Friends, we are excited to announce that we will be partnering with the folks at FAHRT as a part of their Tw2j series again this fall on October 10, 2026 at Catskill Outpost and Stamford Coffee in Stamford NY from noon to 5. Similar to last year’s event, there will be food, beverage, music, merch, and good people. We have put together a couple of loops starting and ending at the event.
Download the GPX files from this link. There is a fully paved option, as well as one with some nice unpaved sections.
We will most likely also be doing a casual group ride in the morning from Belleayre to the event. Check insta a little closer to the event date. for details. The leaves are already changing, but we there should still be a bit of residual leaf peeping action to take in. Look forward to seeing you all there!
A Photo of the CMC Barn From the First Site Visit in Mid-February 2026
Over the past several years, CMC has evolved through multiple iterations. Catskills Moto Club started as tongue-in-cheek moniker for a transient group of folks who found themselves riding together in the Catskills under the socially distant shadows of the COVID era. Eventually the ‘club’ became a less transient core group of riders and a little less tongue in cheek. Over the past two years, it was evident that Catskills Moto Club needed some sort of headquarters that isn’t Jake’s garage. So the search started for some place for us to call home.
In February of 2026, we identified a spot in Stamford, NY that is literally feet from some of our most frequently visited spots along Main Street. It is an old barn owned by Village, which it no longer had any use for and was/is in dire need of some TLC. After an initial round of due diligence, we decided that it might just work. We went under contract in the first week of March, hoping to close by early summer and be able to spend the summer making it our own.
As fate would have it, the process dragged and dragged. Dealing with a municipality always takes a little bit longer. But red tape aside, everything that could go wrong, did. By the end of August, when we still hadn’t closed, and did not have a clear picture where the status of things even stood, we were starting to lose hope that the deal would actually happen.
Left: Stamford Coffee (photo: Szabi Erdei) | Right: A Copy of the Mountain Eagle Announcing the CMC Acquisition
It was about that time, that Szabi and I were taking the maiden ride on our new (to us) XT600s. We made a stop in Stamford to say hi to our boy Sal (a fellow rider) at Catskill Outpost, and to show him the bikes. Jake started complaining about how long it was taking to purchase the barn, and Sal replied with something like, “I know dude, you were on the front page of the paper this week.” At first we thought he was joking, but then we was like, “no dude, really” before running next door to grab the latest edition of Mountain Eagle. We were initially dumbfounded, since we clearly had not yet closed on the thing. But apparently the Village had finally officially voted on the sale and it was approved!
We are very happy to report that we finally sealed the deal last Thursday. Now that the ‘easy’ part is over, the real work starts. This barn is going to take A LOT of work to get it back in good working order. As things start to take shape at our new HQ, we have a long list of ideas that include the broader local riding community (and community generally). We will be sharing them when the time is right. Very happy to be the proud new owners of this humble structure. Here’s to its potential!
I’m happy to report that we all made it back in one piece from the massive 2 week European ride that Szabi planned. We missed Lukas, who had to cancel at the last minute because of some events in his family that required his attention.
Here is a mega-gallery from the trip, minus some key stops (most notably Misano, Ancona, Split, Mostar, Sarajevo, and Budapest). We rode about 2200 miles over 12 days and covered over half a dozen countries (I’m sure that Szabi will give a more accurate breakdown when he publishes the itinerary). By the last leg of the trip, I was admittedly too exhausted to be able to safely ride while also trying to get some snaps from the saddle. I do have a bunch of stuff on my phone from when we were not on the bikes, that I may publish in a later gallery. But for now, enjoy these snaps, in no particular order.
XTs Arriving to the Catskills After the First Round of Szabi Spa Treatment
In our last piece, we explored the interesting economics of FB Marketplace and left our heroes with sh*t-eating grins, ecstatic about their newly acquired steeds in a 2-for-1 deal. As a recap, picked up two 1989 Yamaha XT600s, with papers and in running condition at pretty great price. Tomorrow is the big trip to the DMV to get plates and transport them up to the Catskills from their temporary stashing place on Long Island so we can legal-ishly ride them on the road. Continue Reading >
