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Morocco Christmas/New Year 2014/15
Seeking 1 or 2 riding buddies for a predominantly off road trip in Morocco. I’ll be on a BMW X-Challenge. The links in my signature tell a few bike trip stories. This will be my 5th trip to Morocco. Some details are at Morocco TBSdotCom
Apart from the obligatory trip round and through the dunes at Merzouga, I’m hoping to spend most of my time south of the line Marrakesh/ Ouarzazate/ Zagora, an area I’ve not visited before.
The bike is currently parked near Gibraltar and I’m flying there and back on 19Dec14/05Jan15. The bike will stay in Spain for an Easter 2015 trip through Portugal. Being a school teacher (and having booked the flights a long time ago…) these dates are unfortunately non-negotiable.
Are you planning something like this too? Maybe drop me a PM/ email (see my website) or reply here.
Ride safely.
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25 Sep 2014
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Hello Chris!
Well, I am expecting a child and I don't want to leave my wife alone, so no ride adventures for me for a while. But I've just moved near the Gibraltar area and I will be available for a  when you were here. I can even host you for a few days if you need it.
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27 Sep 2014
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Hello Chris!
Well, I am expecting a child and I don't want to leave my wife alone, so no ride adventures for me for a while. But I've just moved near the Gibraltar area and I will be available for a when you were here. I can even host you for a few days if you need it. |
All the very best for your impending parenthood. Beer sounds great. Let's liaise closer to the time. I should be OK ref accommodation with the friends where I've parked the bike, but if there's a change of plan in that respect, I'll gladly take up your offer. Many thanks.
Oh yeh, the bike is in La Linea. Where are you?
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27 Sep 2014
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Thank you Chris. I'm in San Roque, just let me know if you need something and send a message when you are here.
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29 Sep 2014
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Hi Chris,
Im flying into UK on the 5th Dec to collect my bike. I have a small suspension job that im getting done at Rally Raid to sort out my suspension for a trip down to Cape Town. Your timing is almost spot on with my arrival to Morocco.
Id be keen to catch up. I to have done my fair share of morocco because I spent a season there driving overland trucks around it.
Regards
Patrick
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Seeking 1 or 2 riding buddies for a predominantly off road trip in Morocco. I’ll be on a BMW X-Challenge. The links in my signature tell a few bike trip stories. This will be my 5th trip to Morocco. Some details are at Morocco TBSdotCom
Apart from the obligatory trip round and through the dunes at Merzouga, I’m hoping to spend most of my time south of the line Marrakesh/ Ouarzazate/ Zagora, an area I’ve not visited before.
The bike is currently parked near Gibraltar and I’m flying there and back on 19Dec14/05Jan15. The bike will stay in Spain for an Easter 2015 trip through Portugal. Being a school teacher (and having booked the flights a long time ago…) these dates are unfortunately non-negotiable.
Are you planning something like this too? Maybe drop me a PM/ email (see my website) or reply here.
Ride safely. |
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29 Sep 2014
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Hi Chris,
Im flying into UK on the 5th Dec to collect my bike. I have a small suspension job that im getting done at Rally Raid to sort out my suspension for a trip down to Cape Town. Your timing is almost spot on with my arrival to Morocco.
Id be keen to catch up. I to have done my fair share of morocco because I spent a season there driving overland trucks around it.
Regards
Patrick
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Hi Patrick
Words like Rally Raid lead me to assume KTM690 for your trans-Africa trip.  (Edit: Read your London/CT thread and I'm right  ) It'd be great to catchup/ chat before Morocco. I'm in West Yorkshire, about 200 miles north of London.
cheers
Chris
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30 Sep 2014
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Sounds good. Rally Raid is I think 66miles north of Heathrow Airport so I wont be far away? As I said John (rally raid) is going to get it sorted for the heavier weight bike. Should only take a couple days?
PM me your details would love to come chat!!
Cheers
Patrick
PS yeah went the 690 after much thought. I wanted a 990 but thought bit big and heavy for this trip!!
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Hi Patrick
Words like Rally Raid lead me to assume KTM690 for your trans-Africa trip. (Edit: Read your London/CT thread and I'm right ) It'd be great to catchup/ chat before Morocco. I'm in West Yorkshire, about 200 miles north of London.
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1 Oct 2014
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Patrick
135 odd kg of light bike will be far superior to a big rig like a 990 when it's time to ride the interesting stuff.
Sent you a PM 
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13 Nov 2014
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Patrick
135 odd kg of light bike will be far superior to a big rig like a 990 when it's time to ride the interesting stuff.
Sent you a PM
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Hi Chris, Just letting you know that Im still on track to be able to make the ferry to Morocco on the 19th Dec. Bike has 2 more weeks to go at sea before it arrives in the UK. Only 3 weeks till I fly out of Australia  
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7 Dec 2014
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Hello Chris, I'm hopefully also going to be heading for Morrocco around that date too. on a Ktm 640. Pat Davey and I have had a very brief message swap and hopefully shall speak with one another on Monday 8.12.14. I'd be keen to team up with you as well if that works for you. What do you think?
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7 Dec 2014
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Hello Chris, I'm hopefully also going to be heading for Morrocco around that date too. on a Ktm 640. Pat Davey and I have had a very brief message swap and hopefully shall speak with one another on Monday 8.12.14. I'd be keen to team up with you as well if that works for you. What do you think?
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Sure. The more the merrier as long as you like riding off-pavement . Itinerary is quite flexible. A lot will depend on the weather/ floods etc. I was hoping to get south of the line Zagora/ Oarzazate/ Marrakesh for a lot of the trip, but that's also where a lot of the flooding seems be! Maybe it'll dry out in the next 2 weeks.
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That's fine by me. By 'off pavement' i assume you mean the rocky/sandy pistes, or are you talking full on desert dune riding? But where I come from the pavement is the bit beside the road reserved for pedestrians. Any of the above including the sidewalk's fine by me but will need to know as it will dictate which choices of tyre and luggage I use. Incidentally are you taking hard or soft luggage?
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7 Dec 2014
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That's fine by me. By 'off pavement' i assume you mean the rocky/sandy pistes, or are you talking full on desert dune riding? But where I come from the pavement is the bit beside the road reserved for pedestrians. Any of the above including the sidewalk's fine by me but will need to know as it will dictate which choices of tyre and luggage I use. Incidentally are you taking hard or soft luggage?
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By "off pavement" I'm using the American terminology. They drive on the pavement and walk on the sidewalk. If commuting to work on a bike in the UK I have been known to ride "creatively" (=if the road is blocked with cars and trucks: ride on the bit where people walk or straight across the middle of a roundabout amongst other cunning stunts  )
Indeed, I mean rocky/sandy piste (with luggage), but also full on sand dunes at places like Erg Chebbi (without luggage). I'll have soft luggage/Michelin Desert tyres (although on the slab south from Tangiers/Ceuta the offroad tyres will be tied on the back while I totally kill the current rubber on the bike). If it's clockwise around the high Atlas, I'll probably swap rubber at Risanni.
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Hi Chris,
i just see your post now. I would like to go to Morocco for New year at the same date but it's no possible to me to send you a private message 
It's my 4th time in Morocco, i have a bmw gs 1200.
Thanks
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9 Dec 2014
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Hi Chris,
i just see your post now. I would like to go to Morocco for New year at the same date but it's no possible to me to send you a private message
It's my 4th time in Morocco, i have a bmw gs 1200.
Thanks
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Hi Boris
Why send me a PM when you can post here?
However, unless you're a Jimmy Lewis or John Deacon (RIP) on a GS, you might struggle on a 12gs in some of the places where we're planning to go.
It'd be good to drink a tea or somewhere.
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