A Moroccan Taster

[Farmboy]

Well being on Dial up means his has taken me 8 days to prepare so its gonna be short and sweet:

Not so much a ride report but a selection of stills taken from the Video we made on our recent trip to Morocco.

The quality of the stills refelcts the fact that they are taken from the video but you get the idea

The route was Cueta to Midelt, then Left into and over the Atlas Mountains then down Dades Gorge Right to Ouzazarte then Foum Zguid to Merzouga via the Desert

hope you enjoy:

High in the Atlas

Never flick it into neutral whilst crosing dried up rivers

Or going up 1 in 3 rocky climbs for that matter

Finding a route through the Rivers in the Mountains

Nice Mountain River Crossings in the Atlas

Some not so nice

Desert Pics to follow

 

[Stevie73]

Stunning mate!! Wish I was there too!!!! Did you take any scuba masks along....

 

[Farmboy]

Entering the Desert

I dont think the Desert wants us to leave

Some calmer moments

and then back to the fun

Zagora

Finally made it

Chris

 

[Farmboy]

I must say thanks to Garfield who i met at a Cafe just after my snorkelling adventure.

he sorted out my knee which had come out and gone back in again all of its own accord

Lots nd lots of Ibrufen and I was good to go

 

[Jeannot]

Definitely adventure with a big "A".
JC

 

[Aidan1150]

I see you gave your Ard Cases quite a battering there FB and it looks like they took it all pretty well.

 

[davidgibson999]

The stills capture it pretty good. You going to post the video?
Would love to see a fuller ride report with photos

 

[David Nimrod]

Fantastic stuff... I'm so envious

 

[Farmboy]

Those Ardcases are tops, to be honest par from a couple of small gouges they are unmarked and really stood up well. They hold water very well indeed as I found out after emptying about 3 litres of River out of the Left one

As for the bike believe it or not It remains unmarked and without a scratch How I dont quite know.


As for the Video I will have to let Pete view the video first I only finished it a few days ago.

If Pete likes it enough He can upload the Video somewhere, Being on Dial up is not the best when it comes to hosting video etc

 

[davidgibson999]

Just noticed the sticker on your LHS Ard Case pannier - I assume that you bumped into John from Trailmasters on your trip too? Nice guy.

 

[Farmboy]

Nice spot David

We met through a friend in a local Pub a month before the trip for some tips and advice.

Which I didnt take for the most part

Will be seeing him again for a post trip drinky poos soon - any excuse

 

[ChubbyThumper]

Interesting report Chris. How do you think the 950 would have coped with that terrain?

 

[Farmboy]

Having owned Both and done similar trips on them both it is clear to me that the 950 would be much nimbler and faster over any terrain.

BUT - the 950 would have struggled on a few occasions with the distance between fuel stops without carrying extra on board which would have negated the lighter bike aspect

The soft power of the 750 was very much appreciated on those high narrow pistes in the Mountains the power of the KTM might have given me a few problems.

 

[Jeremy]

Fantastic pictures, just can't get bored of looking at Moroccan adventures.

 

[Steve the Kiwi]

Stunning piccies ! Morroco proper!

Have you got a GPS track log you could flick out?

 

[davidgibson999]

Nice spot David

We met through a friend in a local Pub a month before the trip for some tips and advice.

Which I didnt take for the most part

Will be seeing him again for a post trip drinky poos soon - any excuse

I was seriously dehydrated and very ill when I met him on my way home in Algeciras - he diagnosed correctly and fed me full of sugar salt and water and within a couple of hours I was sorted. Good bloke. Say hello to him for me.

 

[Farmboy]

Next time I see him I will be suffering from the same symptoms as you,


The difference is I can diagnose mine now before I set off

 

[DaiB]

moroco

Hi FB done the same line as you on that river crossing but just kept it up with mike's help nice to cool off in the water by the time you get to there ha where to next my GS is looking to clean regards Dai.

 

[Farmboy]

Now then Dai, Hope you are well.

Off to Switzerland for a week in July to see my Brother who lives near the French Swiss Border

Pete Is going to Download the Video of our Morocco Trip onto You Tube when he gets chance so watch this space