March trip.

[Pauly S]

Gromit and I and goin down to maroc for three weeks leaving here around the 8th march and i have three weeks play time to ride through europe and get to algerciras and get back home..
This will be our second trip, but this time were doing a bit more off road and on piste,were leaving behind the big bikes, im on an xt600 and gromit is on an 800gs.
So the question is where would you recommend we go?,weve done Marrakech, ouzeratte,Fez,Rabat,Meknes.
Casablanca by all accounts is a shit hole, (mind you some parts of fez werent great),and i'm quite keen to steer clear of the big towns.
Dunno if its worth doing the portsmouth boat again or riding thru france via le tunnel.
Your views gents as always would be appreciated. cheers Guys.

 

[Fanum]

Do you fancy mountains and high up ruggedness, or plains and deserty sand?

Or a mixture?

 

[Pauly S]

Mountains sound good but keeping clear of the skiff dealers.

 

[Pauly S]

There again plains are good but sand is a pita.

 

[Ash]

I do hope you do a ride report of yer travels, as it is the only way I get to see these Cracking places......

 

[Pauly S]

Ah yes on here and fb.

 

[Gromit]

(mind you some parts of fez werent great)

Understatement of the week.
We could smell it 10 miles out. It was riding through a council tip for 5 miles minus the pikeys.....

 

[Bounce]

Gromit and I and goin down to maroc for three weeks leaving here around the 8th march and i have three weeks play time to ride through europe and get to algerciras and get back home..
This will be our second trip, but this time were doing a bit more off road and on piste,were leaving behind the big bikes, im on an xt600 and gromit is on an 800gs.
So the question is where would you recommend we go?,weve done Marrakech, ouzeratte,Fez,Rabat,Meknes.
Casablanca by all accounts is a shit hole, (mind you some parts of fez werent great),and i'm quite keen to steer clear of the big towns.
Dunno if its worth doing the portsmouth boat again or riding thru france via le tunnel.
Your views gents as always would be appreciated. cheers Guys.

Nicely done chaps...gotta go rugged, just got to!!!!!!

 

[Pauly S]

I do hope you do a ride report of yer travels, as it is the only way I get to see these Cracking places......

TBH Ash, if you can make 60mph on your pizza bike you could join us.were not goin mad, been there done that, weve got three weeks..

 

[Ash]

TBH Ash, if you can make 60mph on your pizza bike you could join us.were not goin mad, been there done that, weve got three weeks..

Medically I can't Paul, wish I could. But I have to stick to mainland EU......
Let alone going off road and the real risk of falling off...

 

[888bart]

nomad, if you haven't booked a ferry yet look up L D lines , mega deal on Santander route this year. two of us are going in april, like you guys for three weeks
"BIG "

 

[Pauly S]

nomad, if you haven't booked a ferry yet look up L D lines , mega deal on Santander route this year. two of us are going in april, like you guys for three weeks
"BIG "

we booked it last night, bugger.

 

[Urban Rider]

I'll be following on behind you lot as there are 5-6 of us planning on 10 days in May!!

 

[Corp.Clinger!]

Have a wee peep here to see my routes if you wish.....good amount of off roading compared to tarmac.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=934266






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[Tim Cullis]

There's an awful lot of good stuff in the northern half of the country.

Azrou is one of my favourite areas (I almost bought some land there), and a few miles south just past the volcano of Jebel Hebri you can turn right (south west at N33 21.209 W5 08.631) onto an initially stony piste and then follow your nose into the wilderness. Aim towards N32 58.657 W5 12.705. Some pics: http://www.morocco-knowledgebase.net/forum/showthread.php?t=210

Have fun.

 

[Pauly S]

Thanks Tim, that route looks brill,i'll put that on the map in pencil right away.Those pics look great btw

 

[Gromit]

Tim this does look good.
Could it be done on tourances or so it tkc's only?

There's an awful lot of good stuff in the northern half of the country.

Azrou is one of my favourite areas (I almost bought some land there), and a few miles south just past the volcano of Jebel Hebri you can turn right (south west at N33 21.209 W5 08.631) onto an initially stony piste and then follow your nose into the wilderness. Aim towards N32 58.657 W5 12.705. Some pics: http://www.morocco-knowledgebase.net/forum/showthread.php?t=210

Have fun.

 

[Tim Cullis]

Tourances are fine. TKC80s are better when there's mud or sand, but Tourances are OK on that route in good weather.

 

[Pauly S]

What would the weather be on that trail Tim in mid march? Will it be cold?is it at altitude.?ta pauly.