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hello juys new to the forum lookig for a bit of info.
im making my first trip to morocco in early october ill be doing
the trip on a ktm 990 adventure .driving from dublin in ireland
all the way down . what i want to know is is most of it exsesable on my bike what should i be thinking about as in spare parts to bring .also what ever info on good places to go and stay and great driving roads thanks .
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Hi Mr. bonnie,
great decision- I had been in Maroc in March 08 on a 950 s it was excellent.

If you still have the original exaust mounted, then you need unleaded fuel.
In some regions in the Atlas montains (e.g. Agoudal) it is a problem to get unleaded fuel (they really have leaded fuel).
Change the exaust or carry at least about 8 Liters extra.

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Great idea! I'm going in October too, with 5 other guys we're doing a 'Short Way Down' tour to Morocco from the Netherlands. We don't go too far off-road, maybe just a gravel/dirt road, nothing fancy. I'm driving a couch (BMW RT), so no desert driving for me.

Unfortunately (for you), our website is in Dutch, but you can check out our route at Short Way Down 2009. You see two maps, the first is the route from Holland to Almeria where we take the ferry to Mellila and the second map is our intended route through Morocco.

Clicking on the red magnifying glass makes the map full screen.

One tip: check out Bikers Home in Ouarzazate. It's a Dutch guy who has a offroad centre over there. We're going to stay there for a day or two. He can give you some advice.
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Pick up insurance at the port, make sure you have the Michelin map, head off to Er Foud and Ouarzazate, as the south-east area is the best, and the maze of roads north of the Todra Gorge (used as a film set by David Lean in the making of Lawrence of Arabia), is a great place to take a bike. Get the Chris Scott guide book, Morocco, his latest book on where to go, where to stay - answers all the questions. Someone can post up the website here on where to order it. Do some homework before you go from the armchair...the book and Michelin map will transform your trip. Dont leave home without it.
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make sure you have the Michelin map
The Rough Guide map of Morocco is also quite good. Printed on double sided, non-rip (plastic) paper, makes it a bit better suited for heavy use (folding in your tank bag). Read this for some insight in maps of Morocco. I picked up the Rough Guide map together with the Morocco Overland book.
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good evening chaps,thanks for the info i got the maps and chris scotts
overland book so i have that part sorted. the one thing i dont have is a gps i have one put in my budget i was thinking about the new garmin zumo 660
is that suitable for morocco . mike great looking site shame i cant speak dutch ,i should be down in almeria in or around the 7th or 8th of october .ill getting the ferry from portsmouth on the 5th. one more thing carlio was saying about the lack of unleaded fuel down south does leaded fuel l make a big deal to the bikes
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Hi,

I am Ali and i live in Casablanca Morocco.
i am planning to travel in the south of morocco (desert...) and i am looking for a companion.
I have one of those KTM 640 adventure 2006.

I would be more than happy to join you. I rather prefer to be on offroad than on road. As my bike has been built for that.

Please let me know if you are interested.
My email : kholty@yahoo.com
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I finished translating the Trip and Team pages, so it's bit better for non-Dutch speaking people. Another tip: if you want to understand a bit more of the rest of the site, use Google Translate; it does a much better job than Babelfish.
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hee kholty meeby in bikerhome we meet.
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is the samsung b-2100
en the b-2700 hundert
for dessert en water en shock proof.
test it.........is good stuf.
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hi bonnie,
the unleaded fuel is no problem for the engine-only for the original exaust (catalysator) of the LC8.
Lead is destroying the cat.
I don´t know if you have periodical checks of the exaust gas in the UK....
..and I only had one time problems to get unleaded fuel, that was in Agoudal after riding Circ de jaffar-heading to Dades gorge-but this areas are the most exciting ones...
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