Trip Posts

The Ride My riding club knew about the Moto coffee rides on Tank of Coffee and was eager to tag along and savor some coffee.  We decided to make our club ride a coffee ride to the Village Blend in Sloatsburg, NY, in Rockland County. From our start…

The Ride Riding buddies love hearing about my coffee rides on Tank of Coffee and ask if they could join me.  I often leave pretty early, so the timing doesn’t work for them, but today was an exception, as one riding buddy could make it.  I waited f…

The Ride I was bringing the GSA in for service and picking up the R18 that had been out of commission since the electrical fault.  As MAX BMW is in New Milford, part of Litchfield County, I decided to find a nearby coffee shop.  River and Rail Cafe…

The Ride Aboard the BMW R1200GSA for this trip, the Beeline was 39.1 miles to Cafe e Dolci.  See our article on discovering new roads with Beeline.  Departing from Cross River, I headed west on Route 35, which follows the north shore of the Cross R…

The Ride I mounted the BMW R18 Classic for today’s ride to Ossining's First Village Coffee on the Hudson River in Westchester County.  The Beeline Moto showed just 15.3 miles as rides within the county have a limited distance.  See our article on d…

The Ride The Beeline for today was 24 miles, but I’d be heading south into the denser parts of Westchester County, so my hopes for outstanding roads were limited for this trip to Sunshine Coffee Roasters.  See our article on discovering new roads w…

The Ride My destination today was in the Catskill mountains, to Forage and Gather in the hamlet of Mountain Dale, New York, in Sullivan County.  Forage & Gather is part of the Upstate Coffee Crawl series.  The Beeline to get there is just 56 miles,…

The Ride Today’s destination was Slave to the Grind in Bronxville, NY, located in southern Westchester County.  I lived in Bronxville as a kid, so I knew the area well.  The Beeline was 25.6 miles, showing the distance between northern and southern…

The Ride I departed Cross River on the BMW R18 and headed west on Route 35, with the Beeline indicating just 6.8 miles as the crow flies to Farmer’s Grind.  See our article on discovering new roads with Beeline. At the split for Route 124, I took …

The Ride This was a long ride as the Beeline directly to The Kitchen Table was 82.5 miles, so I took the GS.  See our article on discovering new roads with Beeline. As it would be long, I chose to go reasonably quickly toward the Bear Mountain Bri…

The Ride I’ve passed Hayfields hundreds of times on the bikes and seen the Classic car gatherings and a handful of bikes, so it had to be one of the places to try for Tank of Coffee. It’s very close, just up the road from our start in Cross River,…

The Ride Our moto coffee destination for today was on the other side of the Hudson in Nyack, NY, in Rockland County.  The coffee shop named Boxer Donut & Espresso Bar had a perfect name for us to take the big boxer motorcycle, the BMW R18 Classic, …

The Ride I’d started this ride another day on the R18 Classic.  Due to an electrical fault that stopped the ride early, I had to abandon that initial ride.  I used the S1000R today to try it again.  37.2 miles was the Beeline to Montgomery, NY, in …

The Ride Bank Square Coffeehouse in Beacon is the destination for today.  My Beeline showed 25.3 miles as the crow flies.  See our article on discovering new roads with Beeline. I’ve been to Beacon many times but found I’m always coming from the s…

The Ride An early departure meant cooler temps of around 60F, so I had to kick on the lightest heated grip setting on the BMW R18 Classic this morning.  I'll be heading to a popular motorcycle destination in Connecticut to visit Kent's cozy coffee …

The Ride I’d learned about the Upstate Coffee Crawl from visiting Foundry42+ in Port Jervis, NY, so I had to add the participating venues to the Tank of Coffee backlog.  One of those was Anatomy Craft Coffee Bar in Honesdale, PA.  The Beeline to ge…

The Ride It’s another very local place just over in charming Katonah, so the Vespa GTS300 was the bike for today. 4.1 miles was the Beeline. See our article on discovering new roads with Beeline. Route 35 was the road for the day after departing t…

The Ride There is a chill in the air as I start this morning with 58F, the reported temperature.  The 50-year-old BMW R75/5 is a bit slow to cold start, finally coaxing the twin carbs to spark to life.  Jefferson Valley, NY, where Common Grounds is…

The Ride The Beeline direct route indicated 56.8 miles to Foundry 42+ as a Beeline, so I took the fastest path through the Westchester roads to the Bear Mountain Bridge, as I was on the BMW S1000R, and it doesn’t love traffic. See our article on di…

The Ride Somers, NY, isn’t far away, so I was riding the Vespa GTS 300 for today’s ride.  It was so close that the Beeline compass indicated a very short 5.9 miles to Bobo's Cafe. See our article on discovering new roads with Beeline. Most motorcy…

The Ride Today, I took the BMW R18 Classic as I knew I’d pass through farm roads in Dutchess & Columbia counties that are perfect for the laid-back riding of a cruiser.  The Beeline direct compass to Moto Coffee Machine said 68.5 miles when I start…

The Ride If you’re seeking a picturesque motorcycle ride in the Westchester and Putnam counties region, do not miss out on Cold Spring. While the Beeline compass may indicate a mere 20.9 miles from the start in Cross River, NY, I knew it would incr…

The Ride Our destination of Black Cow Coffee today is closer to the Hudson River in Croton-on-Hudson.    The best part about that is plenty of reservoirs to ride along. The direct compass distance from Beeline Moto was 15 miles.  See our article on…

The Ride Today, I was on the BMW R1200GSA motorcycle.  When I left, my Beeline showed a straight distance of 26.6 miles to my coffee shop destination in Fairfield County, Connecticut.  See the article on discovering new roads with Beeline. The GS s…