Harley-Davidson released some new model updates for 2025, with a couple of eye-catching machines in there. First up is the Pan America 1250 ST, a road-focused version of its giant adventure tourer, with a lower stance, less suspension travel, cast wheels and 17-inch sport-touring tyres in place of the on/off road kit fitted to the standard bike.
The engine remains the same 1252cc 60° V-twin DOHC Revolution Max unit, making a solid 149bhp, and it now comes with a 47mm USD front fork and rear monoshock with electronic preload adjustment, both by Showa. It comes with a quickshifter as standard, weighs in at a chunky-but-not-outlandish 246kg wet, and is priced to sell at £16,995.
At the other end of the scale is this, the 2025 Harley-Davidson Road Glide ST CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations) factory special. It’s based around the bike used by Harley in the King of the Baggers AMA race series, so has the most powerful factory H-D engine ever: a tuned 1980cc Milwaukee Eight 121 H.O. engine making 127bhp.
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It’s also loaded with carbon fibre bodywork – though still somehow weighs in at 380kg. A front end with twin Brembo monobloc radial calipers, fully adjustable Showa USD 47mm front forks, and Showa remote reservoir twin rear shocks round off the mad spec list. What’s even crazier is the price though: £41,495.
Words: Alan Dowds
