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This year, the Can-Am HD10 Defender Pro DPS would have been one of the star attractions at field days around the country, but without that opportunity, we decided to take matters into our own hands and test drive the machine over a weekend of work and play time.

Having been released to the New Zealand market a few months ago, this model is no muck-around toy. Can-Am has gone big with this machine, but just how big? With the rear tray measuring 4.5-foot wide by six-foot long (1.4m x 1.8m), there’s not going to be much you can’t haul on the back of this bad boy.

Thanks to the team at NV Motorcycles in Morrinsville – the local dealer for Can-Am – we were lucky enough to get a demo model delivered to us for a long weekend of test riding.

PUT TO THE TEST

In all honesty, it has to be said that first impression of the Can-Am HD10 Defender Pro DPS is that she’s bit of an ugly duckling. Others on farm who shared their thoughts followed a similar