupted by fill ups compared to it's competitor's. With so many fantastic adventure bikes on the market, this has a lot to live up to and in my mind, falls short. Park it up against another manufacturer and I'd doubt many people would realise its a Harley apart from the odd logo on the tank and that's not particularly obvious.
Thanks for the comment Adam!
I routinely get 240 miles on a tank.
Lmao About the price.....
Two girls talking a lot but say nothing.