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Kenya to Ethiopia
Any news on the rumored repairs to the road between Kenay and Ethiopia? Can it be ridden now, or is it still wisest to load the bike onto a truck in a convoy and cross that way?
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The road condition between Moyale & Isiolo is not great, but it was definately rideable twelve months ago. The section between Turbi (120kms south of Moyale) & Marsabit can be a bit rough on your tires as there are a lot of sharp rocks - make sure you have spare tubes. Marsabit to Isiolo is heavily corrugated and lots of loose gravel.

Avoid the temptation to go via the convoy as it is horrendously slow.
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Thank you Matt. might could be that by the time we have worked our way to that corner, the road will be better. not likely, but one can hope.
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We drove this piste in February this year and I can confirm Matt Roach's info. Heavily corrugated in some parts but no major problem.
Have a safe trip
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Thank you Albert. The tires on a motorscooter, while smaller than those on a cycle, are much thicker and more heavily constructed. With your input added to Matt's, I think that by going slowly we should have no problems. How long did it take you to make the trip from decent road to decent road again? We will be going south to north and shipping out of Djiubouti and if we are too tired by then, might not go to Ethiopia but leave out of Kenya for India.

hope you are having a good trip.
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Thank you Albert. The tires on a motorscooter, while smaller than those on a cycle, are much thicker and more heavily constructed. With your input added to Matt's, I think that by going slowly we should have no problems. How long did it take you to make the trip from decent road to decent road again? We will be going south to north and shipping out of Djiubouti and if we are too tired by then, might not go to Ethiopia but leave out of Kenya for India.

hope you are having a good trip.
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It just occurred to me that you might be able to fit agriculteral tyres. to scooter wheels....whilst not much for sppeed, they can be even tougher
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locals were shooting each other and chucking grenades (might have been just one grenade) when I was there, approximately 14 days after Matt was there. The army closed the road for a further 10 days to mop up the mess.

Situations change all the time, you'll only know what it's like when you get there. Even the guy at the customs post on the Kenya side that morning (I was heading south) didn't know about the problems just 60 k's south.
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damn! that sounds like great fun doug. that's the time when you tell the pilon rider to jump off and push. being shot at is not fun but the odds of being killed accidentally are pretty slim. in truth, the odds of collecting a hole where there shouldn't be one are pretty slim. it was once estimated that for every man killed in combat something like 8000 rounds were expended. I have been bumped twice though and don't like the idea of it happening again. paint a bullseye on the passenger's jacket, ride fast.

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