| | Riding Conditions The roads are graded from level 1 to 6 to help the riders prepare for what they can expect: Type 1 being extremely bad road conditions and Type 6 being the best roads in Africa. Images of these road conditions are of routes the riders can expect on Kenyan roads. |
| Type 1 Very bad: thick soft sand - very challenging on rider and the motor cycle
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| Type 1A Very bad: mud - very challenging on rider and the motorcycle |
 |  Type 2 Very bad: very stony or corrugated - very challenging on motorcycle, especially the suspension |
 |  Type 3 Bad: gravel / dirt roads |
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Type 4 Bad: Severely Potholed, tar breaking up; corrugated |
 |  Type 5 Good: Tar with occasional pot holes |
 |  Type 6 Excellent: Freeway or Semi-Freeway/National road; sometimes dual carriageway |