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Harley Davidson X500 and X350 – Test Ridden

In this episode of The Open Road, Nick is the first in New Zealand to get a leg over the brand new LAMs offerings from Harley Davidson If you’re looking for a LAMs bike and think this one might be a bit of you, head to your local Harley Davidson …

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Resurgence Gear || Men’s Heritage Amoured Riding Jeans

Well, I picked up these riding jeans from the good people at Resurgence Gear while I was at the NZ Motorcycle Show, displaying my bike back in June. Now, that is a long time to review a pair of pants, but as you know, we had a very wet winter! …

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Harley Davidson Nightster – Test Ridden!

Hey Team, I stopped by North Auckland Harley Davidson today to check out their new Nightster, its a new era of Harley Davison with the new Revolution Max engine, this one being the 975CC along with the all new infotainment suite. All adding up to a brand new lightweight crusiser! …

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Ioniq 5 EV – Review – The Open Road

Hey Team, In this episode of The Open Road, we’re taking a look at Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, a full EV mid-size SUV with a very clever trick up its sleeve. Specs Ioniq 5 72kwh AWD Price – $111,990 – $114,990 Rear Motor / Front Motor – 155kw / 350nm – …

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Corvette C8 – The Open Road

On this episode of The Open Road, We finally got our hands on the new C8 Corvette, its been a long time coming and we’ve really been looking forward to this! 6.2L V8 LT2 engine 490 horsepower 465 lb-ft of torque Power-retractable seats Rear Camera Mirror* Rear park assist* and …

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Kawasaki Z650 first impressions ride

Big thanks to TSS for pulling this together for us! I’d been wanting to compare some of the 650 motors, check the channel for the Monster and CBR650R Here’s what I thought of the Kawasaki offering.

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Honda CBR650R – First Impressions Ride

Hey Team, Keeping on with going through the lams bikes, I ride the CBR650R from Honda. Check out my thoughts on it in the video! Specs Engine: Liquid-cooled 16 valve DOHC inline-4 CC: 649cc Suspension Front: 41mm Showa Seperate Function Fork(SFF) inverted fork, 108mm travel Suspension Rear: Pro-link with adjustable …

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KTM 390 Adventure – Test Ride!

Hey Team, So while making some more serious content, the lads at TSS lower Hutt offered me to help myself to some of their Demo bikes. So here’s my impression of the KTM Adventure 390. If you’re in the area, go visit the lads at TSS – Great people and …

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Alpinestars – J6 Review

Full disclosure bullshit out of the way first I bought these with my own money, from a shop I like and have shopped at for a long time. This is not a paid review or advertisement of any form. So, that said. Given I’m now commuting to work on my …

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Ram Warlock – The Open Road – Review Film

In this episode of The Open Road Nick drives the Ram Trucks 1500 ” Warlock Edition” – Starting with a jaunt through Polaris 4WD park in Woodhill Forest, just to get it dirty and then drive it around a ponsy area. So we took it to Ponsonby Enjoy The Film! …

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