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-   -   London to Morocco and back in 2 weeks (advice sought) (https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/north-africa/london-morocco-back-2-weeks-14213)

PaulJ 29 Apr 2003 18:51

hi Pedro,
my average speeds across France and Spain were 70 to 80 mph. That was on a Honda Transalp which would probably cope better at higher speeds for long distances than a XT but I think you should post your question on the XT forum and see what other owners say about the bikes performance. I was able to do France in just over a day and Spain in a day (others have done a lot better I think) but I didn't want to race.
Speeds in Morocco were generally a bit slower although the road conditions were generally quite good, you have to watch out for people and animals. You can spend more or less time on the pistes depending on whether you choose long ones or short ones and how far apart they are (you have to drive on tarmac to get from one piste to another). I would say about 85% of my time was on tarmac mainly because you have to ride to the south of Morocco to get to some of the good pistes and with only 2 weeks to do it all in I didn't have too much time before I had to start riding from the south of Morocco, through Spain and france again! I felt a bit rushed doing it in 2 weeks, but if that's all you've got then I'd definitely recommend it anyway!!

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