A DAY IN the life of
GUIDED MOTORCYCLE tours are more popular than ever, with companies offering trips all over the world. We asked top tour guide Bob Rees from BMW’s Motorrad Tours what it takes to be a tour leader and how he goes the extra distance to look after his riders.
Bob Rees is a retired fireman from the UK, now working as a motorcycle tour leader for BMW’s official UK travel partner, Motorrad Tours. He spends his days looking after groups of customers on motorcycle tours around the world. This means taking care of border crossings, accommodation and meals, all the while being on hand to give advice, support and encouragement to the riders. The diary entry here is from day two of the Motorrad Tours Alaska and the Canadian Rockies trip, traveling 305 kilometres from the town of Tok to Dawson city over the Top of the World Highway.
Q How and when did you get into biking?
My father was a motorcyclist; as a teenage boy listening to all his stories about riding bikes I knew I wanted to ride too. When I was sixteen, I got a Honda SS50 moped, took my test and bikes became my primary form of transport from then until late in my twenties.
Q What was the biggest surprise when you first started the job?
The biggest surprise was the sheer amount of work involved
