Facebook Marketplace Economics

A Pair of 1989 Yamaha XTs Freshly Purchased and Freshly Washed. | Photo: Courtesy Szabi Private Collection

We’re living in an interesting era. Given this is a light-hearted moto nerd publication, we are particularly fascinated with what economists coined as the “Great Wealth Transfer”. This is the phenomenon of over $100 trillion in assets passing from the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers to the younger generations (mainly to Gen X and Millennials).

We’re also living in an era of social media, a myriad of platforms is available, catering to different needs. If you had to draw a Venn diagram of transferor and transferee generations’ and their social media platform of choice you will most certainly find Facebook as the common ground. Gen Z is far past and too cool for FB, may only have one as a result of Meta acquiring Instagram, and Gen Alpha is busy doing goofy TikTok dances in their parents’ kitchen. Continue Reading >

Catskills Moto Club Route – Southern Catskills Rollercoaster

Route Name: Southern Catskills Roller Coaster

Route type: Loop

Length: 110 miles

Surface: 100% paved

On our recent CMC ride we linked some of our favorite stretches of roads in the Southern Catskills into a loop to share with anyone joining. If you couldn’t make the ride here’s an opportunity to retrace the route on your own until we see you on the next one. Continue Reading >

How to Plan a Moto Trip

2026 is a big year for CMC. We have gained some traction on holding ourselves accountable to making this club a place where like-minded enthusiast can connect and mingle. We’ve been hard(erish?) at work to ensure we have more club rides and overall a larger calendar of events and content consistently coming your way. There will be additional news, rides and event announcements so keep your eyes peeled on the socials. Continue Reading >