We have talked several times about Harley-Davidson’s collaboration with the QJ Group to produce the X350 roadster for Asian markets, which is actually developed on the same technical base as the Benelli 302S. According to some online media – like our colleagues at Motorrad – the manufacturer has also registered the name X350 RA and this would be a preparation for a Trail version inspired by the Pan America.
In the past, this acronym appeared for the model dedicated to the Riding Academy, but according to the most tempting reconstructions that are being pursued on the Internet, it would be the acronym that precisely identifies a smaller Pan America, based on the 36 hp twin-cylinder engine. The image we see and that is circulating, it must be specified, is a rendering and not a photograph and, at the time of writing this article, the original source has not yet been identified.
Pan America 350: let the speculation begin
If the hypothesis were confirmed, we could be talking about a Pan America (or should we say Pan Asia?) with the 350 cc inline twin-cylinder engine that we already know, and therefore 36 hp at 9,000 rpm and 31 Nm at 7,000 rpm, with a declared fuel consumption (for the roadster) of 20 km/l. The weight should be around 200 kg and the wheels are 17 inches, the tires could be 110 or 120/70 and 150 or 160/60.
Since we are at the level of hypotheses, we can also imagine that the design of the Pan America could also be carried over to the X500 platform, which would then be the same as the Leoncino and TRK. In that case, it could become an even more interesting motorcycle for our market.
