VOLUME 59 ISSUE 19 MAY 10, 2022 P103
HARLEY-
DAVIDSON
PAN AMERICA
SPECIAL
(Price as tested $20,623)
We love surprises here at Cycle
News (pleasant ones, at least),
and suffice to say the Harley-Da-
vidson Pan America Special was
right up there as far as 2021 was
concerned.
The Bar & Shield really did
its homework with the Pan
America and the up-spec Pan
America Special, creating a real
alternative to the ADV steeds
coming from Europe and Japan.
We tested the Special at the
intro last year and it's the same
again for this test. Harley did
give us a few options includ-
ing the spoked wheels, blue
paint, and adaptive ride height
(of which they were the first to
bring to market, even beating
Ducati). Harley-Davidson claims
the seat height is 31.1 inches,
while we weighed the Pan
America Special at 584 lb with
a topped 5.6 gallons of gas.
There's actually not a massive
difference between the base
model and the Pan America
Special. You get the same 150
hp Revolution Max V-twin motor
and six speed gearbox, the same
chassis but the suspension is
different–the Special gets 47mm
semi-active electronic forks, and
the wheels can come in spoked
