David Graham
Coastline Motorcycle Adventure Tours
Vancouver, B.C.<\/p>\n
David, how did you get into this business?<\/p>\n
My original partner moved to the island we live on and was a Harley rider as are we. One thing led to another and we started trying to attract people to Vancouver Island. It just grew from there.<\/p>\n
Tell us about your company.<\/p>\n
We just started our 10th year of Coastline Motorcycle Tours.<\/p>\n
Our team includes my wife, Carmen, son-in-law Shannon Smith and my tour guide\/mechanic, John Bigalke. We have all been together since the beginning.<\/p>\n
What tours do you offer?<\/p>\n
Our two main tours: "The Totem Tour of Vancouver Island" and "Wild Canada West", through the Rockies, in and out of Vancouver, B.C. Last year we developed two combinations called, "A Different Wild Canada West" and "The Best of Both." All of these are featured on the Coastline web site. Mostly eight days and eight nights, including fabulous accommodations in three-star hotels and resorts (or better). We offer guided and self-guided tours. Guided tours require a minimum six participants and we go along, carry everyone's luggage and give guests the benefit of our expert knowledge.<\/p>\n
What is the funniest thing that you have had happen on a trip?<\/p>\n
On our very first tour some of the riders got separated from the guide truck and headed in the wrong direction at breakneck speed. John, the guide, chased after them but didn't catch up for fifty miles or so. We were supposed to be heading north but they headed west. Meanwhile, I was in the truck going north and couldn't find anyone except the two riders who were with me. We made calls to hospitals and police to find out if there had been any motorcycle accidents and we waited and waited. When the original group started heading back east, they missed the turn north and went about seventy miles too far east before realizing their mistake. In the end they met up with the rest of us about four hours later. It was a late arrival to our night\u2019s lodging and everyone was happy to get there.<\/p>\n
What happens if someone on the tour just can't get along with the rest of the group?<\/p>\n
Well, quite frankly, that's never happened. Most strangers meeting up on one of our tours remain friends for life.<\/p>\n
What is the most rewarding aspect of what you do?<\/p>\n
Without a doubt, sharing this beautiful country (Canada) that we love and know so well. There is a great pride in this.<\/p>\n
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about the services you offer?<\/p>\n
Safety rules are fully explained long before clients arrive. If we're traveling in a group, we insist on riding staggered duals, zero tolerance to driving under the influence etc. From time to time, if there are particularly difficult stretches of road presenting various dangers, we'll discuss these before heading onward. Each section is thoughtfully planned and we usually know what lies ahead.<\/p>\n
If we can't accommodate people on our scheduled tours because of itinerary conflicts, we can arrange the same setups to suit their travel needs.<\/p>\n
For those wishing to foray out on their own, we can rent them a motorcycle, kiss them goodbye and wish them a happy time.<\/p>\n
We have a "hands-on" service I don't think any other company offers. We will deliver bikes to any hotel in any of the cities we operate from and pick them up on their return.<\/p>\n
Given most folks don't have a lot of time, we consider making an eight-day trip as hassle-free as possible, take all the guesswork out of route planning and make sure they get to see as much as possible without everything going by in a blur.<\/p>\n
For more information contact: David GrahamCoastline Motorcycle Adventure ToursVancouver, B.C. David, how did you get into this business? My original partner moved to the island we live on and was a Harley rider as are we. One thing led to another and we started trying to attract people to Vancouver Island. It just grew from there. Tell us about … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":900714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[147,164],"class_list":["post-900005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlight","tag-motra-may-june-2006","tag-sl039"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=900005"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":900311,"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900005\/revisions\/900311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/900714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=900005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=900005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motorcyclesontheroadagain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=900005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
David Graham
Coastline Motorcycle Adventure Tours
1-866-338-0344
1-250-335-1837
www.CoastlineMC.com<\/p>\n\n\n