The two custom motorcycles that headline this week’s edition of Speed Read couldn’t be more different. One is a Harley Pan America with wild scrambler styling, the other is a classic Triumph TR6R Tiger bobber. The second half of our round-up covers new mid-sized releases from European OEMs; the BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR, and the KTM 790 Adventure.
Harley-Davidson Pan America by Black Cycles This wild creation is the result of a dirt bike guy named Josh walking into a Harley dealership and leaving with a 2022 Harley-Davidson Pan America.
Despite what literally every motorcycle manufacturer’s marketing department will tell you, an adventure bike is really not a dirt bike. Josh quickly realized this, but had a plan to remedy this situation: take the Pan Am to Noel Muller of Black Cycles Australia and let him work his magic.…