Morocco

D O G · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Karma :

Best post on BCF in many months. Some of the pics are fantastic, is there a link to a hi-res album so I can nick a couple for wallpaper?

Off road bike is a high priority for 2013.

..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Cheers D O G, If you want to pick some I'm happy to email them over or if you prefer I can burn the lot to a DVD and post it to you?

UnspeedySam · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Karma :

Great post guys. Looks like you had fun.

What did you do for insurance/breakdown cover? Both of mine only cover mainland europe. Sad

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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Once you get through the Moroccan border there's a booth immediately afterwards where you can buy insurance. What it covers you for I have no idea.

We thought it was best to have it in case the police used it as an excuse to use us like a mobile cash machine, as it turned out, the police are not interested in hassling European bikers at all.

tatters · Exxon Valdez Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Karma :

Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

Excellent pics and a half decent write up.

Right o', back to normality...there is a tag sat waiting to be had. Wink

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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

For those of you who want to do a similar trip, then get this book

https://stanfords.s3.amazonaws.com/coverimage/176025_MorocOver_jkt.jpg

https://www.morocco-overland.com/

It has routes for road and trails, information on their difficulty and a road book style layout for the routes.

Everything you need to know is in there.

Other good websiites/forums are

https://www.advrider.com/forums/

and

https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/

Tim.. · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Karma :

So much awesome!

What are the sort of spares do you take?
How far do you go, chains, tyre levers, clutches, bearings?!
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Fowlersrs · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Mar 2012 Karma :

What a fantastic post guys, this is truly epic stuff, I bet you had a blast of a time. Got any other countrys on your to do list?

Reminds me of the 2 famous guys who did it and filmed it all on there own tv shown, there names dont come to me at the moment!

tatters · Exxon Valdez Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Karma :

Stewie · Scooby Slapper Joined: 25 Sep 2010 Karma :

Great post guys, brilliant pic and advice, just got myself a mid size trailie, and looking to go do a tour soon, I bet the surrey lanes will never be the same Laughing

..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Great pic Tatters Thumbs Up

Got any of the vids? The mobbing and MH5?

AL- · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Karma :

Great pics. I can't wait till the kids are older so I can do more exploring Cool

Howling Terror · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

Jizzed....

That is all.

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TheDonUK · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Karma :

Nice one guys!
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TheDonUK · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Karma :

I am glad to hear that, You have a lengthly PM
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Tatters took a few short videos:

First one is a very rocky section on MH5 - you can't quite see how bad it is from the vid. I was struggling with an about to snap clutch cable. It was getting some serious abuse as I was geared for the road, the cable snapped about 5 minutes later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ5bUszxVOg&feature=g-user-u

Second one, over the worst of the rocks on that trail, just picking our way along

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lOJhT6Y25A&feature=g-user-u

A typical scene if you stop in or near a village, not in this video but one time we had to do a U-turn in a tight area and we got properly mobbed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW7X9qZGcHg&feature=g-user-u

astroscope · Spanner Monkey Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Karma :

This all looks so cool!
What happens when you break break down, have a puncture or something?
Do you bring tools with you?
Spare inner tube?
I'm curious.
Astro Thumbs Up

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tatters · Exxon Valdez Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Karma :

[quote="Joe"]Yeah, that's exactly it, take what you can within reason. My clutch cable snapped halfway up a mountain on a very rocky trail - MH5 for those with Chris Scott's book, the most difficult one in the book - so I was thankful I'd taken a spare.
[quote]

You looked so worried when that happend and at first thought it was the clutch its self that had failed. Laughing

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alexknight200... · Crazy Courier Joined: 05 May 2012 Karma :

In a dreamy thoughtful voice;

One day, one day, .......................... I will do a tour Thinking

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