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Myself and a friend have rented Sertao's from Nourdine twice this past year and have found him to be a very straight and helpful guy.
We rented two Sertao's in January this year practically as new and again in October when the bikes had taken a lot of punishment since. A battery went in one which Nourdine replaced and my Sertao leaked oil onto my left foot throughout the trip. Otherwise OK and quite a comfy bike to ride.
Anyways, a happy customer of Loc and will use them again especially now that Ryan Air are flying directly from Dublin to Marrakesh starting in April 2014
Chris a question, I'm heading down there again in May 2014 for two weeks and as my missus is coming I'm planning on renting a 4x4, does Nourdine rent out the jeep without a driver, just wondering as I can contact him beforehand anyway.
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8 Jan 2014
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I'm going to Merzouga next february by car, I would like to a 1 day motorcycle trip in the area. is there a motorcycle rental or guides tour operator in Merzouga?
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15 May 2014
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Location Moto Marrakech / PalmeKech Rental
Hi there,
we are looking for a Honda Tornado 250 rental (3 bikes) in Morocco for 8 days in October. We emailed several recommended places, but none of them have 3 of these bikes available when we need them.
So far Location Moto Marrakech / PalmeKech Rental ( motorbike rentals in marrakesh morocco, scooter rental in marrakesh morocco) could offer us the bikes, but we have no idea whether that rental place is any good or not. Has anyone rented from them before? Can the place be recommended?
Thanks in advance,
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30 Oct 2014
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Quick update about Palme Kech bikes: The rental went pretty smooth. The 3 bikes were ok, no mechanical problems in a week. 2 out of 3 speedos didn't work and the rear tire of one bike was near its end. Otherwise, the tires were pretty new. No problems with the company, we dealt with a nice guy who spoke English (seemed to be the owner). We broke one mirror glass, but were not charged extra for it.
Negative bits: They are crap at responding to emails (especially in English) and they don't accept credit cards for the payment. Also, they said we shouldn't go offroad, although we specifically asked for that in the beginning by email, before renting. Therefore, we ignored the request. No questions about that or the amount of dirt on the bikes were asked when we returned the bikes.
All in all we would rent from them again.
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Not that much yet. We arranged the rental and had to pay 30% in advance as a deposit. Maybe a risk but they seem to be genuine. The trip will be in October, so I cannot say anything about the bikes yet. I'm happy to report afterwards.
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20 Nov 2014
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Hi all!
4 Dutchies are about to book a trip in Morocco. Loc2Roues unfortunately has no more XR250's available in May 2015. I see one good review on Atlantic Moto City from a year or two ago. Does anybody have more recent experience with them?
And a question on the XR250's: were you guys able to carry sufficient luggage on it? We're considering to carry camping gear. We'll be eating the delicious Moroccan food in restaurants but thought it would be great to sleep outside.
Thank you!!
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We are currently on Loc XRs. Brilliant little bikes - 250km + range, but camping would be a faff. Keep it simple: in Mk demi pension from 200ds. Not had a bad meal yet.
Sure glad we've not camped last 2 nights.
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marrakesh end oct 18
loc2roues are fully booked at end oct '18so we've found
Location Motos Marrakech
who have tornados (or xt660z's) for hire
has anyone any experience with this company ??
Many Thx
Last edited by Tim Cullis; 20 Aug 2018 at 14:51.
Reason: Corrected URL to show the name of the company
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I don't but I'm generally skeptical of businesses that post stock photos of bikes instead of the actual bikes pics. but in morocco that maybe just bad website design.
If you re really planning something serious, you need to have an idea what the bikes are like. If you just need something to get around and you dont really care then it doesnt mattter. I think if you lower your expectations you wont be disappointed.
this is their other website. also is their facebook page below
type these keywords in google to see google reviews "location moto marrakech palmkech"
Location scooters Marrakech, location moto Marrakech, quad Marrakech
https://www.facebook.com/palmekech/
facebook page shows actual bike pics they look good but again if the other rental biz are booked up, you have to check what's available...
the pics on facebook are dated april of this year so fairly recent but check.
They have whatsapp on their webpage you can always request them to take pics of the bikes and text them to you
let us know how it goes please. customer service, first contact impressions etc.
good luck
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Thx for inputs. As an update ..
loc2roues recommended m2r.ma I was excited as they offer tornados -and- crf250l's … silly boy for getting excited.
After ignored web forms and emails I realised the best way to talk to Morroco folk is via WhatsApp … and after further days of half-baked comms m2r said they could not help.
So I have booked 3 xt660's with palmkeck and paid deposit via bank xfer (not western-union cash!). Good (for morocco) comms in English with chats and calls on WhatsApp.
I think tornados are hard to hire, and unconvinced with bmw 310's (I'm 6'2") Will report back after hire.
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Hi,
I rented a XT660R at Palmekech for two week in march 2018. (I had the blue bike on the facebook pictures.) It had a lot of scratches, the front light was depressed and the rear tire was half used but I took it anyway because the engine started without problems and it sounded good.
After a few days the right suspension fork leaked oil which I led repair for ca. 40€ in Zagora. Palmekech did not give me the money for the repairs and they said I have to pay for everything what happens during the time. As a tip, you better clarify this before you pay at the beginning of your trip.
All in all I had a great time in morocco and enjoyed driving with the XT660R, its a nice bike :-).
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Bike hire in Marrakech
I'm planning to hire a bike for a week in Marrakech later this month. Would I be better trying to arrange this beforehand from the UK or is it likely I would get a better deal by visiting the hire places when I get there? I've come across a web site rentalmotorbike.com which offers bikes all over the world including Marrakech but a search of local companies only seem to offer scooters or lightweight trail bikes. I need a larger bike suitable for 2 up with luggage.
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Me and 3 friends used Loc2Roues. Great service and well prepared bikes - we'd certainly use them again in the future.
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They are brokers using local companies such as M2R to fulfill bookings. My concern would be who is responsible if the bikes aren't available when you arrive, or if there are problems. Your contract will be with the broker, not the company actually providing the bikes.
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We are now back from Morocco. We did use loc2roues and I can't fault them. I wanted a 650 GS but it wasn't available when I first enquired so I provisionally arranged for a Honda XR 250. When we got there I had doubts about pillion comfort and being able to carry our luggage. Fortunately the 650 GS had unexpectedly become available so we took that with panniers. Originally we had planned to go across to Ouarzazate and then work our way south west to the coast but the threatened bad weather combined with our summer riding gear put us off so we headed for the coast at Essaouira and then followed it south for a while before heading back to Marrakech. We didn't do a huge mileage and instead of moving on each day as originally intended we spent 4 of the nights in Agadir and went on day rides from there. We spent our last night at a wonderful place called the Berber Heritage Center near Imintanoute and after an evening in the company of a local Berber family and their friends we felt we had experienced some of the "real" Morocco.
The bike was well prepared with good tyres and behaved faultlessly while we had it.
Those of you who know us will know that any trip where we don't experience a visit to a local hospital has been a successful trip. 
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