As part of its move to attract a younger rider
demographic to the fold, iconic American motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson (H-D)
showed the 2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America and Harley-Davidson Bronx at the
EICMA show in Milan, Italy. The pair of design language departures from H-D’s
traditional chrome laden cruiser will be powered by the all-new H-D Revolution
Max V-twin.
Coming in two displacements, the Revolution Max is
liquid-cooled and designed to be an integral part of the motorcycle as a
stressed member. The intake run of the 60-degree V-twin now has space for twin
down draft throttle bodies to improve performance and efficiency.
For H-D, moving into a market that has been occupied
the past few decades by other established manufacturers means some ambitious
targets have been seen for the new power plant. For the Pan America, the
Revolution Max displaces 1,250 cc and a power target of more than 145 hp and
122 Nm of torque has been set, while the Bronx will carry the 975 cc version
and a power target of more than 115 hp and 94 Nm of torque.
The Pan American is H-D’s take on the
adventure-tourer machine and says it is a “two-wheel multi-tool built to
endure, designed to explore, and engineered for the unknown.” Meanwhile, the
Bronx addresses the streetfighter style motorcycle market which is very popular
and very crowded.
H-D is confident the new lighter, lower vibration
Revolution Max has what it takes to bring the brand into a new era and
non-traditional market. Deliveries of the 2021 Harley-Davidson Pan American and
Bronx will begin in the last quarter of 2020.
