Hi there,

As part of an end of summer cooldown, or not, I'm heading down to the south of spain/sierra nevada before hoping to spend seven full days in morocco, sticking mainly to the atlas region with the possibility of venturing south depending on how I respond to the climate.

I have recently put on a set of mitas e-08s which I have full confidence in for European riding but am wondering whether they'll stand up to Morocco?

I am trying to avoid buying a set of TKC's as I've just invested in the mitas'. I will be sticking to the more familiar pistes, the question is, can I get away with them?

I would like to have a bit of confidence in my traction, so if it seems unanimously to be a massive no no then I will go for the tkc's otherwise I would prefer to stick to what I've got on. Any experience/words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated

Thanks,
Tom

Sure, no problem, it all depends offcourse of how good you are one a bike (or how young?). I rode toghether with a guy on a suzuki freewind with tourances and 40 kg of luggage, and we did every condition possible in Morocco, with no problems whatsoever.
If you check my youtube channel you will find lots of video's of me and Dan on the suzuki:
http://www.youtube.com/user/tony161272

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i think tom you would be better with a tk front ... the e 08 is a dead ringer for the heindau k60 which are fine on the road and better than tourance and stuff but in sandy stuff and wet stuff the front will at the very best be marginal
on tracks you can expect a sliver of deep sand here and there .. ..some of the straem crossings throw dust up from under the water ... go figure ??

the rear heindau is really quite good but the front is the most important i think ,, the e08 looks fine for rocky stuff and it doesn matter to much if it squirms a bit as long as it drives in the softer stuff

but

im sure [ i know ] you will be much more comfy off road with a tk or e09 dakar on the front ....i can tell you the tk front will do the trip twice so no sweat there
ve just come back from morroco and hand on heart think its good advice as with the k60 front in pl;aces i know i would have stuggled ..thats why i changed it before i went .. for 60 quid i would do that ....
you can always use up the other tyre later on less demanding terraine
regards steve


By minkyhead at 2011-05-11

By minkyhead at 2011-05-11

I just made a new video of me and my friend in Morocco. While you can clearly see him struggle on the suzuki with tourance tyres, he never complained and got through everything. But that probably has a lot to do with the fact that he is 21 and has no fear.

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he he great stuff i like the power spew off the top of the dune .. im rubbish in sand my tyres have no directional travel ..or is that me .. he he ..

great fun off hat take

trying to put a angle on it we had three days crazy rain soft sand and loads of hardpacked stuff whick bucked alittle in a grippy sort of way .. i still feel a stronger front is a good idea

Thanks very much for all the advice, I still have a bit of time before I leave but good to know I can keep the rear,

Minkyhead and Titbird I have seen your vids and read your reports through and through-simply unbelievable, cannot wait to get out there come september. I'll be going for 9 days in Morocco itself, port to port,sticking mainly to the middle and high atlas- avoiding the east but hoping, if climate permits, to head into the sahara.

Great video, definitely some less-visited places.


After the Tisgui Loop north of Skoura (pic above) where was the next place with the difficult section?

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That was on the connection piste between the 2 gorges, from Msemrir to Tamtattouchte. From West to East, there is a big descent just after the 2800 m high point.

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