Hi to everyone, I'm new o this site and am going to do that annoying newbie thing of asking loads of possibly obvious questions in my very first post. Please bear with me.

So I've got the bug and want to go on a bit of a jolly. Trouble is funding is very tight and I'm starting uni as a mature student at the end of september. Having recently being made unemployed I'm facing the prospect of some soul destroying job for the next few months or selling my car, Z1000 and Hi-fi system and going on my first tour.

First off, bike. I'm thinking of trying to pick up a F650GS for £2500 - £3000 with as little mileage as possible. I've not heard much bad about them except for horror stories about front forks falling off. Anyone able to shed some light?

So assuming I've got my Beemer, loaded up with touratech panniers and some sort of gps (??) I'm thinking of heading to morocco (seems like a cool place, no need for carnet or visa etc) through france and spain then back again. So am I mad for thinking of doing this in summer? I know its pretty hot. I'm new to touring and never done any off roading so I'm not out to conquer the sahara or anything, I just want to see the sights, check out Marrakech and ride over the atlas mountains. Can anyone give me ideas for a nice fairly easy route round taking 10 days to two week and getting me back to the ferry? Would like a few dusty roads though.

Due to budget I plan on camping through europe and have been looking into campsites but was wondering, is it possible to just ride wherever you fancy in france and spain and be in with a good chance of finding a campsite at the end of the day?

I don't know if I can pull this off in the time/budget I have but any advice would be great. If I do i see it as a little experience builder and jolly in preparation for greater things in the future.

Thanks