A little over five years ago, I showed you the S&S T143 bagger, with a monster V-Twin engine shoehorned into the frame of a Harley Davidson Road Glide Ultra, a bagger that clocked 6.82 seconds and 106.58 mph in the eighth mile and something in the nines for the quarter. Fun stuff and it changes your perspective about what those big baggers are capable of if you have your heart … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson Adventure Tour Lets You Try Out the Brand New Pan America
The new Harley Davidson Pan America 1250 is quite a change from the usual fare found in the Motor Company's dealer showrooms and it introduces a new engine as well, the Revolution Max 1250. Some of you are probably wondering what it looks like up close and personal and you might even want to try it out on the road. Well, Harley is thinking the same thing, so they've set up the … [Read more...]
Are the Pan America and Bronx the Rebirth of Harley Davidson’s Project Overlord?
Quite a few years ago, we wrote about Project Overlord, a secret effort by Harley Davidson to develop a whole family of motorcycles designed around a brand new V4 engine. From the look of the 3D model of one of the planned bikes it would have been a radical departure from anything the Motor Company had produced up to that point. The project was killed under Keith Wandell's … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson Serial 1 Electric Bicycles Join the eBike Battle
If there is one segment of the two wheel market growing fast it's eBikes, electric bicycles that provide a pedal assist to varying degrees as the need arises. There are many reasons; the move to electric vehicles of all kinds means more people consider the electric alternative in most any vehicle purchase, eBikes bring bicycle riding into range for people who like the idea of … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson Returns to Off Road Adventure Riding with the Pan America
Yep, I see your raised eyebrow, what do I mean "return" to off road adventure riding? Well, it's true. The Harley Davidson Pan America 1250 just released might appear to be jumping into an established market as a brand new player, but think about it, when Harley got started, roads everywhere were nothing like the roads of today. There were no interstate highways, no paved … [Read more...]
The Technology Takeover – Android Auto and Motorcycles
Several weeks ago, Harley Davidson sent out a press release stating they were adding Google's Android Auto to their touring motorcycles, first as a software update this year and then it will become standard next year. It will be installed on their Boom!™ Box GTS infotainment system. They're the first motorcycle manufacturer to do so which is another sign Harley is really trying … [Read more...]