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I've found nearly all Moroccan people to be super friendly. The only negative experience I've had in 4 trips to Moroc was on the Cirque du Jaffar. Horrid, nasty, thieving sh*ts, IMHO. Rabid dogs too, although one had the pleasure of having his brains rearranged by my left MX boot. Wouldn't surprise me if the barbed wire is deliberate to catch people. There was no barbed wire up there in Easter 2007.
Good luck and be careful.
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If you see anyone with size 11 seal skin socks up there, they were stolen from a moving bike as they ran alongside and unzipped my mate's panniers.
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If you see anyone with size 11 seal skin socks up there, they were stolen from a moving bike as they ran alongside and unzipped my mate's panniers.
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I down that way in April...I'm so looking forward to see a Moroccan run alongside my bike when I'm riding off road
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Hi
I've had the same meet in 2006 south of Azrou in cedar forest, described here Two 400XR in Morocco: 23-10 Fes Midelt 281Km Barbed wire
But I'm note sure that this is a wanted trap, regarding the wood sticks planted in the ground it seems to be an enclosure. The locals are used to walk on foot or on donkey and even with a car they go very slowly, so I think they don't imagine how it can be dangerous.
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I've found nearly all Moroccan people to be super friendly. The only negative experience I've had in 4 trips to Moroc was on the Cirque du Jaffar. Horrid, nasty, thieving sh*ts, IMHO.
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I did not see your socks Chris but I did have some of those 'super friendly' lot jump on the back of my pick up trying to break in and another one reach in through my half open window trying to swipe my ipod.... but then ...that was in Tangiers...
Keep your wits about you - Just like back home really....
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I did not see your socks Chris but I did have some of those 'super friendly' lot jump on the back of my pick up trying to break in and another one reach in through my half open window trying to swipe my ipod.... but then ...that was in Tangiers...
Keep your wits about you - Just like back home really.... 
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They were my mate's (dirty) socks.  Having shared a room with my mate, I really feel for the thief. His feet smelt real bad.
Another great advantage of being on a bike is you're quicker through traffic so sh!ts can't jump on you. Never been to Tangiers. The Morrocan side of Ceuta is bad enough.
On the way north to Spanish Ceuta, I'm usually on the pavement (sidewalk: for our US friends) for the last few 100 meters (including the final squeeze at the immigration offices). It's amazing how empty it is because the touts a.k.a thieves are in the road with the cars and minibuses. 
The north coast of Moroc ain't nice IMHO.
cheers
Chris
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Care needed in Morocco.
Sounds like caution is needed then. I'm travelling in June on a Tiger with full touratech gear. Moral here is to keep them locked. Worry for me is the Zumo 500 and Garmin GPSMAP60CS on the cross bar. I'm tempted to use paper maps when risk is high. Dont be blase' about UK either. at Portsmouth in 2005 I had my tankbag nicked 2hrs before due to embark. Holiday over thanks to a pair of thieving UK scumbags. Doing Morocco solo so any good advice welcome.
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Be smart!
When in any area with lots of people around don't have stuff like GPS etc on display/offer that could be easily grabbed. Just don't put the temptation there!
Lock or strap bags/cases/panniers and any other loose kit - likewise with cars/trucks etc - if they can grab it and run they will!!!
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