H arley-Davidson ’ s Pan America is astonishing . It is a serious contender in the Adventure bike market , and there is no doubt in my mind that Milwaukee has decided it ’ s going to write a whole new chapter in its storied history book , and the new Pan America is the opening paragraph . I ’ m looking forward to riding it a lot harder and a lot further than I did on the launch – where various constraints prevented me exploring the Pan America ’ s quite obvious abilities – but I can put my hand on my heart and tell you this thing works . And this is why ...
NO SMALL TASK It is a stone-cold truth that a man must never bring a knife to a gun-fight . And by any measure , the Adventure bike niche is a gun-fight – and one that has been raging for ages . Vast Teutonic motorcycles , and one Italian monster , rule this rarefied space . Motorcycles with advanced electronics operated by super-computers which allow the average rider to realistically access the bikes ’ power and capabilities , and to fool him into thinking he maybe rides better than he actually does .
44 KIWI RIDER