Is there a national network for roadside breakdowns or are you on your own? I'm most concerned about punctures, having never had to deal with one on my own. RAC has always been there for me.
Do people carry a plugging kit and compressor? Isa the slime stuff as good as it claims to be.
I should say that my Varadero has tubeless tyres (Tourances)
Thanks
Dave

No national network that I am aware of, though I understand that the Dutch version of the AA have agents in country, including Pete at Bikershome (search the HUBB). I've also heard that German ADAC covers Morocco, but don't know if that is true. There are plenty of tyre shops all over Morocco, who are very capable, and will fix you easily, though decent bike rubber is rare.

Re punctures, I've used tubeless tyre plugs a number of times, and found them very straightforward to use. On my first trip from UK to Morocco in 2008 on an old Hinckley Daytona we covered about 7000 miles and I got 2 punctures - one in Spain, and one in France! Both repaired with tubeless plugs. Hadn't had one since til I went to the NEC last November, and picked up a screw on the M40 - arse! Tubeless kit did the trick again, though.

The TipTop ring shaped plugs as supplied in BMW tool kits are excellent, but I've not been able to buy replacement plugs, so use the cheap Weldtite plugs with the TipTop reamer and standard patch glue. At a push you can get 2 or even 3 of these into a big hole and it stays put for the life of the tyre. Not recommended for autobahn use, but it'll get you home! Don't forget a pump: a decent push bike one is probably a better bet than CO2 cartridges, as you'll need 5 for just one inflation of a rear bike tyre, and the cheapo £3.99 compressors take forever, and are not very long lived in my experience.
Have a great trip - much Moroccan tarmac is better than the knackered surfaces we're having to endure these days.

I shall be joining ADAC next time round. They offer full European assistance at a fraction of the cost the AA charge just for UK cover. They have English speaking phone operators and your call is subcontracted to local firms as a priority rescue.
If they have agents in Morocco as well, that's the icing on the cake!!

I've been with ADAC for a couple of years now. Membership was 98€ which covers me and my wife and any vehicle in which we're travelling including travel insurance.
I took out this cover as they provide subcontracted assistance in Morocco & Tunisia. ADAC arrange repair/recovery, you pay the local guys and ADAC refund all payments made. Will let you know how well it works in practice if I ever need them.

Happy trails,

Peter

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Great tip about the ADAC for non-Germans. If it works, that changes everything for us usually unassisted Brits.

Ditto to everything Bob advises and says; there are some great paved roads down south and many pistes are easily manageable, even on a 'dero with Tourances.

Ch

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The name Mondial jumped out of my brain when I read this - pretty sure they offer this in Morocco from memory:

https://www.allianz.com/en/about_us/...s/morocco.html

Website link doesn't work but that not unusual.... or maybe they have changed their name. I'm assuming ADAC would contact Mondial in Morocco?

(Thanks for ADAC info - is their an age limit on the vehicle you use? Mine is 22 years old etc)

I've seen someone call ADAC right down on the WS / Mauri border when they fell off and their BMW was damaged, and ADAC agreed to collect it. I'm not sure I'd want to sit at the side of the road down there waiting for the truck to turn up (the rider flew back to Germany in this case) but at least the bike would eventually get back.

Thanks everyone for your input. Think I'll invesst in plugging kit ande compressor.
Cheers
Dave

ADAC is pretty good for their cover alright and they cover you as everybody says.

Be aware though, that if you have 3-4 incidents inside 2 years outside of Germany they may deem you not economically and downgrade you to cover inside Germany only with no option to upgrade to their Plus cover again.

Pain in the b*** if you don't live in Germany. Just keep that in mind, when you have the cover from them and use it.

That's pretty much the only downside with them. Beyond that there are no other snatches and it's hard to find the same value for money elsewhere.

/M

RAC will also cease cover if you have more than 3 call outs, but within the same year. They don't tell you, you just find out when you ring them up for the 4th time!