The Touratech EVO Premium Topcase System is the toughest, highest quality, and complete topcase system on the market for the Harley-Davidson Pan America.   With 6 mounting points, the included topcase rack ensures you have enough carrying capacity for long trips, and the waterproof, lockable, all aluminum construction EVO topcase will go the distance for any trip or commute. This premium edition system comes complete with locks, mounting rack, and a liner bag to keep your gear organized.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Topcase rack is not compatible with the Harley Davison OEM side case racks.
• Complete system including rack, topcase, locks, and liner bag
• Fits Harley Davidson Pan America
• Heavy-Duty topcase rack for increased carrying capacity
• Rack made of black epoxy-coated stainless steel
• Does not affect passenger comfort
• Quick-mount convenience to easily attach or remove the box
• Locking design secures box and contents to prevent theft or tampering
• Finger-friendly latches with ergonomic die-forged release mechanism
• Waterproof storage with deep channel aluminum edge and silicone seal
• Ergonomic Handle for easily carrying off the bike
• Made in Germany by Touratech

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In this video we walk you through the installation of the Touratech Steel Crash Bars for the Harley-Davidson Pan America.

While riding off road, standing on the pegs, or wearing heavy-duty boots, the rear brake pedal on the Harley Pan America can be hard to operate. This brake lever extension from Touratech increases the overal area of the stock Pan America rear brake pedal, while also making it 4mm taller for easier operation when standing. The aggressive serrations ensure you won’t lose your grip on the brake lever when you need it the most.

Versions are available for the standard Pan America, as well as the Special model Pan America. The brake pedal extension for the Pan America Special retains the original height adjustment from the factory.

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Hello, and welcome to another Touratech product installation video. My name is Ian. And we are going to be installing the Touratech brake pedal extension piece.

For this bike, we have the adjustable height brake pedal, and this extension allows us to retain that factory functionality. It’s a pretty easy install, but there are a few pieces to it, so I always recommend going to the Touratech website first and downloading the product instructions. For this install, we’re going to need a 2.5 millimeter Allen wrench and some thread locker agent. So let’s grab the parts, grab the tools, head to the workbench, and start working on this part.

All right. These are all the main pieces of the Touratech brake pedal extension. You have the main component here. You have these two long hex nuts, two long M5 bolts, and two short M5 bolts. And then you have this backing plate right here. The way that I like to start installing it is to take the main piece right here, the two shorter bolts, and the two elongated nuts. Before I go any further, I put thread locking agent onto both or all four of the bolts. That way when it’s all installed, it sets up tight and they don’t rattle loose.

Once we’ve got the thread locker agent on there, which I’ve already done, I’m going to take one of the short bolts, put it through the top here, and then take one of the long nuts, and screw it onto the bolt. And then I’m just going to leave this finger tight. Now I’m going to grab the other short bolt, put it through here, and then grab the other long nut, and do the same thing. Screw it down finger tight. Now we’re going to head over to the motorcycle with all these pieces and get to work installing it.

All right. Here we are at the motorcycle. The way that I like to install this best is start with the brake pedal in the low position. Currently, this brake pedal’s in the high position. You can tell because the longer side here is at the back, so it’s adjusted to the low position by pulling out and rotating it until the long side is now forward. And we’re going to take the Touratech brake pedal extender and turn it so the long side is also forward, and then slide it up and jiggle it back and forth until it fits into the piece. Now that you’ve got that in place, you’re going to take this backing plate, rotate it so it follows the profile, and then put it in nose first so that that locking tab right there engages. And once you’ve done that, you can take the remaining… I’m using the long bolts, but you take the remaining bolts, drop them through the holes, and then thread them down into those elongated nuts.

Now grab your 2.5 millimeter Allen wrench and screw those down. At this point, you’ll notice that you don’t have to hold those long nuts because the spacing is exactly right so that the flat side of the nuts engages with the factory brake pedal. So we’ll just tighten these up lightly. They really do not take much torque. That’s what the thread locker’s for. Now that these two are tight, we’re going to adjust the brake pedal to the high position and tighten up those remaining two bolts.

All right. The installation of the brake pedal extension is complete. Now we’ve got a nice big foot bed to confidently hit that brake pedal, whether you’re on road or off road with the adjustable heights. If you have any questions about products we make for the Pan America or any other adventure bike, please visit our website to touratech-usa.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel. And as always, thank you for watching and enjoy the ride.

In this video we walk you through the installation of the Touratech Steel Crash Bars for the Harley-Davidson Pan America. Without the proper protection, the Pan America’s radiator, tank, engine and fairings are left vulnerable to damage.

Like a roll-cage for the front end of your Harley, Touratech crash bars give your ride the ultimate level of protection for on and off-road drops. Made of 25mm (1″) stainless steel tubing, our bars are designed to take the impact of a fall, but not get in the way.

The special design of the Touratech H-D Pan America crash bars accents the bike’s unique lines while providing ultimate protection to its vitals. The black powder-coated finish looks great on the bike, and the stainless steel won’t rust or corrode.

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Hello and welcome to another Touratech product installation video. My name is Iain and we’re going to be installing the Touratech crash bars on this Harley Davidson Pan America. This installation is actually quite easy. The first step is if you have a factory or any skid plate on this motorcycle, you’ll have to remove it to get access to the bottom bolt. But those, I’m not going to cover how to take the skid plate off because it should be self-explanatory. The install itself is quite easy. There are three bolts per side. They all use a six millimeter Allen wrench, so to complete this installation you’ll need a six millimeter Allen wrench, a small mallet to hammer in some pipe plugs, and some thread locking agent to keep all the bolts tight for all the miles you’ve got ahead of you. As always, I recommend going to the Touratech website to print out the instructions, make sure you know exactly what bolts go where.

Now let’s gather up the tools and the parts and get to work. The first thing you want to do on this install is take these little pipe plugs here and plug the open end of the pipe. This is up at the top of both sides of the crash bar. You can probably do this by hand. If not, just get a mallet and bonk it in. But I find it’s pretty easy to get it started and just push it in with the palm of your hand.

All right, before we head over to the motorcycle, I’d like to start by putting the washer down over all six of the bolts, and then putting some thread locking agent on all six of the bolts as well. You’ll notice that you have four M8 x 25 bolts and two M8 x 30 bolts. You want to keep those separate because the longer bolts here go at the top mounting portion. The shorter bolts go in the front in the bottom mounting position. Now we can head over to the bike with the two long or with one of the longer bolts and one crash bar. Okay, here we are at the motorcycle. I’ve got the crash bar for this side and one of the longer 8 x 30 bolts. You start by feeding the crash bar over the front of the radiator protector area and then up into the top to hit this mounting point right here.

Now, I’m going to leave this bolt just started enough so that the threads are set, but enough that there’s a lot of room here to wiggle it. That makes it easier to line up all the other bolts. Now I’m going to do the bottom and the front, loose as well. The bottom and front position, both use M8 x 25 bolts. Make sure you got your thread lock and your washer installed. Now I’ve got all three bolts installed loosely. I can still move the crash bar around like this. Now I’m going to go do the exact same on the opposite side.

All right, and just like that, the crash bars are installed. On my particular bike, on the clutch lever side, there was a zip tie that I needed to remove to make room for the lower mounting position so that I wasn’t pinching any wires. Easy just to redirect those wires to where they need to be. Also, on my bike, I had a hard time lining up the bolt holes with the front sub frame. Maybe something was a little bit tweaked on this bike. I was able to resolve that by loosening a couple of the mounting bolts on the front sub frame. But hopefully you don’t have to worry about that on your bike. It wasn’t anything to do with the Touratech products, it was actually the sub frame itself. When I loosened, the bolts kind of twisted to the side and I had a hard time lining the hole up.

But if you want to learn anything else about Touratech products that we make for the Pan America or for any other adventure bike, please visit our website, touratech-usa.com. If you want to learn more about product installation, don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel. As always, thanks for watching and enjoy the ride.

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In this video we walk you through the installation of the Touratech Radiator Guard for the Harley-Davidson Pan America. Without the proper protection in place, one rock thrown up from the lead rider, or branch from a tree can end your ride. Protect the large and vulnerable radiator on your H-D Pan America with this robust, laser-cut alumnum guard from Touratech.

The guard looks great with its anodized black finish and is easy to install. Due to the special design, it provides great protection while minimally affecting cooling.

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Hello, and welcome to another Touratech product installation video. My name is Iain, and we are going to be installing the radiator guard onto the Harley Davidson Pan America.

This radiator guard is very valuable for this motorcycle because the radiator is low and completely unprotected from the factory. To complete this installation, you’ll need a Torx T-30 wrench, and I highly recommend going to the Touratech website, downloading the instructions before you begin. Let’s pick up our tools and the parts and get to work.

The first step on this install is to remove the two factory bolts here and here at the top of the radiator. Use your Torx T-30 wrench to remove these.

Now take the radiator guard and hold it up in place. At the bottom of the radiator guard, it’s going to press over these two rubber isolators at the bottom of the radiator, and at the top, it’s going to reuse these two bolt holes.

Now that the bottom of the radiator guard is secured, you’re going to reuse the factory bolts, as well as the washers that are included with the Touratech radiator guard.

Now that I have both bolts loosely installed, I can tighten them up using my Torx T-30 wrench.

All right, that completes the installation of the radiator guard on the Harley Davidson Pan America. If you’d like to learn more about the products we make for this motorcycle, or any other adventure bike, please visit our website, touratech-usa.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and as always, thanks for watching. Enjoy the ride.

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In this video we walk you through the installation of the Touratech Brake Fluid Reservoir Guard for the Harley-Davidson Pan America. Brake fluid is the life-blood of your Pan America’s braking system. Without it, nothing happens when you push on the brake lever coming into that hard right-hand corner.

With the rear brake reservoir exposed on the HD Pan America, it is far too easy to tamper with or damage while riding.

This easy to install guard from Touratech will keep your rear brake fluid reservoir safe from damage or curious hands, making sure your rear brake pedal is there when you need it.

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In this video we walk you through the installation of the TFT Anti-Theft Guard & GPS Mounting Bracket for the Harley-Davidson Pan America.

TFT Display Anti-Theft Guard Prevent theft of the expensive and easy to remove TFT display on your Harley Davidson Pan America with this precision crafted guard from Touratech. Made of black-anodized, laser-cut aluminum, this guard reinforces the mounts of the TFT display while also providing an anti-glare visor to help with visibility.

GPS Mount for Harley Davidson Pan America Mount your GPS securely above your Pan America’s TFT display with this GPS mounting adapter from Touratech. With your navigation screen directly in the line of sight, you will no longer have to look down or to the side while you’re riding, greatly increasing safety while you travel.

Precision engineered, this adapter is manufactured in Germany by Touratech out of laser-cut stainless steel and aluminum. The bracket provides a 12mm (1/2″) crossbar right above your gauges, the perfect location for your GPS screen. The 12mm crossbar provides a robust mount for anyone our Touratech locking mounts.

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Hello and welcome to a Touratech product install video. My name is Iain and we are going to be installing the TFT guard on this Harley Davidson Pan America. This guard goes around the stock instrument cluster, that nice screen in the dashboard, and it does two things. One, it makes it more difficult to remove from the motorcycle. And two, it gives you a nice sun shield here to help block glare while you’re riding the bike. This is actually a two for one install. At the same time, I’m going to be installing our GPS bracket adapter that puts a crossbar in the cockpit, up above the gauges. And if you are thinking about installing one or both of these parts, I highly recommend doing them at the same time because you have to use the same bolts over and over again. So let’s get the tools, let’s head to the bike, get to work.

The first step of this install is to remove the quick release headlight guard, if you have one installed, and then remove the faring shroud right here. This faring shroud is held in with four little rubber dots, two at the back top and two at the back bottom. So, you just pull gently forward to release the grommets. If you would like to, you can remove the wind screen at this point using these four bolts here. It’s not necessary to remove the windscreen, but if you’re concerned about scratching it, this is the time to do it.

With the faring removed, it’s time to take out these two bolts here at the bottom of the entire windscreen mount assembly. There are two exactly like it on the other side. You’ll use a Torx T-30 wrench to remove these.

Now, that you have the lower faring off, it’s time to remove the USB port and press in the connectors that are holding the dashboard in place. The USB port is removed by unscrewing the cap and then unscrewing the threaded nut that goes behind the cap like this. Now you can remove the cap and then just push the USB port into the dash. To disengage the connectors that hold the TFT dash on, I use an improvised punch, this is just a ratchet on the end of an extension and push in on this connector. That connector is exactly the same on both sides. When the dashboard is loose, you can tip it forward and disconnect the wires.

Now, that we have the dashboard and the USB port out, we can remove this entire front sub frame mount by removing these four bolts. There’s two on either side using a Torx T-30 wrench. With all four bolts out, the dashboard removed and the USB port unhooked, now we can just lift off the whole front sub frame.

All right, I’ve set myself up a nice soft workspace here so I don’t damage the windscreen at all and we’re going point of view to try and make this as clear as possible. So first thing to do is grab the dashboard here and we need to remove these connectors the rest of the way. So if they’re pulled through far enough, you can just wiggle them out with your finger like this. If they aren’t pulled through all the way, you’ll need to use your same improvised punch and just push them out the rest of the way. So the first thing to do is to assemble the GPS bracket adapter, it goes together like this with the aluminum crossbar and then these two big standoffs. And basically it’s going to assemble more or less like this here. First thing to do is to bolt the crossbar end using the two short button head bolts, you’re going to use a Torx T-20 to tighten those down and they come pre-locktighted from Germany. They got red locktight on them already.

Now, I’m going to loosely install the bolts that are going to hold the bottom of this bracket on right here. And in order to do that, I actually need to remove these lower bolts right here, one, two, like that. These two bolts right here are Torx T-25. Now we reinstall the Touratech bolts in these positions, these are also Torx T-25 bolts. With those two bolts in place sticking through long here, now we can rest the GPS bracket adapter over those bolts, it’ll help hold it in place. And now we’re going to start assembling the TFT guard and the dashboard itself, get it all sandwiched in here like that.

So there really is not a great way that I can figure out how to show how this all goes together, so just really be sure that you print out the instructions because the paper instructions have a drawing that shows the position of all the spacers, but we’ll do our best here. Take your large M6 bolt with a washer and then the TFT guard goes through here. Then you have to fish the washer in there. Then you grab one of these short fat spacers, you get it in there. And then as you can see, this bolt travels through washer, bracket, TFT guard, washer, spacer, and then it goes through the actual dashboard piece here like so, and then you get one of these long spacers like that. I don’t know if you can see this very well. But once we’ve got that all through, then we take one of these small M6 washers and an M6 nut and put them on the end of that long bolt. Just like that.

Now we have to do the same on the opposite side here. Also, before I forget, there’s little foam strips that come in the kit that are designed to be installed right here and right here, just to make sure that the GPS bracket doesn’t rub up against the sides of the dashboard screen. They’re just adhesive backed little pieces of foam like this and you just stick them on right there. So, I’ve assembled this on the bracket here to give you a better view of what it’s supposed to look like without the TFT dashboard actually installed. But you’ve got the long bolt going through here, a washer on the outside, then the TFT guard, then the bracket, then another washer, then the fat spacer, and then the skinny spacer, and then a washer and a nut. The TFT screen itself is actually going to mount right here on the skinny spacer on both sides. So you assemble it like that, obviously with the TFT guard in place.

All right, this is what the assembly looks like completed. You see we’ve got the screen protector for the TFT dash. We’ve got the sun shield on top and we have the GPS mounting bar up above that so that we can get the GPS up in our line of site. The GPS bar has no impact whatsoever on the adjustment of the windscreen. And now you can no longer remove the expensive dashboard here without any tools without having a key to the motorcycle. It’s all bolted in here underneath. So you can see the spacers going through everything, the nuts holding it all together. And then don’t forget, I didn’t cover it in the point of view video, but when we put those long bolts through the front here, there’s a large washer and a eight millimeter nyloc nut that has to go on either side.

Now that we’re reassembled like this, it’s time to go put it back on the motorcycle. Before we put any bolts in, it’s time to reconnect the electrical connector for the dashboard and reinsert the USB cable into the dash support here. So the USB cable just goes right into the hole there. It’s got a D cutout shape, so make sure it fits in the right orientation. And then the connector here just plugs right back into the bottom of the dashboard. Reattach the USB cable here by putting the cap back over it and then screwing on the threaded nut.

Now, you can reattach the entire front dashboard assembly with the four bolts here at the bottom, two on either side. A little bit of low strength thread locking agent on these bolts isn’t going to hurt anything. Now, you can reinstall the stock front faring piece by making sure that it’s engaged in all four of the rubber grommets, there’s two at the top and two at the bottom. And lastly, reinstall the quick release head leg guard. Here’s a cockpit view with the TFT guard installed with the sun visor on and the GPS bracket bar mounted up above the instrument cluster here. You can see how the GPS mount will now be right up in your line of sight while you’re riding the motorcycle.

And that wraps up the install of both the dashboard sun visor and anti theft device, as well as the GPS bracket adapter that puts the GPS unit up above the instrument cluster. I hope you enjoyed the install. I know it was a little hard to see in the middle there when we’re lining up all the spacers, but hopefully you get this part on no problem. If you have any more questions about products we make for the Pan America, please visit our website, Touratech-usa.com. If you like the video, subscribe to our YouTube channel. And as always, thank you for watching and enjoy the ride.

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In this video we walk you through the installation of the Touratech Exhaust Header Guard for the Harley-Davidson Pan America.

Protect your Harley Davidson Pan America’s exposed exhaust header from rock dings, and other damage with this stainless steel guard from Touratech. The Pan America’s V-Twin power plant leaves one of the exhaust headers vulnerable to damage, as well as contact from your leg or boot. This easy to install guard will protect the exhaust and looks great on the side of the HD Pan America.

FULL TRANSCRIPT:

Hello and welcome to a Touratech product install video. My name is Ian, and today we’re going to be installing the exhaust header guard on this Harley-Davidson Pan America. Make sure that you get to the Touratech website and download the product instructions before you start. To complete this install, you’re going to need a Torx T-30 wrench and a flat blade screwdriver, or a 7mm socket. Let’s grab the parts and the tools and the instructions and get to work.

Over here at the bike, first thing, we have to remove this stock heat shield. It’s held on with two bolts that both use Torx T-30 heads. With the exhaust guard out of the way, we can orient the header guard and bend it a little bit so that it fits exactly with the profile and the bends in and out on the exhaust header. Once you’re happy with the shape of the guard, it’s time to lead the hose clamps through the cutout spots here and here in the exhaust header guard. On these hose clamps, you have the option of using a flat blade screwdriver in the slot or turning the entire head with a 7mm socket. Once you’re happy with the location of the exhaust header guard, reinstall the factory heat shield.

All right, now that I’ve got this installed, here’s a few tips just to make your install go a little bit more smoothly. On the lower clamp here, make sure that you have it installed around the header below the factory exhaust gas sensor. On the top clamp here, make sure that you have the header guard slid forward just enough so that the factory J-nut here for this bolt can go squarely over the hole. On my installation, it was trying to push that J-nut up just a little bit, so I had to hold it down. And then lastly, as you’re tightening these hose clamps, if you pay attention and bend the ends in right before they overlap with the actual guard itself, you can get them to tuck inside under the main piece of the guard. Keeps it looking really nice.

All right, that’s our install of the exhaust header guard on the Harley-Davidson Pan America. If you have any more questions about products that we make for the Pan America or any other adventure bike, please visit our website, Touratech-USA.com. As always, thanks for watching and enjoy the ride.

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In this video we walk you through the installation of the Touratech Expedition Skid Plate for the Harley-Davidson Pan America.

For a big, powerful, adventure machine like the Harley Davidson Pan America, a robust skid plate is critical. Like most bikes in its class, the HD Pan America does not have a full tubular frame under the motor to protect from impact, meaning investing in a well-engineered guard should be your top priority with this ADV bike.

Made of 4mm thick aluminum alloy, this engine guard is designed to give the maximum protection during hard hits on rocks, stumps, or bottoming out the bike off-road. The folded ridges give the aluminum material the best stability and rigidity while also keeping the most ground clearance possible for this big adventure tourer.

The Harley Pan America skid plate is mounted using attachment points on a stainless steel base plate. This thick baseplate is engineered to distribute the load of an impact around a larger area of the engine.

Two plastic sliders which are installed independently of the skid plate prevent mud and dirt buildup and protect the mounting bolt heads from impact. The plastic sliders are removable and replaceable, look great, and help the big bike slide over rocks and stumps when riding off road.

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Hello and welcome to a Touratech product install video. My name is Iain and we’re going to be installing this Touratech Expedition Skid plate onto the Harley Davidson Pan America. This skid plate is the right skid plate to put onto your motorcycle. The factory skid plate that came on this bike is not the right skid plate.

This install has a lot of little pieces involved in it, but Touratech has some really good detailed instructions available on the website. So first and foremost, get onto the Touratech product page, download and print out the instructions for that. Once we have the instructions, we’re going to break down this installation into steps and get to work.

‘So let’s grab the tools, let’s grab the instructions and see where it takes us. Before we start putting the skid plate on the motorcycle, there’s some prep work that we have to do. Obviously, you’re going to have to remove the factory skid plate from the motorcycle. Once you’ve done that, we start by installing these cage nuts into the reinforcement plate that goes between the skid plate and the oil pan of the engine. So if you lay the reinforcement piece out as you see it here, these clip nuts get installed from the underside coming up just like this.

Once you have the four cage nuts installed in this piece, set it aside and grab the other stainless steel bracket. So this is the other stainless steel mounting bracket. This goes in front of the engine to support the front side of the skid plate, and this has two cage nuts that get installed and they come from the front side like this. Now that all of the cage nuts are installed, we’re going to grab the plastic sliders for the bottom of the skid plate and all the hardware that goes along with that.

they hide all of the hardware underneath the skid plate so it doesn’t get damaged and packed up with dirt. And also they create a more slippery sliding surface on the underside to allow this low motorcycle to slide over obstacles a little bit more easily.

 So you will have these two main sliders, and then you’ll have six of these counter sunk course thread screws, and then six of these plastic shouldered spacers here. The way you install these is by putting the counters sunk screw through the plastic shouldered spacer, and then you install them along the rail. The position is going to be exactly the same on both rails. So you have one all the way in the first hole, one all the way in the back hole, and then one in the fourth hole up, one, two, three, four right there.

These screws use a Torx T 20 driver like this to install down into the slider. I find it much easier to install these if I’m using a power tool to turn this wrench. When you’re installing these spacers, you don’t want them to be locked down completely tight. You want to have just a little bit of up and down play, and the spacer is free enough that it can spin on the bolt. This’ll make installing them onto the skid plate a lot easier down the road.

All right, these two sliders are now prepped. They’ve got the fasteners installed in the right place, and they’re all just loose enough to be able to spin and move around a little bit. All right, we are now under the motorcycle and we’re going to install the main reinforcement plate, this big guy there here. You’re going to position it so that the clip nuts are all on the top side of the plate here, and the cutout follows the exhaust pipe over here on this side right here, or the elongated side, excuse me, follows the exhaust pipe.

You’re going to use the four button head M-8 bolts, and all of these four spacers that are included in the kit. I highly recommend thread locker on the bolts at this point, as these do not need to be removed to service the motorcycle. You’re going to be installing these four bolts into the same mounting points that the factory skid plate was attached to. Now use your five millimeter Allen wrench to tighten down these four bolts.

Now we’re at the front of the engine here and we’re going to install the reinforcement piece that goes on the front of the engine case. It installs like this with the ears facing up and the cage nuts being on the inside of the bracket. So you’re going to use the two socket cap M-8 bolts, put some thread lock on and the washer and screw these ones in.

You’re only going to want to make these ones hand tight for right now, because the bracket does still need to be adjusted for position when we’re installing the skid plate. Put the same bolt in on the opposite side. Now it’s time to swing the skid plate up into place and get it bolted on. You’re going to use four of the M-6 by 20 millimeter long flan head bolts and two of the M-6 by 16 millimeter long flange head bolts.

The two shorter ones go on the farthest rear mounting holes of the skid plate. I like to start at the front of the skid plate first and just loosely install two of the 20 millimeter long bolts in the front positions. You’re going to use a Torx T 30 bit for all of these screws.

Once I have one of the bolts in at the front, I like to put one of the bolts in at the back, one of the shorter bolts. Now that I have two bolts holding the skid plate roughly in position, I can start threading in all the other bolts loosely. Now that I’ve got all six of the mounting bolts loosely in place, it’s the time to check to make sure you aren’t pinching any wires, especially here on the clutch lever side of the bike, and be doubly sure that you have the shorter of the bolts in the rear mounting positions.

Once you’ve confirmed all that is okay, start tightening the assembly down with the bottom bolts first. Then move to the front two bolts, and then you can tighten down these front cross bolts that hold the bracket at the front. Now that we’ve tightened down all of the mounting bolts on the skid plate, it’s time to tighten down these two front bracket bolts with your six millimeter Allen wrench.

The other side is exactly the same. The last step is to install the two plastic sliders underneath the skid plate by engaging the spacers in these cutout holes here, and then using the remaining M-6 by 20 millimeter Torx head bolts by screwing them in at the front here. If you’re having a hard time getting this piece to slide on, it’s because some of your brackets here, some of your little spacers are a little bit too tight. So go back and loosen these little bolts up, maybe a quarter turn and it’ll make it slide in there a lot more easily. Now you can torque down these two bolts using your Torx T 30 driver.

All right, we have completed the installation of this Touratech Expedition skid plate. It looks fantastic on the motorcycle. It offers about 10 times as much coverage as the factory unit, and it’s quick and easy to install or remove for service. So overall, great product, it’s going to perform awesome on this bike. If you want to learn more about any pieces we make for the Harley Davidson Pan America, please visit our website, touratech-usa.com. As always, don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel and thank you for watching.

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In this video we walk you through the installation of the Touratech Quick-Release Aluminum Headlight Guard for the Harley-Davidson Pan America. Protect your expensive Pan America headlight assembly from rocks, dirt and debris with a strong 2 mm laser-cut aluminum grid. The design accents the unique styling of the HD Pan America’s headlight. This quick-release headlight guard for Pan America removes instantly for easy access to clean dust or dirt off the headlight assembly to maximize light output.

• 2 mm laser-cut aluminum grid construction

• Quick-release mounts allow you to remove the guard to clean the light surface

• Critical protection for the expensive headlight assembly

• Precision crafted in Germany

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Hello and welcome to another Touratech product install video. My name is Iain and we are going to be installing the Touratech laser cut aluminum quick release headlight guard. This is a very important product if you’re going to be riding on gravel roads with your buddies and we highly recommend it. As always, go to the Touratech website and download the product instructions. The torque specs are listed there and there’s a lot of little fiddly pieces on this headlight guard. You want to make sure you get them assembled the right way. Let’s grab the instructions, grab our tools, and get to work.

 The first step to the install is to prep the headlight guard itself with the quick release components. You’re going to need all four of these male quick release pieces. You’ll need all four of these short M6 button head bolts, and you’ll need all four of the small M6 washers. You’ll also need an 11mm spanner wrench or a pair of pliers to grab these quick release pieces like that. And you’ll also need a 4mm Allen wrench to turn these bolts. You’ll find resistance when you start installing the bolts into these guys. The reason is they have a pinched thread in here to work as a mechanical thread lock, so you don’t need to put any lock tight on these at all.

 I like to orient the guards so that the bend is coming up. The Touratech logo is pointing away from me, that way I know that I’m installing these pieces on the inside of the headlight guard. You’re going to take the bolt, you’re going to put a washer on it, and you’re going to put it through the headlight guard from the front, like this. And then gently screw the quick release part down onto the bolt. Do that with all four of them and then we’ll tighten them up with the tools. Now I’ll take my 11mm wrench to hold the male quick release piece. And I’ll use a 4mm Allen to screw the bolt all the way down.

 Now that we have the headlight guard assembled, it’s time to assemble the opposing quick release pieces. You’ll need the two large stainless steel brackets and you’ll need the four female quick release pieces, these little rubber guys here. Grab the stainless steel brackets and hold them so that these corners are bent in. The quick release pieces here assemble from the outside in. The easiest way I find to install them is to push them in with my finger just a little bit and then use an Allen wrench to push them right down through the center until they snap in. Now it’s time to head over to the motorcycle.

 Okay, now we’re back at the front of the motorcycle. First step is to remove this fairing here. It’s a little nerve-racking, but all you got to do is just grab it, pull forward on the top and the bottom. Now that we have the front fairing removed, we’re going to take out the bolt here and use that to attach those brackets that we prepared. There’s a bolt on each side, but I recommend only removing one at a time. So install one bracket, put the bolt back in, go to the other one. To remove this bolt, you’re going to use your Torx T-30 wrench.

At this point in the install, there are a couple of different options that you can select based on what parts you’re installing at this time. The paper instructions do a great job of showing how the different spacers should be used based on what install options you’re using, but I’ll show you the way that I’m doing it on this bike right here. You’re going to grab the long flange head M6 bolt, and you’re going to grab one long spacer and one short spacer, as well as the bracket that fits appropriately on the side. It’s going to look like this when it’s installed. It’s got the quick release female parts bent in so that they come in toward the headlight. The other bracket is of course, mirror an image for the opposite side. Take the long bolt, put it through the bracket like this, and then put the small spacer on and the big spacer. Now you’re going to use the same Torx T-30 wrench to loosely thread the bolt in where you remove that factory bolt. Do not tighten this up all the way because we have to put a clamp up here first.

 Now you’re going to take one of the rubberized clamps, one of the small M5 flange head bolts, one of the small M5 washers and the M5 nut, and you’re going to put the clamp over the bar here and then run the nut through and have the washer and the nut ready to go. Now we’re going to leave it loosely installed like this and do the exact same thing, fitting it on the other side. We’re going to leave it loose so that we can adjust the position of these things when we have the quick release headlight guard snapped on before we tighten everything down. Okay, now we have the brackets loosely installed on both sides,. It’s time to grab the actual headlight guard piece and get it snapped in place to locate them properly. And then we can tighten down the clamps and the through bolts. The quick release guard just snaps right into these fittings. With the quick release guard in place, now I can tighten down these side clamps and make sure that they’re in the right spot.

 All right, now that I’ve used a 8mm socket and a Torx T-25 to tighten down the upper bolts on the clamps, and I’ve used the Torx T-30 to tighten up the bolts that go through the bottom, I can remove the headlight guard one more time. And now reinstall the factory fairing piece. Just be careful with this fairing piece when you’re installing it, you don’t want to scratch the paint on this thing. This factory piece installs with four rubber grots, two at the top, two at the bottom. The bottom ones can be hard to get lined up, but if you look in from the back here, it’s not too bad. You can see them and get them right into place. Make sure it’s firmly seated. Ready to go. Now for the finishing touch, we can install the headlight guard. Gosh, that looks good.

 All right, and that completes the installation of the Touratech quick release aluminum headlight guard on the Harley-Davidson Pan America. If you have any more questions about products we make for this motorcycle or any other adventure bike, please visit our website, Touratech-USA.com. Don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And as always, thanks for watching.

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Think Harley-Davidson, and what’s the first image that comes to mind?

For most, the answer is not a super capable adventure touring bike that can compete with the masters of the ADV domain, such as the BMW R 1250 GS, KTM 1290 Super Adventure, Yamaha Super Ténéré, and the Triumph Tiger Explorer, to name a few.

But the Pan America changed this notion and, for the ADV crowd, the entire image of “The Motor Company” brand.

Harley published some feelers of the former statement when it released its PR on the bike: “The commanding riding position allows the rider to see the world from another point of view. Travel coast-to-coast. On road or off. All while experiencing your own adventures.”

And after many of the world’s top motorcycle journalists rode the Pan America, the bike surely allows you to experience your own adventures. And with ease.

Harley announced the Pan America in 2018, remaining extremely hush on the details. The bike was officially unveiled at the 2019 EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan, Italy, a show typically highlighted by European and Japan’s next-year unveilings.

Harley said the bike was part of its “More Roads To Harley-Davidson” initiative, a marketing campaign that focused on a different non-cruiser/bagger demographic to get new riders of all styles riding Milwaukee’s machines.

The buzz circled heavily after EICMA, and the bike was slated to launch in 2020. But the pandemic screwed that up. Rather, the bike launched in 2021, receiving much praise from journalists worldwide. And for 2022 it’s available in two flavors: standard and the Special model that caters to the most passionate of ADV riders.

Let’s take a deeper look into the adventure touring attributes of the newest contender in the world of big bike ADV.

 

 

Pan America Engine: Tuned for True ADV Riding

This power plant has the same 60-degree angle as the Revolution power plant in the now extinct V-Rod (2001-2017). Did you know that Porsche assisted with the design of that original Revolution?

Regardless of its past, H-D engineers designed this 60-degree V-twin specifically for adventure riders. The 1250cc 60-degree Revolution Max V-twin arrives with a 13.0:1 compression ratio, 150 horsepower at 9,000 rpm, and 94 ft/lbs of torque at 6750 rpm.

With a 9500 rpm deadline for some fun over-revving, Harley has tuned the engine for a linear power delivery across the rpm range, something most large ADV touring bike riders are already used to. That’s more than enough to haul a load of camping equipment for extended tours with ease.

The linear power band is due to the variable timing, which can retard the camshaft timing up to 40 degrees of crankshaft rotation.

Unlike a few European models with shorter service intervals, the Pan America needs zero valve adjustments because of its hydraulic valve lash adjusters.

And one of the questions asked often is about the final drive. No belt will be found on the Pan America; Harley wisely used a chain drive.

The bike uses a six-speed transmission with a shift drum supported by roller bearings and a cable-actuated slipper clutch. Sorry—for those of us spoiled with clutchless shifting, you won’t find clutchless up/downshift assist (not yet, anyway).

The other electronics are plentiful due to the use of a Bosch six-axis IMU. The rider-assist technology includes lean angle ABS, cornering enhanced link braking (C-ELB), cornering enhanced traction control (C-TCS), Drag-Torque Slid Control System (DSCS), and Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).

Five modes cover a wide spectrum of riding; Rain, Road, Sport, Off-Road, Off-Road Plus (rear ABS deactivated).

These modes also carry into the suspension, which we’ll discuss next.

 

 

Pan American Suspension Ready for Dirt and Extended Touring

Harley didn’t skimp on suspension. The Pan America 1250 arrives with semi-active suspension that features five modes: Comfort, Balanced, Sport, Off-Road Soft, and Off-Road Firm. These modes actuate changes in the Showa Piggyback rear shock and the Showa 47mm inverted dual-cartridge fork.

The suspension travel is 7.5 inches front and rear, the same as the BMW R 1250 GS, and a respectable 8.3 inches of ground clearance.

 

 

Other ADV-Focused Pan America Bits

Hoping to throttle into the adventure touring market as intensely as possible, H-D focused on lighter weight. The standard weighs 534 pounds with a full tank of gas, and the Special 559 pounds (well worth it due to the extras that are discussed below).

To help keep weight down, Harley uses a cast-aluminum swingarm, and an aluminum 5.6-gallon elongated fuel tank that sits lower within the frame to keep the center of gravity lower—something off-road riders crave while piloting a bigger ADV bike.

What adventure bike would be worthy without larger wheels?

The base model rolls on 19-inch front/17-inch rear cast wheels, with the option to upgrade to the stainless steel cross-laced spoked wheels ($500 premium). The wheels are wrapped in 90/10, street-biased Michelin Scorcher Adventure tires.

These wheels slow and stop by the best braking name on the motorcycle market: Brembo. Two 320mm discs up front are squeezed by a 4-piston caliper, and a single 280mm disc by a floating single-piston caliper out back, providing more than enough braking power for a sub-600 pound motorcycle.

Other tasty bits for the bike that seems to mate a small and fixed Road Glide fairing with a Fat Bob headlight include a 6.8-inch color TFT touchscreen dashboard and a 33.5 to 34.5-inch adjustable seat.

Pan America 1250 Special owners also get the option for Adaptive Ride Height (ARH), which lowers the bike 1 to 2 inches while stopped. No worries about remaining flat foot when stopped, something that many shorter riders complain about when riding some of the most popular big adventure bikes.

Pricing starts at $17,319 for the standard, and $19,999 for the special, placing the Pan America in the pricing range of most top-selling ADV bikes.

Adventure riders will also want to splurge for the Special, considering it arrives stock not only with ARH, but also the stainless steel cross-laced spoked wheels, a more robust skid plate, crash bars, heated grips, an Öhlins steering damper, and a center stand.

Stay tuned for more on the Pan America, including a lineup of Touratech products for America’s newest adventure bike. Also check our blog for a Pan America review further confirming that Harley has delivered a serious American competitor into a world controlled by Bravarians and Austrians.