The Ride As I thumbed the starter on the BMW S1000R, the 999cc inline four roared to life at our start in Cross River, NY. The compass on the Beeline Moto shows just 10 miles to our destination in Danbury, CT. While a quick highway ride was possible, at Tank of Coffee, we always try … Read more
The Ride Departing from Cross River shortly after dawn, the overcast sky with several dark clouds threatening rain made it feel much earlier than it was. The Beeline Moto’s compass indicated 19.7 miles as the crow flies to the destination in Connecticut on the BMW R18 Classic. See our article on discovering new roads with … Read more
The Ride The coffee shop for today is part of our Upstate Coffee Crawl series on the other side of the Hudson River. A couple of riding buddies joined me, and the Beeline Moto compass indicated 76.7 miles in a straight line to our destination. See our article on discovering new roads with Beeline. I … Read more
The Ride It’d been a while since I’d taken the BMW S1000R out for a coffee ride, so I pulled it out of the garage this morning for my journey to Source Coffeehouse in Bridgeport, CT. The Beeline Moto compass pointing at the coffee shop indicated 21.2 miles as the crow flies from my start … Read more
The Ride I climbed aboard the BMW R18 Classic and turned on the Beeline Moto at my Cross River, NY, starting point. I entered my destination for No. Six Depot Roastery & Cafe to the app, and it reported the straight compass distance was 74.6 miles. I knew it’d be a long ride as I … Read more
Costa Rica has also been a place for child labor, with an estimated 1400 children under 15 working in coffee production around the country. An additional 1600 adolescents (15-17) worked in coffee production. Côte d’Ivoire is estimated to have thousands of children under 17 working on coffee plantations. Many were recruited either forcibly or through … Read more
The Ride Whenever I have a ride planned to the other side of the Hudson River, a few riding buddies are always interested in coming along. Today was no different. Meeting my friend in Cross River, NY, I was onboard my BMW R1200GSA while he was on the R1250RT. While both bikes share the same … Read more
We’ve been writing about our coffee rides for a while now. In New York State, we’ve published our rides to over 35 coffee shops thus far. Along the way, one thing has been pretty straightforward. The more populated the county, the greater the odds of finding a few good coffee shops. Conversely, the more populated … Read more
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