Having lived in Spain since 2003 and Morocco being virtually on our doorstep, we thought it was about time we went over to see what all the fuss was about. Having originally planned on going with our Land Rover 110 and our two teenage kids, we’ve ditched that idea to go on our XT’s and leave the kids at home – yey!!

Our enthusiasm was further fired up a few years ago when we held first motorbike meeting for Moto Andalucía and Tim Cullis did a presentation on Morocco.  Tim is well know in the biking world as a guru on Morocco and he maintains the Morocco GS Knowledgebase on the UKGSer forum.

The Idea

A group on motorbikes will travel to Morocco in September/October 2011 for 2 weeks visiting various locations by road and piste. It is not an organised trip, it is not a commercial venture, nobody is making money out of it, nobody is in charge of the trip, there are no support vehicles, nobody will be booking your accommodation, everybody is responsible for themselves and everybody pays their own way. You get the idea??

The Rules

There are no hard and fast ‘rules’ but there are a few sensible suggestions. Not having any idea how many people will be joining us for the trip, riding different motorbikes and having different levels of riding skills, we are proposing:

1. Riding in groups of 2-4 people where you are with somebody who is riding a motorbike of similar performance, or has similar riding skills, or wants similar things out of the trip, for example, stopping to take lots of photos.
2. Having locations along the way where we can all join up for an evening meal.
3. There is no support vehicle and no ‘first-aider’, but we support each other through knowledge of Morocco and/or motorcycle maintenance and medical advice.
4. If you want to sleep in a tent, that’s fine. If you’re a credit card camper and prefer a room, that’s fine.
5. If you want to leave the group and make your own tracks, that’s fine so long as you let somebody else in the group know.
6. You are completely responsible for yourself and your bike so it’s down to you to get suitable insurance for both.
7. Nobody else is liable for you, so if you get arrested or detained for anything illegal (drugs for example) you’re on your own!!

Who’s Going

This is the group so far – some may drop out, more may be added…

If you want to join the trip then email me and I will add you to the list. Please include a few details about yourself – name, forum name if you have one, where you live, your current bike and your riding skill level.

Name	Country	Bike	Skill Level
Alison Makin Dakota (XT)	Spain	XT600E/Tricker 250	25 years on road 5 years off road
Andrew Makin Smokin' Lizard	Spain	XT600E	33 years on road 5 years off road

The Route

To be determined, but as the route develops it will be posted here.