Long way to Chinguetti : Morocco and Mauritania on a Honda Africa Twin XRV 750 Motorcycle Adventure

[@MOTO-ADVENTURERS-AIGIO]

Amazing landscapes,desert is the place that makes you feel like you are in space!!!nice video and music..

[@moppedsammler]

Hello Marcu and lots of greetings from a german Africa Twin (RD04) - driver, sorry for my english is not the best. Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences in this film with the public.. I enjoyed the movie and I have lot respect for you driving such dangerous roads. I would never do this, anyway I am much too old for such adventures. So I better stay in the Alpes, in Italy, Austria, Switzerland and France. Thank you once more. Stefan.

[@diegofianza3525]

I really dig the cinematography and music selection. Most excellent.

[@Binarykarl]

Great trip , nice video editing with suitable music background . Greetings from Poland and hope you going to make more such nice videos , it was pleasure to watch it.

[@XarisIoannidis]

Great video! All around the topics, cinematics, music, and proccedure....all excelent! Perfect 27:38 minutes spend...

[@przemyslawlipalipinski3866]

Cool movie and cool trip and vacation.

[@hayabusaTravels]

Amazing trip my friend. Hope that soon I'll follow on your footsteps with my motorcycle. Let's hope this pandemic will end soon so that we can travel where our hearts desire.

[@77archibald]

Great video!! I plan to ride to Morocco some time, your video has inspired me more. I love your glove warmer !!!

[@elijahstein]

Absolutely amazing footage. Thank you for capturing this and sharing.

[@emiliomarcelino4005]

Lovely video and much better photos. Thanks from Spain.

[@SteelHorse1015]

Hi Marcu, and greeting from Canada. Had to laugh at your comments about there being no rules when driving in Morocco. I spent a month touring Morocco January of 2011 on a VFR 800 where I camped along the ocean and stayed in cheap hotels. The cities are absolute chaos with traffic and many a blind corner with traffic in my lane. I loved Morocco for its diverse landscapes of desert, green valleys, ocean views and gracious people. Good job on the trip and the video. Thanks for sharing!

[@mjerse50]

Really nice music and awesome video beautiful people and beautiful places ✅🍷🍷🌈🌈🏍

[@horlasz1961]

Great story and video, Marcu! See you soon somewhere:-)!

[@christianeisele7833]

Wow, very good Movie with very interesting stuff

[@Daretoshi66]

really enjoyed the ride with you both, thanks! great choice of music too :)

[@Tomrider67]

Wow, respect!!! A great Trip, a brave adventure and a perfect Bike for that - i know ;0) Congratulations from Germany, Tom ;0)

[@Dolittle2879]

I think it was a great Trip! The Video is really nice, with wonderful Pictures! Thank you very much!

[@larskessel2061]

Very nice video, I really enjoyed watching it. Have been to Morrocco, fantastic country. Safe travels and greetings from Cape Town, South Africa

[@Equi-Table]

Merci pour ces belles images. Félicitations et bonne route. Didier from Belgium

[@mrpumba2147]

Great video. You have shown me area's I never knew existed.

[@Sixz89]

Very nice vid, really enjoyed watching it. Good luck on future travels!

[@merveayfer7017]

mükemmel video africa twin in gerçekten hakkını vermişsin helal olsun türkiyeden selamlar :)

[@davidkumeroa2997]

What a wonderful adventure.

[@colinkmike]

Great video! Awesome music and cutting.

[@leonardosalcuni5544]

Complimenti, bel video e bellissima avventura....

[@yassin7543]

Awesome trip!!

[@ivan-ywr]

Awesome Nice video and music! Keep adventuring

[@Equi-Table]

Merci pour ces images et bonne route en Africa Twin ;-)

[@joesphbest3120]

Thanks for the ride, its really beautiful in its own way.

[@tadghobrien7075]

Great video and thanks for sharing - Tadgh from Ireland

[@shreedevi2005]

Excellent video. It was a great trip. Thanks for sharing it.

[@renewodni346]

thanks for the nice pictures, perfect !!!

[@harryg18085]

Makes me want to hit the road! Motorcycling is the only way to travel.

[@mohammedafzal2990]

Top class video.

[@abouamhamza]

so nice and excellent video, i really enjoyed it, well done

[@kamikazekunze]

Great ride, great video! I would love a video on the Honda about the build for this adventure.

[@THEGSTOCKWEB]

Fantastico video, muchas gracias, la moto una maravilla.

[@AlabamaUA]

Where are you from, Marcu ?)) Wherever - but You are Great!! anyway!! ))) with such trip and with such video + awesome music! Great Thank you!

[@BikeInAfrica]

We are from Romania. But right now i`m travelling by bicycle from Cairo to Cape Town (www.bikeinafrica.com) . Probably in few months i will have another nice video :)

[@BikeInAfrica]

​@Hard Facts I love to ride motorcycles as well as bicycles. I did not crash my motorcycle, in fact i just completly rebuilt her with a new engine and new suspensions this year :) I did the Cairo to Cape Town trip in late 2016 and 2017 with my bicycle becouse i simply love to cycle and it was simpler, cheaper and i met more people and get to really know them this way. I`m not married, but my girlfriend stayed back home on this trip, she camed only in Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar for two weeks and than she flew back home :) Anyway, after comming back home i went again on some trips with my motorcycle, and than again with the bicycle, i love to ride them both :)

[@alexsgreece710]

my friend thank s for this video. I never in my life go to mayritania after this video. xaxaxa .it is a amazing and dangerous together. now I think I go to mamaia I like the andventsure there .hahaha. its so beautiful place mamaia

[@Pankrat2007]

Amazing video.

[@pedrsverge]

wonderful trip thank you for sharing, hope your tv still works

[@karimbenyahia]

Bravo pour ce beau parcours en Africa Twin

[@viktorassimkus7810]

Hello, nice video, i made same route but with heavy truck, to Nouadhibou(Mauritania), here i got an old Africa Twin RD07, to bad is not in good shape, its ok to moove around here, very strong bike, when im going beck to the europ, defenitly geting one in good shape, btw if you coming beck, dont forget to visit me in Nouadhibou, I and my brother we run garage here, in case you need mechanic. Ride safe.

[@viktorassimkus7810]

Normally we do cars. But if you are in trouble with your motorcycle maybe we can help as well to get you out of the trouble.

[@viktorassimkus7810]

On the entrance to the Nouadhibou, on the main road, you don't need to enter to the city, here is my email: [e-mail] before you travel, contact me and im going to confirm you, detailed information how to find us.

[@catherinebussy7878]

thank you very much for this wonderfull video & trip. I ll defentivilely like to do the same one soon...

[@pasomonte]

very nice, I'll be on that route soon

[@DucatiMTS1200]

Superb!

[@francoisperrelet7371]

Superbe voyage à moto, bravo à vous

[@hakeemsaim]

A wonderful trip, I enjoyed a lot. Thanks for sharing. Please tell the name of music from 6:44 onward.

[@Quarkspeise-b3s]

Sehr interessantes und schönes Video.

[@hallotutnichweh]

Really nice video, but I need to know the name of the song beginning at 20:00. Would be cool if you could advise.

[@BikeInAfrica]

It`s another version of Hussain Al Jassmi - Boshret Kheir. Thanks ;)

[@videosTOMAHAWK]

Well done! Great Road trip! Multsumesc for the video! What is the music between 18:00 and 20:00 ?

[@BikeInAfrica]

It`s just some music i got it from audioblocks .

[@radugolici]

Bravo Felicitari!

[@robytourmoto]

Complimenti ... A settembre Marocco

[@p3kka1979]

Really nice video

[@arjanmeijer4001]

realy nice video. thx.

[@mahmoudharby6830]

GOOD PEOPLE FOR GOOD TRIP WITH AFRICA TWIN LEGEND I HOPE YOU MAKE IT AGAIN BUT TO EGYPT GOOD BYE THANKE YOU FOR MORE THAN HOPE BOTH OF YOU GIVE ME THAT AND I HOPE PEACEFULL AND HAPPNESS UR FRIEND IN EGYPT

[@zahidbukhari9337]

wao marvellous

[@Shaw2shoreCo]

This film must have taken some time to edit...but it was worth it..WELL DONE!!!- what cameras were you using?- your moving while walking (hotel & ship) were very stable..excellent

[@zane62135]

What is the song playing @ around 11:15? Amazing video by the way, thanks for posting!

[@mikadavis7109]

+Zane L this is the remix of the song ismaël Lo - Jammu Africa

[@zane62135]

+mika davis Thanks!

[@jasquer]

Great journey! I was staying at the same auberge in Chinguetti, so it's fun to see this footage now :). One thing bothers me, though: are you sure this is Nouakchott (the capital in the South of Mauritania), and not Nouadhibou (the city in North, less than 100 km from the border)? Otherwise, a big chunk of the way is not included in the video, I guess.

[@BikeInAfrica]

The footage is from Nouackchott, we actually went only on the return journey to the outskirts of Nouadihbou just to fill up the tank with our last ouquiyas, so we don`t have any images from there ... Anyway from the border to Nouackchott is all a desert and a flat road ... i didn`t want to bore to death anyone including the whole thing :)

[@schrauberermel1758]

Sehr schönes Video 👍👍👍👍👍was hast Du für eine Kamara benutzt sieht sehr professionell aus. guss aus Deutschland.

[@mahmoudharby6830]

with my pleasure see yougood health

nice video !

[@32willman]

Bravo !!!

[@69STARBREAKER]

How many hours from Livorno to Tanger?? And the passenger ticket, motorcycle price. If you remember. Thanks!!

[@BikeInAfrica]

It was about 3 days (2nights) . Regarding the price, it was something around 500 euros for two persons and one motorcycle, round trip.

[@69STARBREAKER]

@@BikeInAfrica 500€ the ship tickets with return???

[@BikeInAfrica]

@@69STARBREAKER yes, for 2 persons, cabin inside and motorcycle . You can check grimaldi ferries website for more up to date info.

[@69STARBREAKER]

@@BikeInAfrica thank you my friend!!

[@funnyman801]

great going

[@chicoesqualia7061]

Maybe I missed something, but....why and how did you get a 'new bike?' Also, was there any particular reason you decided to go back home rather than keep going? Was your wife/girlfriend coerced into wearing the Moslem scarf? Wonderful filming of a part of the world I'll probably never see. I ride a 1972 Triumph TR6R Tiger...great bike and 'one kick.' Have you read Ted Simon's, 'Jupiter's Travels?' What a marvelous trip he did in 1973 on a Triumph T100S around the world via Africa from London. My English friend, Mark Bell, came to the US to do the Trans America trail on an Africa Twin from eastern US to West Coast....his website was 'markincyberspace.com. He rendezvoused with his wife in Oregon (He began in Tennessee, I believe) and they continued down to the tip of Chile and then back home to England. That Africa Twin must be some great bike. Thanks much for the travelogue and all the best to Romania.

[@BikeInAfrica]

Hello! The Honda Africa Twin odometer goes up only to 99999 km and after that it reads again 00000 km, so practicaly my odometer tells me that the bike is brand new :) on the other hand, my bike has already over 240.000 km so far and the engine still goes strong :) I wished that time to go further but my girfriend had to go back to work, and travelling with your vehicle in africa is pretty expensie, especially with CDP (carnet de passage en douane). Nonetheless i went back in Africa and i did the big journey : Cairo to Cape Town, but with my bicycle. You can see my other videos from Africa with the bike ;) None forced my gf to wear that scarf, but we find it polite to respect the people beliefs when you are in their country. Didn`t read that book yet, but i will check it out ;) Thanks a lot and i also wish you the best ;)

[@chicoesqualia7061]

Thanks for the reply, Marcu. We all love motorcycles and travel. That was funny about your 'new' bike because the odometer went back to 'zero.' Bicycle is also any excellent way to travel; you get to see more detail and meet more people, but motorcycle is best if you only have so much time. Congratulations on having a 'spirit of adventure', and keep the spirit.

[@ancoloco]

Very nice touring video. I can't wait to film my touring adventures. What year built is your Africa Twin? Howmany km or miles did you already have before you're embarked on this tour? Did you have any technical difficulties turing your trip?

[@BikeInAfrica]

My Africa Twin is from 1993, RD07. It has now about 220.000 km, and probably i will swap the engine with a newer one as it is already eating up some oil, but working great nonetheless. This was not my first adventure in Africa, neither the longest one. Actually the longest one is with my bicycle crossing from Cairo to Cape Town :) ( www.bikeinafrica.com ) . In this trip i didn`t had any problems with the motorcycle, but the Africa Twin has some weak spots : the voltage regulator, right bearings in the rear wheel and the benzin pump. I carry everytime spares for those ;)

[@wiss1994]

I'm planning to go on a road trip with my motorcycle but only through one country so since you already went what do you recommande which si safer and bas better roads morocco or mouritani or in their in other african country to recommande

[@BikeInAfrica]

Morocco i belive is safer and it`s more oriented to tourists. On the other hand Mauritania gets far less tourists and it has a much lower population density. If you enjoy the sound of silence and also the wild nature, Mauritania is the way to go. If you like to see tourists atractions, go for Morocco. If you like both, go and see them both, they share a border and it`s not that far away ;)

[@HussainHH989]

Nice video

[@johnnyst.4372]

the whole trip how many km was total?

[@norhilmyfailippt1677]

Any AT 750 rider can help me out? Need more info on this bike. Are the parts still available should wear and tear occurs? What is the average and highest cruising speed on it? Thanks

[@BikeInAfrica]

You can still find parts without much hussle for Africa Twin, but this motorcycle rarely breaks down. The only real problems are the voltage regulator, the fuel pump and the rear wheel bearing. You can cruise at 140 kmh at around 6500 rpm, maybe even faster.

[@norhilmyfailippt1677]

Marcu Bogdan thanks for the reply. I guess im not getting thing bike in the end. Reason because of the 5 speed. I think the new AT would be better for cruising as it is a 6 speed parallel twin.

[@mahmoudharby6830]

GOOD SONG

[@primaaerilyn4640]

no exploring chinguetti?

[@alexandrleushin5189]

Very good trip)

[@pakinpangpuriye4067]

Why you don't go eye of sahara i think there very amazing

[@danaparo1]

amazing ☺

[@liviu3481]

Asta a fost înainte de expeditia cu bicicleta? Să nu te mai recunosc, erai tare tinerel si rebel, biker!

[@BikeInAfrica]

Da, a fost putin inainte. Aceast expeditie a fost in 2015. Cu bicicleta am traversat Africa in 2016-2017.

[@marisdavidsons7526]

nice video ... what camera are u using ?

[@dabdoube92]

That's it I'm getting myself a 750 Africa Twin

[@robert061975]

geile Zeit.

[@seljd]

how did you achieve that 8:03

[@BikeInAfrica]

Well, it`s simple. The odometer on Africa Twins has only 5 digits for km, so, when you reach 99.999 kms it will reset to 0.

[@seljd]

Marcu Bogdan oh, my bad I just saw all zeros and I automatically thought it's up to 999.999 km, I should count them first next time :P

[@DragonBarbeque]

Bravo ma Bogdane ma!

[@augustinalin402]

interesant ..felicitari

[@mahmoudharby6830]

my heart for you

[@stephenformosamalta]

Did you find any issues getting in Mauritania?

[@user-or7ji5hv8y]

how can we find out the list of songs in the video? thanks

[@AdventureTraveller]

the title of song in 15.08 pls is very beaty song

[@selvonthiru5398]

great life

[@smokinjoe9751]

what is the song arabic playing in 20 min please ?

[@smokinjoe9751]

I dont know read in arabic

[@liviu3481]

Televizorul functiona inca?

[@BikeInAfrica]

Se terminase deja serialul pana am ajuns inapoi :))

[@ollimurs3633]

Looks like a dream meanwhile in this prison-pandemic 🙈👐🏻

[@JesperWR]

Why take the ferry when you are riding on the African Twin? ........ The trip would've been way cooler if you actually rode from Livorno to Marocco (which you can)

[@adda3821]

21:56 the guy with blue shirt is a thief?

[@BikeInAfrica]

+ad da We had our doubts, but no, he wasn`t a thief. He was nice to show us some places inside the medina. On the other hand, we didn`t had any unpleasant experiences in Morocco, except a lot of beggars. The only place we didn`t felt secure was Nouadihbou in Mauritania where people tried to steal our food and luggage as we stopped for gas.

[@salahstylist]

Marcu Bogdan It was a beautiful trip, I have just a question, is it possible to drive with a sportbike gsx-r 750 to Mauritanie?

[@BazaMavrodi]

Каайф! )

[@peugeot104zs69]

viva Roumania :-)

[@yoyomonstergo]

i thought you were kidding when you said went back bcz of t.v guys , u serious ?! like .. couldnt u call somebody to shut off the electricity of the hole house like last solution

[@BikeInAfrica]

Actually we were kidding :) Chinguetti was our final destination. I would have happily went further, but for this trip we had only about a month of time and we had to get back home.

[@ChristopherMarchiondo]

Ugh. That music