Loved the video diary. Well done to both of you. Thinking of going in October this year. (2024) Going solo at the moment and leaving from Scotland. Your route gives me some ideas of what to expect. Will give the desert a miss if i go alone. Thanks for sharing. Appreciated.👍👍
This was nice to follow your exciting trip, thanx for sharing with us! I attend to go on May '24 and hope, the heat isn.t that hard... up 40°...uuurgh! The sand passages were really hard, so alone, I wouldn.t risk that, except I find a guide or companion! Have a good time, farewell, Henry 👍👍👍 Much too less thumbs up... left a subscribe, it.s worth!!!
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed watching your trip. Brought back some great memories. Did a round robin ride, start/end in Marrakech in May, 2023. Rode to aim Imlil, Beni Mellal, Fes, Midelt, Merzouga, Ouarzazate. I brought summer gear, there was a lot of cold weather, & surprisingly rain.
We must have arrived at the point when the weather changed, it was boiling! There was a heatwave in southern Spain too, so we had upper 30 degrees hitting 40+ on occasion. It felt properly African Sahara. They do say Morocco is a cold country with a hot sun!
Great finish to the story. The only thing missing is having a wobbly camera on a stick behind you as you ride along...oh and there's no Freddie Dobbs either :-(
Really enjoyed all of your videos and its been on my bucket list to visit Morocco for over twenty years but at 63 I will probably have to admit defeat on riding my Vstrom 650 there and take a flight instead to visit the sights
No way Alan! Your exactly the right age to take on bit of a trip. Give yourself a month, take 4/5 days each way across Spain and 10/14 days in Morocco. You will love it. You can travel on tarmac to the main places. There are plenty of organised tours too, Globe busters etc
I'm 65 Going again soon It will be my 3rd visit on a motorcycle Crf 250 rally then dupercub, and next 250L Your never to old to travel Just know your limits and watch and learn
@rustynutsbikes No specific routes Just avoid motorways and major cities That way you meet the real people of Morocco They have very little but are prepared to share it Would be interested in the costs of hotels when you went Did you get your insurance at the port as we found it had increased a lot from our previous adventure Our insurance in UK no longer issue Green Card Nice videos by the way 👍
I really enjoyed this series. Thank you for sharing it. I've got a couple of questions if that's ok? Firstly... Do you pre-book hotels on the internet a day or two out or do you rock up in a town and find a place? And second... What about leaving your bike to have a walk around a town or village or whatever - is the luggage laden bike safe or do you always stay in eyeshot of it?
I tend to book the next stay while I have wifi the evening before. I usually have an end point in mind, so look for the nicest, cheapest or best place to stay. If we’re not sure of the end point we just rock up and take pot luck. We keep the bikes in view at cafes etc. I have left my bike with lockable aluminium boxes beforehand. On this trip with soft panniers, better for off road, we kept an eye. TBH, if you can carry valuables in a tank bag or locked in a top box, so you might only lose a t shirt….it’s probably ok to leave the bike in most villages. Big cities probably not. Glad you enjoyed watching the trip. Good luck!
love the vid . i'm off there solo on my v strom 650 in 3 weeks , a quick question if i may , . Can i get good quality motor oil ( 10w 40 ) in morroco ?
Loads of 10/40 available, its in every garage/station. Word of warning to KTM fans however 10/50 or anything exotic is none existent. my bike ran pretty low on the return leg so going again i'd take a 1lt bottle as back up
@@allenlloyd2662 oil is easy to find although maybe not 10/40 in Morocco. They hardly have bikes there, just small Chinese bikes. If the Strom doesn’t use much just take half litre as precaution
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Loved the video diary. Well done to both of you. Thinking of going in October this year. (2024) Going solo at the moment and leaving from Scotland. Your route gives me some ideas of what to expect. Will give the desert a miss if i go alone. Thanks for sharing. Appreciated.👍👍
This was nice to follow your exciting trip, thanx for sharing with us! I attend to go on May '24 and hope, the heat isn.t that hard... up 40°...uuurgh! The sand passages were really hard, so alone, I wouldn.t risk that, except I find a guide or companion! Have a good time, farewell, Henry 👍👍👍 Much too less thumbs up... left a subscribe, it.s worth!!!
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed watching your trip. Brought back some great memories. Did a round robin ride, start/end in Marrakech in May, 2023. Rode to aim Imlil, Beni Mellal, Fes, Midelt, Merzouga, Ouarzazate. I brought summer gear, there was a lot of cold weather, & surprisingly rain.
We must have arrived at the point when the weather changed, it was boiling! There was a heatwave in southern Spain too, so we had upper 30 degrees hitting 40+ on occasion. It felt properly African Sahara. They do say Morocco is a cold country with a hot sun!
Dinosaur Kem Kem, I went there a couple of weeks ago!!
Thanks for the insight. It'll help me plan my trip. Sand is not a bikers friend. However, it looked amazing. 😅
Its a fantastic biking adventure destination
Great finish to the story. The only thing missing is having a wobbly camera on a stick behind you as you ride along...oh and there's no Freddie Dobbs either :-(
Freddie has pledged to join me on the Istanbul run 👍
@@rustynuts82 stay off the dirt tracks!
Really enjoyed all of your videos and its been on my bucket list to visit Morocco for over twenty years but at 63 I will probably have to admit defeat on riding my Vstrom 650 there and take a flight instead to visit the sights
No way Alan! Your exactly the right age to take on bit of a trip. Give yourself a month, take 4/5 days each way across Spain and 10/14 days in Morocco. You will love it. You can travel on tarmac to the main places. There are plenty of organised tours too, Globe busters etc
Full send alan! youll be fine, just give yourself plenty of time so you can get some rest days in.
I'm 65
Going again soon
It will be my 3rd visit on a motorcycle
Crf 250 rally then dupercub, and next 250L
Your never to old to travel
Just know your limits and watch and learn
@@guyonacub4335 Nice…whats your basic route?
I think Ted Simon rode around the world for a second time at 70!
@rustynutsbikes No specific routes
Just avoid motorways and major cities
That way you meet the real people of Morocco
They have very little but are prepared to share it
Would be interested in the costs of hotels when you went
Did you get your insurance at the port as we found it had increased a lot from our previous adventure
Our insurance in UK no longer issue Green Card
Nice videos by the way 👍
Banging, what a trip. Shame about the roco runs on the return leg but we got through it! Time to plan the next one!
Yep, already in the pipeline…..Istanbul…eastern out, Balkans return!
I really enjoyed this series. Thank you for sharing it. I've got a couple of questions if that's ok?
Firstly... Do you pre-book hotels on the internet a day or two out or do you rock up in a town and find a place?
And second... What about leaving your bike to have a walk around a town or village or whatever - is the luggage laden bike safe or do you always stay in eyeshot of it?
I tend to book the next stay while I have wifi the evening before. I usually have an end point in mind, so look for the nicest, cheapest or best place to stay. If we’re not sure of the end point we just rock up and take pot luck.
We keep the bikes in view at cafes etc. I have left my bike with lockable aluminium boxes beforehand. On this trip with soft panniers, better for off road, we kept an eye. TBH, if you can carry valuables in a tank bag or locked in a top box, so you might only lose a t shirt….it’s probably ok to leave the bike in most villages. Big cities probably not. Glad you enjoyed watching the trip. Good luck!
@@rustynuts82 thanks - and thanks again for the content - it was a nice blend of entertainment, spectacle and information
Great video guys, this series has given me an insight to my trip next year.. can you tell me how many miles you had out of the rear KTM Rocks tyre?
Jamie tells me it went on for Morocco and it’s still on there after 6k miles. Nearly done mind!
@@rustynuts82 wow that’s ace!! Thanks for getting back to me
love the vid . i'm off there solo on my v strom 650 in 3 weeks , a quick question if i may , . Can i get good quality motor oil ( 10w 40 ) in morroco ?
There is plenty of oil in petrol stations, fairly sure 10/40 is available. Does your Strom leak?
Loads of 10/40 available, its in every garage/station. Word of warning to KTM fans however 10/50 or anything exotic is none existent. my bike ran pretty low on the return leg so going again i'd take a 1lt bottle as back up
no leaks on the strom but am riding down through france and back the same way , so just thinking about the logistics
@@allenlloyd2662 oil is easy to find although maybe not 10/40 in Morocco. They hardly have bikes there, just small Chinese bikes. If the Strom doesn’t use much just take half litre as precaution