pour ceux qui se rappellent je devais aller en afrique avec mon k100 bmw.
finalement je suis allé au mali par taxi, bus...etc et me voila au mali pret a acheter une moto pour me rendre au cameroun..
donc 2 questions
* connaissez vous la becanne la plus fiable pour ce genre de truc ( en 100 ou 125 cc) car ici pleins de marque: FDMCO. ROYAL N°1....
C Est des japônaise fabrique en chine mais s il y a un connaisseurs merci beaucoup de m aider.
* pour cameroun, passage benin et nigeria ou lac tchad. ( avec ce type d engin) et safe or not la route.....
moi je vend ma royale dont j'ai changer tous les rayons qui non pas resister au pays dogon. elle est ideal pour les pistes comme la route mais je l'ai remplacer par une honda 250 ..
apres avoir essayer plusieur moto la royale ce revele etre a moto pour e mali; des pieces partous et solide.
ps je la vend 47500 cfa.
sinon on trouve des moto comme 650 kawa ou 350 yamaha ( en ce moment mais cher mour moi.
compter env 1000 euros
willynomad
ça confirme mes infos..
vo donc pour une royal avec rayon d un diam plus gros
je voulais en prendre une neuve mais pourquoi pas ....
en tout cas a voir
je suis a segou en ce moment
puis bamako pour quelques jours et je reviens a segou pour profiter de la violle hors festif
peut etre tu es dans le coin....
en ce moment je loge ches fifa
merci en tout cas et si tu es dans le coin.....dis moi ça
globalement il faut savoir que les motos chinoises sont très peu fiables (surtout si elles roulent depuis plus d'un an).
Je te conseille soit une dragon 125, bonne pour la piste et correcte pour la route.
Soit une routière de type FDMCO (ou Sanili) qui sera plus fiable et surtout plus confortable sur les longues distances.
Mais fais toujours attention à l'état des pneumatiques et des chambres à air (attention aux collages qui ne tiennent pas, même à chaud)
je suis au Mali depuis env 6 mois et je circule en dragon (5000 km) sur les pistes et le goudron. Je l'ai acheté neuve et rapidement j'ai eu des problèmes de rayons (qui ne tiennent pas, à faire resserer donc).
Pour l'anecdote, j'avais décidé de passer le jour de l'an à Bobo-diolasso, soit environ 200 km de la ville de Sikasso (où j'habite). Il ne me restait plus qu'une trentaine de bornes à faire, j'avais roulé à bonne allure (env 90 km/h) et soudain la chambre à air avant à exploser (surement à cause d'une surchauffe) ce qui ma vallut une belle glissade sur le goudron, à 80 Km/h..... j'ai donc passer la nuit du 31 à la clinique de bobo, transporter par le premier routier qui passait (la moto, ma jambe et mon bras en vrac....), la tête n'a rien eu grace au casque......c'etait la première fois que je portais un casque au Mali...et c'etait la première chute.....il m'a peut être sauvé la vie....
tout ça pour dire fais attention à la fiabilité du matos chinois et surtout PORTE UN CASQUE SUR LES LONGUES DISTANCES.....
De plus, effectue souvent des vidanges (tous les 400 km), et ressers les boulons fréquements.
merci pour les infos
actuellemnt j hesite entre STAR et ROYAL.
par contre pour les papiers, tu me conseilles de faire tout ou non.
c est a dire,
dedouanement
carte grise
assurance....
qu as tu pris comme papier toi quand tu l as acheté, et as tu pris une assurance .36000 CFA ICI AU MALI QUAND MËME.
MERCI POUR LES TUYAUX
ARNO
pour la moto Royal c'est ok, mais pour les longues distances que tu t'apprètes à faire une moto de type Sanili est preférable et plus confortable.
Pour les papiers, personnelelemnt j'ai fais faire le dédouanement et la carte grise. Pas l'assurance car je suis plus ou moins couvert avec mon assurance personnelle (europe assistance.)
Il me semble que le dédouanement est le strict minimum, et qu'en fonction de tes moyens il est préferable d'avoir une carte grise et pourquoi pas une assurance.
N'oublie pas non plus la vignette 2008 (de 4000 à 6000 FCFA)
A+
Arnaud
PS: si tu passes à Sikasso n'hesite pas à me contacter (3488420)
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I’m currently planning a 9-day route starting from Marrakech with my husband. We land on the morning of June 13th—so soon! 😊
And we’re flying back to France on June 21st at 9 PM!
We’ve rented two Royal Enfield 450s.
This is our first motorcycle trip in Morocco. I got my license two years ago with the dream of taking this kind of trip, and here we are! ✌️😍
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Day 2: Tafingoult - Amzarkou - Telouet (200 km - 4h34)
Day 3: Telouet - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Boumalne (200 km - 3h30) (+ Vallée des Roses maybe)
Day 4: Boumalne - Dades Gorges - Agoudal - Todra Gorges - Tinghir - Goulmima (291 km - 6h)
Day 5: Goulmima - Midelt - Cirque Jaffar - Agoudim (280 km - 4h45)
Day 6: Agoudim - Imilchil - Aghbala - El Ksiba (280 km - 4h45)
Day 7: El Ksiba - La Cathédrale - Zaouiat Ahansal (212 km - 4h20)
Day 8: Ahansal - Ouzoud Waterfalls via R 302 (188 km - 4h22)
Day 9: Ouzoud - Marrakech (160 km - 2h43)
End of the trip 😮.
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Christine
