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Old 03-14-2021 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by flyburch
it was in Austin. They brought at least 10 bikes for the dealers sales people from the area to ride them. They also had the BMW and a few other bikes there they could ride to compare. They brought the standard and special bikes.
I noticed the BMW in that first picture you posted. At first I thought you had ridden the PanAm and parked beside the BMW. I think that's a good move by Harley to get their dealer people riding the BMW so they will be able to talk to the BMW riders who come in to look at the PanAm. Also they will be able to talk more informatively to non-BMW riders who are considering buying the BMW or PanAm. Kudos to Harley for that insight.
 
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Old 03-14-2021 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by flyburch
go see it and sit on it if you want.. They had no problem letting me look it over and sit on it.
I just noticed you said they had other bikes besides the BMW for the dealer folks to ride and compare. Was the Honda Africa Twin one of them? If it was, was the model a DCT or manual clutch? Or did you notice?
 
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Old 03-14-2021 | 09:57 AM
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Buddy of mine rubbed his ***** all over one yesterday...


 
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Old 03-14-2021 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by euchre98
Stopped at local dealer today in southern MD. Got told the Pan Am would be there around July......
Christ I hope that's not the case.
 
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Old 03-14-2021 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by '05Train
Christ I hope that's not the case.
Posted to the Pan America Facebook Group 13-Mar was a claim that the Pan America has started production in York, PA at a batch rate of 60 units at a time on the Sportster Line. I hope it doesn't take until July to get them out. The posting credited a factory 'insider' who claimed the purpose of this production run was to stock dealerships for an upcoming 'launch date.'

This sounds like the similar production process in the car/truck business where several hundred units are built in batches over several days and then examined to verified they meet all specifications and build quality objectives. After many reviews the units receive "okay to sell" and then the shipping trucks start to roll. Typically it is about 2 months between batch build start and delivery; right on time for May availability like the H-D website states.
 
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Old 03-14-2021 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by dceggert
Posted to the Pan America Facebook Group 13-Mar was a claim that the Pan America has started production in York, PA at a batch rate of 60 units at a time on the Sportster Line. I hope it doesn't take until July to get them out. The posting credited a factory 'insider' who claimed the purpose of this production run was to stock dealerships for an upcoming 'launch date.'

This sounds like the similar production process in the car/truck business where several hundred units are built in batches over several days and then examined to verified they meet all specifications and build quality objectives. After many reviews the units receive "okay to sell" and then the shipping trucks start to roll. Typically it is about 2 months between batch build start and delivery; right on time for May availability like the H-D website states.
60 units a day, from now until May 1st is only 3,000 bikes.
 
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Old 03-14-2021 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by VAFish
60 units a day, from now until May 1st is only 3,000 bikes.
60 per batch. There was no explanation of how many batches. In the auto plant they will batch 10 to 20 several times a day with all colors and option content. I am not sure Harley follows the same process but it is possible.
 
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Old 03-14-2021 | 09:19 PM
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How many do you think they'll sell in the first 12 months that they are available?

Is Harley going back to an August new model release format, or is this the new normal... Kind of random releases?
 
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Old 03-14-2021 | 10:04 PM
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@flyburch could you name the dealer? I might ride over this week and check it out. Thanks!
 
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Old 03-14-2021 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by dceggert
60 per batch. There was no explanation of how many batches. In the auto plant they will batch 10 to 20 several times a day with all colors and option content. I am not sure Harley follows the same process but it is possible.
Somehow I read your post as 60 per day.

I hope they start cranking out more of them.

There is a lot of excitement for the PA. The thread on the ADV Forum is over 100 pages long, and the majority of the ADV riders are very excited to see it.
 


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