Sounds like a great plan! Check out the thread I posted recently on how to take your bike on the ferry from Tallinn to Stockholm for free. And let me know when you're approaching Estonia, let's have a !

Thank you, I will (both check out your thread and contact you when we're getting close to Estonia

It will be getting a bit warm in S Morocco by June I think. Easy to search temperatures region by region on the web to get a good idea. If you buzz down to Morocco fast, at least if you find it too warm for enjoyment you can head north again and spend more time wherever feels more comfortable.

Regarding tyres, there are not actually too many really sandy areas (particularly in the mountains!) unless you go looking (and I wouldn't recommend it in the hot season solo) E07s should be fine.
I don't know what the Spanish sections of the TET are like, other than the mountainous north. Best place to ask for details is probably the TET forum. Looking at youtube clips of eastern european sections a lot looks not too technical, and possible on much bigger bikes than yours, but there are bound to be some suprises. There is no shame in taking a detour - when you're on your own you can't afford to take big risks.

Remember to take some time off the bike. You've got a big, ambitious plan, and it would be a shame to be burnt out and exhausted by the time your girlfriend joins you.
Have a great trip!

Very good advice from Mossproof in his post directly above.

Being a person who has grown up and lived most of their life in a climate similar to Norway (Canada), I think I would be rather uncomfortable riding in Morocco in late May or early June. It gets kind of hot there, unless you stay up along the north coast.

Last trip I took in Morocco was in February this year - I spent a whole month in the country this past February, and found the temperature to be very pleasant, about the same as late spring or early fall in Canada.

Here's a thought for you: Why not ship your motorcycle down to southern Spain around the beginning of April (one month prior to your current plan), fly down there from Norway, then start your riding in Morocco and then ride up to Denmark to meet your girlfriend?

The cost of shipping your bike and flying yourself will probably be less than the cost of riding from Norway down to Southern Spain. You won't have to worry about tire changes, oil changes, etc. down south because the bike will be (presumably) well prepared by you before you ship it. You could put your knobbies on the bike before you ship it, and only have to worry about changing over to road tires after you are finished with the TET in Spain. Tires (and the labour to install them) are cheap in Spain.

You'll cut your total mileage in half, and give yourself a lot of time to "stop and smell the roses" as you travel northbound.

I've ridden (many times) from Zurich down to Algeciras on my ST 1100, and it's a hell of a long, tiring ride if you just want to transit, rather than tour. If you want to 'make time' (get there fast), that means taking the French & Spanish toll roads, and they are friggin' expensive - you pay the same price as a car.

Food for thought...

Michael

Or add three more days to your trip and enjoy crossing Spain out of the highways...

Thanks for the replies, guys! And sorry for responding late, it's been quite busy the last couple of weeks.

It might be too warm for me during that time, but I'd still like to try, and then head someplace else if it's too hot for me. I'm sure there's plenty of places in cooler/more mountainous areas too explore, the desert just sounds so exotic Well, there will always be new trips in the future.

I just sent an e-mail about shipping the bike to Spain, doesn't sound like a bad idea! If I can get more time to explore Spain/Portugal on my way north, and perhaps do some TET in France as well, I'd definitely prefer that.

Again, thanks so much for your replies, I'm really excited about this trip!