Breakfast Views from the OBB NightJet Train | Photo: J. Breinholt
Day 2 – Train & Motorcycles – Feldkirch (AT) to Andeer (CH) (https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZiPpJaqfLNuGDvUc9)
Sunday morning saw us rolling in to Feldkirch right on schedule. We were woken up about 2 hours before arrival with our pre-ordered breakfast. After wolfing down the food, we watched the mountainous landscape of Austria passing by until we were finally at our destination. The unloading was just as interesting as loading was. We setup our bikes, repacked our gear and kicked off the day in search of coffee. Continue Reading >
The Author, Finding Some Good Cell Service to Check Those Maps | Photo: Jacob Breinholt Private Collection.
We are all back in one piece from Europe and after some reflection here’s a quick recap how it all went down. I include my perspective but adding some room here for Jake to correct the record from his perspective as we did straddle the invisible line between Type 2 and 3 fun several times. From my perspective, I’m happy to report that I tied the epic saga with the sassy Triumph and the score is 2-2 as I managed to stage a comeback from the early years’ beatings of mechanical issues and stupid drops that got us off on a rocky start with the ol’ British broad. Continue Reading >
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!
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 >
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 >
