This tow vehicle is based on the Honda Gold Wing - since it's smaller than a tow truck, it can get thru stopped traffic much faster than a truck.

The superior manoeuvrability of the Retriever is due to a towing device folded on to the back of the motorcycle - making the vehicle only 95 cm wide.

The towing device is not unfolded until you reach the disabled vehicle. This innovative design allows the Retriever to reach cars swiftly and tow them safely.

The Retriever gets your towing company on the road and allows it to grow your business - because you will be faster than your competitors at reaching customers.

According to the Dallas Morning News, members of the local police and fire departments will have to live by the same rules as the rest of us.

Meaning: They will be fined if caught on camera running red lights and they are not on an emergency call.

It's about time this became a nationwide phenomenon, if we have to live with these surveillance systems.

(Photo courtesy of fidhawser.com)

This unique camera mount looks like it might be a good, simple solution for some riders. Its an unusual design, mounted to the front of the helmet, and attached to the helmet using a hook-and-loop strap.

Happy New Year to all of our readers! Here's to a fantastic 2007 filled with lots of clean, fresh pavement, beautiful scenery, great rides, uncrowded roads, and continued good health for everyone.

We look forward to lots of great new things to share with our readers this year. Stay tuned!

Now then, Where's the best place to ride in 2007?

Cheers!

Scene from the show

You can find them in the gallery.

We've got photos of bikes, people, manufacturer's floor displays, accessories, and a bunch of other stuff. We hope that you enjoy them.

Please see our write-up about the show.

This article on The New Atlantis website talks about the loss of craftsmanship, and what it means to work with your hands (as, for instance, when you build something, repair a motorcycle, etc.) and produce something tangible vs. the more typical, 'information economy' intangible stuff such as software.

Given the intrinsic richness of manual work, cognitively, socially, and in its broader psychic appeal, the question becomes why it has suffered such a devaluation in recent years as a component of education. The economic rationale so often offered, namely that manual work is somehow going to disappear, is questionable if not preposterous, so it is in the murky realm of culture that we must look to understand these things. To this end, perhaps we need to consider the origins of shop class, so that we can better understand its demise.

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