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 Posted: 09:53 - 03 Nov 2012  Post subject: Re: Tatters and Joe go to Morocco |
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| Joe wrote: | Hello,
I can't be arsed to do a full ride report but any questions feel free and I'm sure either me or Tatters will answer them.
Here's a summary - we went to Morocco to do some trail riding. We caught the ferry to Bilbao, rode through Spain, ferry over to Morocco, rode around a bit then did the reverse of the journey out but came back from Santander.
Anyway, a bit of my thoughts on Morocco to set the scene. Here is what I learned:
Culture
All Moroccan men must spend their entire day standing at the side of the road while their hag wives toil in a nearby field. The man sometimes must stand halfway up a deserted mountain road. If the man is in a town then standing at the side of the road is not allowed, he must cross the road.
The national sport is seeing how many people and/or animals it is possible to cram into a 1970's Mercedes or Citroen.
Driving
You must at all times overtake the vehicle in front. ALWAYS. Extra points are awarded for overtaking on a blind bend up a mountain, while doing no more than 0.5 mph faster than the overtake-ee, with 13 people/animals in the car and grinning madly, proudly exposing the last rotten tooth in your mouth.
Parking
You must park no more than 2 inches away from the nearest blue Yamaha motorcycle, even in a vast, empty area. When leaving you must roll forward and hit the Yamaha, again grinning like a cretin proudly exposing 'Gnasher'.
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awesome off road technical trip. Now that is riding! Kind of stuff I love as well.
Those gravel roads look great. The kind of stuff a real biker loves to take on. Your bikes are quite loaded as well
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| Posted: 16:20 - 03 Nov 2012 Post subject: |
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Those scenes when you arrive in small villages where they havent seen white people get really irritating. The kids come and want to touch you, everyone gathers to stare. I worked in northern ghana, near the border of burkina faso and Togo. We had a helicopter and dirt bikes to get around. Often i would be the first of the team and I got so irritated after a while, they just hang around hoping you put something down they can grab, and stare at you all the time, that i would teach them how to greet 'the next group in afrikaans: 'Jou Ma se Poes'. Your mother's C**t'.
Wish I could see the reaction when the main group arrived and got their 'greeting' 
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| Posted: 23:06 - 05 Nov 2012 Post subject: |
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I want to go back, Not ridden offroad in ages 
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| Posted: 00:26 - 09 Nov 2012 Post subject: |
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| Kradmelder wrote: | | tatters wrote: | I want to go back, Not ridden offroad in ages |
I guess the only options on your grey wet island is green laning, but that is short distances and cannot really put together a long trip.
What about wales and the scottish highlands? Are there not long off road stretches and villages of the tar roads? |
Nothing much in Scotland apart from a few fire roads and green lanes, Theres few good short routes in wales but nothing like what you get abroad. Offroading is shit in the UK 
I,m always up for doing more trips like this being lucky enough to have the time and funds to do so, in past years I,ve been across Scandinavia/Russia/Ukraine/Europe etc plus 4 trips to Morocco now but l hate going on my own its just not fun for me anymore.
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Awesome pics man, thanks for sharing!  |
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So when are you going back to Morocco?
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