MOROCCO - EPIC Motorcycle Movie - Tenere 700 & Honda Africa Twin - "Riders of the Desert"

A full length version of our latest expedition to Morocco. We tackle multiple on & off-road challenges and put our limited skills to the test with our big bikes. As always, in an attempt to save as much money as possible, we are as self sufficient as we can be. Enjoy!

[@Bitwobbley]

Without doubt the best video of 2024 on KZbin. 😎👏👏👏

[@GreenString]

Half way through editing this my hard drive self destructed (my fault) I lost about a months work…I came so close to binning it. Thanks for those kind words, it means a lot. I’m probably going to put out a series on this tour with all the arguments, banter & failures that didn’t make the cut, so business as usual. Stay safe buddy, glad you enjoyed it and I’m pinning your comment👍🏻

[@mattspencer4395]

What a great vid. I’m doing Morocco on the AT for the first time later this year and cannot wait

[@GreenString]

Thanks Matt. Your gonna love it. It doesn’t matter if you do a pure road based tour, dip your toe in off road (like we did)or go full Dakar there is something for everyone. Plus I think you’re going at the right time. There was large amounts of road works on some of the best roads (Atlas mountains) and I think they will be tarmac roads soon, so go ride them while you can. Safe trip and we really appreciate you taking the time to comment👍🏻

[@mattspencer4395]

@@GreenString Cheers lads. Great advice...prob won't be going full Dakar but if i get to see half of what you did i'll be happy

[@GreenString]

@@mattspencer4395 Saying your Africa Twin has actually been to Africa gives you ultimate bragging rights in the pub…😁

[@silveriojohan]

I watched the whole 34 minutes and 22 seconds of this amazing adventure, congrats.

[@GreenString]

The average view duration for this video, so far, is 10 mins…So I salute you for sticking all the way to the end. It helps this small channel out no end. 🙏Thank you 👍🏻

[@silveriojohan]

@@GreenString 12k on my 2023 Africa Twin Adv, too heavy, too much electronics. Seriously thinking trading it for the t7, big adventure still in my mind…

[@GreenString]

@silveriojohan Yeah I get what you mean. I have zero regrets going from a GS to a T7. I’ve beaten my T7 to death this year, 20,000 km, 10 countries and I love it more and more. Most of all though every time I swing my leg over it I feel like a Dakar hero😂 even though I’m terrible at off road riding! I guess it what makes you happy that matters most👍🏻 let me know how you get on with your bike choices in the future.

[@hdan1867]

An EPIC adventure and an amazing episode gentlemen. It feels you cary your viewers into this road and off-road trip. Pls keep making nice video-reports like this... 👍

[@GreenString]

Thank you for your positive feedback and I’m really glad you enjoyed the video. There was a huge amount of footage cut out of this mini movie so I’m toying with the idea of telling the full story over a few episodes. A sort of in depth look at the trip. Anyway it’s appreciated that you have taken the time to comment. Stay safe and keep riding 👍🏼👍🏼

[@hdan1867]

@@GreenString : actually, I "stumbled" on your episode by searching on the comparison of the Honda AT and the Yamaha T7 because I'm in the middle of deciding on which of both I will buy this year. What would be your advice pls when the criteria is to have a Overlanding bike and an occational soft of road track??? Already many thanks!!!🙂

[@GreenString]

@@hdan1867Well, both bikes are brilliant. The AT on the video is the flagship model, electronic everything. For me it’s over complicated, for my mate it’s brilliant. Ultimately if your going to spend the majority of time on the road get the AT ( it pains me to say that) but it’s true. Hope this helps a bit👍🏻

[@andrewbooth4341]

Absolutely awesome video. A joy to watch and keeping it real as always 🏍️🏍️

[@GreenString]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment it’s much appreciated 👍🏻

[@talesfromthebike]

What a brilliant adventure 🤩 your motorcycle gang of 2 is going wild this time 😁 Loved the video 💚 DlzG Diana

[@GreenString]

Haha, as far as motorcycle gangs go we are pretty rubbish😂 I hope your still loving your Africa Twin. Stay safe guys👍🏻

[@talesfromthebike]

@@GreenStringabsolutely love me new bike. She is now legally imported and getting ready for the trip to the ABR. See what all the fuss is about. 😁

[@iainrutherford184]

What an amazing adventure. Great scenery and awesome footage. I don my cap to you both 👊

[@GreenString]

Cheers mate, really glad you enjoyed it and your comment is appreciated. Stay safe, keep riding 👍🏻

[@markbarton8344]

Absolutely fantastic video guys. Worth the wait and look forward to more adventures

[@GreenString]

Cheers Mark👍🏼

[@curnobullen]

What an adventure. Great video 👏🏻👏🏻

[@GreenString]

Thanks mate, we appreciate the feedback and we’re glad you enjoyed it. Stay safe & keep riding 👍🏼

[@dazzer4220]

As always guys great video and looks an epic adventure. I know you like exploring off road on the big bikes and all credit to you both.. my gsa is definitely a tarmac only bike 😂. People dont release how hard off road riding can be, i tried it last year for the first time (after 30yrs riding) and struggled even on a lightweight CRF!! Ride safe 👍🇬🇧

[@GreenString]

Yeah I agree. Riding those bikes on the Trans Euro Trail in Spain is borderline stupid (with our skill level). I did a bit of research before we went on the TET facebook page and was told that the section we did was easy on any bike, and it was in most cases but still you can very quickly get out of your comfort zone. Jason did exceptionally well on the big Honda, the T7 is definitely an easier beast off road than my old GS…alas not easier on my backside on the long motorway sections😂 As always thanks for taking the time to comment, stay safe and keep riding👍🏻👍🏻

[@johna6968]

Really enjoyable upload. Hope the channel grows for you 🙏

[@GreenString]

Thank you very much for those kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Stay safe.👍🏼

[@simontaylor5418]

BRILL! Well done chaps...

[@GreenString]

Cheers Simon, we appreciate the kind words… more to come in this series in the future, but this time including all the bits I left out! Stay safe and keep riding.

[@simone50mm]

Bloody hell... It looks fantastic..

[@GreenString]

Thank you for your feedback, it’s really appreciated and I’m glad you enjoyed the video…more to come in the future.

[@sarkystarkey]

Awesome video, fair played to you

[@GreenString]

Thanks mate, I really appreciate the feedback and comment. Stay safe and keep riding👍🏼

[@FlatTwinTherapy]

I'm really impressed. This definitely was an adventure. A tough journey to get to Morocco... a long highway journey... but an incredible rewarding adventure. Great video editing. Tough journey, gents. I really enjoyed watching. I'm so curious about the weather... In the vid you bought some souvenirs from the local man. What is the temperature in such a spot? Perhaps not that warm, but what about the 40km desert stretch? That seemed HOT?

[@GreenString]

Typical desert temperatures for that time of year. I think the hottest it got was 34 degrees and you’ll notice in the evenings we were in shorts but had warm jackets on, not sure on temperature then but chilly. You could equally have an amazing road trip around Morocco we spent only €200 in Morocco for 7 days riding. Ferries are super cheap but a bit crap…. Oh and temperature on top of the fortress must have been high twenties but very strong winds ( my tripod was blowing over)

[@alidarge]

Fantastic video. Can I ask who you used for travel insurance??

[@GreenString]

Hi, I didn’t take out any bespoke travel insurance. I had quite a bit of world wide medical cover through my credit card company. So certainly did not have 100% cover of everything. The bike was only covered in mainland Europe, which is no problem because cash is King in Morocco and really your dependent on the Locals to get your bike out ( which they will, very effectively, I’m sure) Jason on the other hand he did have 100% cover, but I don’t know who with. He also got immunised prior to departure. I didn’t bother. We both have very different approaches to negating risk, which is fun. Sorry I cannot be more useful👍🏻

[@maximilijan77]

Did I hear that correctly "transmission oil level is low"

[@GreenString]

Yeah, the DCT oil level wasn’t actually low it was empty. Although this was not linked to the braking issue it was one of a couple of fluid levels that were not checked on his service ( by a Honda dealer) prior to departing.

[@maximilijan77]

@@GreenString What an oversight for the Honda service shop.

[@johna6968]

​@@GreenStringWas nothing to do with the amount of times these things were on their sides?

[@GreenString]

@@johna6968 Possibly? I mean, I’m blaming the Honda dealer for not checking but we had already covered over 1500 km before it became an issue and like you said some of that was off road so I guess the DCT was working hard. It’s difficult to pin point who or what was at fault but it was an easy fix.

[@FlatTwinTherapy]

@@GreenString interesting.. scary... No warning light for the lack of oil? And if there was no leak... where did the oil go?!

[@oohermissus6655]

Off-road? Looks like a road to me buddy.

[@GreenString]

Thanks for taking the time to comment, it’s always appreciated and naturally your right, it was filmed entirely on “roads” and not “off- road”.

[@Husky-350]

Epic adventure, how did you find your tire choice? They look very road orientated

[@GreenString]

Hi, we both had OEM tyres on so probably 80/20 maybe 70/30. Either way very road biased. We had huge mileage to cover on primary and secondary roads and I’d say only about 10, maybe 20% of the journey was off road. We also knew both Spain and Morocco would be super dry so the tyres we used were fine in “most” situations. That said we did get caught out a few times but if I’m honest it was rider error that caused us to go down the majority of the time. So in summary the tyres were ok for the location and time of year. Thanks for the great question. Stay safe and keep riding👍🏼