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It is an epic place to ride, New Zealand seems to have been created to riding on a motorbike. I know the 450 is in Australia now. I bought my Himalayan 411 second hand as that is all I could afford, it will take some time before the 450 is selling second hand at a good price, so I won't be buying one in the foreseeable future (although I would like to).

The even more surprising thing is for many of those years I stayed in the tent over 100 night per year. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.

as I was given the bike they came with the stock tyre CEAT. I ran out of tread and changed it the only tired available which was a Pirelli scorpion. The Tyres I used riding around Australia on my Himalayan were Dunlop 605D great for off road on trickier more technical steep terrain but they don't last long on the road. I also use a HEIDENAU K60 SCOUT they are a great 50/50 tyre good off road but last a lot longer on road

@@freewayproject thank you!

I was told the glacier has receded, but I didn't know by how much, it seem a lot if you could walk out onto it. thanks for the tip on the Kea's

@@freewayproject If you have a business email, I can send you a few shots

Thanks Peter. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series. The new 450 is a more capable, it just depends if you need the capability. If you are going to go off road, you are going to drop the bike if you are trying to learn new skills, that is why getting a second hand bike while you're learning can be good, (and the 411 can take a beating and keep on going). If price is no concern then the 450 is the better bike. Some people do prefer the look of the 411 so you want to be happy with what you are riding. If you have a look through my series around Australia (Episode 2, 3, 20, 21) if you are not going to do anything harder than those tracks the the 411 will get the job done. Hope that helps.

Hey Joe, Thanks for the reply mate. I looked at the 450 today but think I might hold off until I can try out a second hand 411. Safe travels mate😎

Hi mate, it is a Kawasaki W175

Thanks mate, It's great to hear you are enjoying the new series.

thanks for the info.

It is an incredible island to explore. Definitely worth it if you can make it happen.

It is an amazing place to explore, yes someone mention it had receded a lot but I had no idea how much but as you said that's a lot. Thanks for the tip on the Kea's.

Yes it was fun just cruising along and having a look around. Yes the west coast has a lot of moss haha.

Thanks George, it is great to hear you are enjoying the series. I missed the Burt Munro Rally by a couple of months but it sounded like it was good. The bike is a Royal Enfield Scram 411 (based on the Himalayan). Royal Enfield kindly let me borrow the motorbike to do the journey, as it was just sitting in there warehouse and not beeping used. I am not sure what the 72 sticker is for but as it is not my bike I wanted to give it back as I received it so I have not taken the sticker off.

Thanks for the information, I had a look, right now it will take me a while to save up for a Big Agnes that's on sale, from what I could find it seems the hillerberg is 4 times the cost, they do sounds like incredible tents, it just may take too long to save for one before I want to camp again.

@@freewayproject keep an eye out for second hand. some on TM now. I have a hilly atko I'll sell but I find it too small. anjan 2 has plenty of room, 1.8kg. I use it adv riding. REI half dome a good mid cost tent. I always say no YKK zip not buying, even with clothing.

@@simonhantler8062 Thanks for the information, will have a look

Спасибо, приятно слышать, что вам понравился сериал. Да, Новая Зеландия очень красивая и удивительное место для изучения.

Yes it is a stunning part of the island, glad you enjoyed it.

It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.

Thanks Steve, it is great to hear you are enjoying the series

Well it is always good to be busy doing something you love, ride on.

Yes New Zealand does. Great to hear you enjoyed the episode.

@@freewayproject always do mate when ya get back to tas ill take ya for a raz in the sidecar xt250 combo if ya jeen hell of a laugh

@@tazyt3388 haha that sounds like fun

haha, yes let down indeed. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode.

thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series.

I hope it helped.

Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Oh fun new bike, have fun out there.

It is a lot of fun exploring on a motorcycle, so my vote is yes do it get a bike. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.

The bikes are a lot of fun and do great at this type of riding.

Such a beautiful part of the world. No I did not go over the Hasp Pass, I have already gone through Dunedin in episode 5 as I came down the east coast then around the bottom.

@@freewayproject Invercargill I mean mate sorry

Yes I could have asked for more from this tent, I have had a lot of years where I have spent over 100 nights in the tent per year so it has done a lot of work. When I don finally get a new tent I will go over the gear once I have used it. I'll be doing another gear review at the end of this series.

That's is great value.

Thanks Mark, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series.

It's great to hear you are enjoying the series Jennifer, it is an amazing country to explore, unique and beautiful everywhere I look.

@@freewayproject hope you maybe do some back in Auzzie someday.

@@JenniferGreen-yd2jc I have already done 3 series in Australia, if you wanted to check them out there are play list on the Channel.

Thanks Bill, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series.

Thanks Mike, it's great to hear you enjoyed it.

Yes so many one lane bridges along that stretch, It's great to hear you enjoyed it.

You're welcome Sean, New Zealand just keeps delivering the magic.

Thanks mate, it is great to hear you have been enjoying both the series.

You are welcome mate, it great to hear you are still enjoying the series.

Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are still enjoying the series. Yes I will be doing a review of the bike at the end of the series.

Thanks mate, I'll check them out.

Keep up the great story Joe I visited NZ in February to go to the Burt Munro festival and a lot of the roads I have watched you ride during your amazing trip bring back great memories well done.

@@jamescarr9140 I missed that festival, I got there in late march so rode into April.

Thanks Hunter, great to hear you are enjoying the series.

yes, normally I have it, but as I only decided to go a few days before leaving I missed packing a few things duct tape being one of them (only had the electrical tape on hand) my mistake, lesson learnt.

Thanks Dave, it's great to hear you are still enjoying the series.

You are welcome, it is a beautiful hike, definitely worth the effort.

Thanks for the tip mate.

it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode Steve.