Are you a motorcycle enthusiast, but are finding it difficult to convince your significant other to go along for long rides? After all, your butt gets pretty sore after a while so it stands to reason that taking passengers on a 300-mile motorcycle ride is not the easiest thing in the world to do. One-way to convince your significant other that a motorcycle needs to be in your future in that it is essential to spend the money for a great motorcycle, is to tell them you will also get the high-tech side car that matches for them to ride on.

This will prevent them from having a bad hair day due to the relatively and the occasional pass at 100 mph plus. One of the coolest side cars ever made, is not as expensive as you might think in fact if you do a little research you'll see that Dauntless Motors Corporation indeed as the nicest, quietest and safest side cars on the market. Please find a link below of some pictures better on the Internet;

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The Liberator Motorcyle Side Car Series is state-of-the-art and last year I have the pleasure of sitting in one myself at the Daytona motorcycle jamboree. Sure there are other motorcycle side cars which are equally as cool, but safety was a major concern for our family and a great selling point for me to buy a new motorcycle. Consider this in 2006.

Well there is a new prototype car with three wheels, which is poised to take the European market by storm. And it is very clever indeed. In fact so is its name The CLEVER, which stands for; Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport. This vehicle is only 3 feet wide and it is a cross between a motorcycle and a car with two wheels in the back and one in the front.

The clever car can run and 60 mph and with its reduced width it is much easier to find parking spot say it’s designers. On the Clever Car website it shows that this car is a collaboration between many partners and those partners include: “the Technische Universitaet Berlin in Berlin, the Institut Francais Du Petrole in Vernaison near Lyon, and the Institut Fuer Verkehrswesen – Universitaet Fuer Bodenkultur, in Vienna.”

The vehicles body is made out of aluminum frame and plastic body and the rider’s carriage tilts when you turn a corner. The sensors in the car tell the vehicle how lifted tilts based on the speed and the sharpness of the turn. Everyone assured the score will be a hit in England and in all of Europe and it runs on compressed natural gas and puts out a third of the amount of pollution and the most efficient family type cars in Europe. And best of all it gets over 108 mpg. Hello you say? Yes and the big question is when can we get them here in the United States? Consider this in 2006

Motorized scooters are a great form of travel almost anywhere in the world. They are small, economical and fun. Of course, you sacrifice safety with just about any scooter that you ride. It is hard to have a scooter as an everyday vehicle, but they are great for warm weather vacation destinations or if you live in a rural area.

One of the best places to rent a scooter is Key West, FL. Key West is southern most point in Florida, located about 90 miles north of Cuba. This is a great place for renting a scooter because there is a lot to see. The famous author Ernest Hemingway spent a lot of time there, so you can visit his favorite hangouts. There is the southernmost point of the island where you can watch the sunset and raise your glass with the locals. Then you have to hit the famous bar district on Duval Street that is famous for its annual Fantasy Fest. Be careful when riding your scooter, though. Key West is made up of small streets with a lot of blind corners.

If you are traveling outside of the country, a scooter is your best option for small towns. Greece is famous for its scooters because the scenery is so unbelievable. Most of the islands also have very small roads that you would not want to be driving a car on. You won't be carrying your luggage on a scooter, but all you will need while you are there is a towel and a beach mat. It is also relatively easy to rent a scooter in Europe.

Renting a car is can get complicated.

As long as you remember to wear your helmet, a scooter is a great idea that will make any vacation much more fun. You will also be able to see much more of any area that you visit. Most hotel concierges will know a good scooter destination, so make sure to ask them.

The ATV has gained huge popularity because of its versatility. It is included in many different outdoor activities like racing, hunting and camping. This has made way for many customizable features that you can add to your ATV.

Racing ATVs look very different from conventional ATVs that you may see in rural areas. They are usually customized with different wheels, shocks and exhaust systems. The wheels on a racing ATV are narrower to give it more speed and turning ability. The wheels are also upgraded to a lighter and stiffer aluminum alloy the reduce weight and handle impact from jumps. The shocks are one of the most important upgrades because there are many jumps on a typical course. The shocks need to give enough to absorb impact with minimal speed loss. They also must be stiff enough to maintain the vehicles integrity on tight corners. Loose shocks could result in a rollover if the turn is too tight. Many riders are constantly tweaking their shocks to find the perfect combination to maximize their speed and safety. The exhaust is simply made up of a more free flowing muffler and intake to move air through the engine much quicker. This altered exhaust results in more noise output, but it can significantly raise the torque of an ATV.

ATVs for hunting and camping are very similar overall. They have wide tires for good off-road traction. Hunters will sometime use a stricter muffler, so that the ATV is not so loud. Both types of ATVs will have extra storage compartments and rails on the front and back to tie down their gear. A large capacity fuel tank is always a good option for extended trips. Extra gas cans are also a common on such ATVs. One of the best options to ensure that you do not get stuck in the wilderness is a front mounted winch. This is primarily for dragging the ATV out of deep mud or sand in case it gets stuck. The winch cable can be fastened around a nearby tree, and it will pull the vehicle toward the tree.

I decided to enclose a funny picture with my last letter to relatives in Arizona. It was a picture of me sweeping three inches of snow off of my car at seven a.m. so I could go to work. This should amuse my sister-in-law. "Who wants to move where it freezes every winter?" The answer, "My husband, your brother, the last great explorer but not the one scraping snow." My sister-in-law writes, "It was really cold last night. It got down to 48 degrees." Yeah, right. Bring out the long johns and thermal socks. She also writes, "What is this black ice that you mention? Is that some Northern term? Slide off the road? What? How?" Why do I write to her? She never liked me anyway. I married her baby brother. Just stole him away from the family. All six foot two helpless inches of him. "But," I write, "Next month the ice will melt. Then we'll have slush. After that our yard becomes The Big Muddy. Maybe I'll skip the winter picture and send her a summer picture of flies, earwigs (she never heard of them either), wasps, spiders and me with my swatters and zappers. She is easily amused.

Believe it or not, my other sister-in-law is worse than the one I just mentioned. "When God gave out brains, she thought He said "trains and she missed hers" as the saying goes. One day I was helping her sort clothes. She threw a pair of pants in the discard pile. "This is no good. The button is missing," she remarked nonchalantly while my mouth dropped open. When I recovered, I said, "Let me take them home, find a button and sew it on. Then my nephew can have his favorite pants to wear again." She look very confused. Now I know where the expression "dumb as a post" comes from. Someone else knew my sister-in-law.

The Irish are renowned for their quick wit and ability to even laugh at themselves. Below are a few favourite Irish jokes meant to be taken in the spirit they were written in.

Paddy was with his mates in a bar in his local village. Jaysus lads says Paddy, the wife is pregnant again. And sure you already have 8 wee ones say Mickey. I’ll bloody well hang myself if this happens again says Paddy.

Sure enough less than 12 months later Paddy’s missus breaks the news that she’s expecting again.

You said you’d hang yourself if this happened again Paddy says one of his palls. I did surely says Paddy. I bought the rope, tied a noose on it, threw it over the tree and was ready to do away with myself when I suddenly thought-Jaysus, maybe I’m hanging the wrong man.

Mick and Paddy were walking down Kings Road in London. It was their first week in London and they were a bit naïve.

Lord above Paddy this is a great city says Mick. Why’s that Mick says Paddy. Well explains Mick-where else in the world would a complete stranger come up to you, make idle chat, invite you to dinner and then offer you to spend the night at their house.

My God says Paddy did that happen to you? No says Mick but it happens to my sister all the time.

Paddy was sitting at the bar with a large Rottweiler at his feet. Does your dog bite asks Mick No says Paddy. So Mick patted the dog who almost ripped his arm completely off. Jaysus Paddy screamed Mick-you said your dog didn’t bite. That’s not my dog Mick replied Paddy.

On May 1st, 2006 there will be a Hispanic boycott of all businesses and they plan on not spending any money. They say they are doing this to promote fairness to illegal immigrants, however many of the Hispanic people participating are not illegal immigrants; they are here legally.

This national illegal immigration boycott is a slap in the face to Americans considering all we have had to deal with; with 24 million illegal aliens in our country who are not even supposed to be here. I say that Hispanic groups should not participate in any illegal immigration boycott.

I say let the illegal immigrants and illegal aliens boycott if they want to and why not make the boycott one month and not only one day and meanwhile they can take a vacation to go back to where they came from for that month and then all Americans can see that we will get along just fine without any illegal immigrants in our country at all.

Some believe that American economy would collapse without illegal aliens to work. I absolutely disagree with this notion and I would say it is a farce. The United States of America and her people can and do work very hard. Some say there are jobs that Americans will not do, however I say we have the technological advances to build robots to do those jobs and therefore that point of contents in an argument is absolute BS. Please consider this in 2006.