Maybe I'm losing it. With temperatures dropping and the first frost just around the corner, thoughts of winter sports and steaming cups of hot chocolate are starting to dance through most people's minds. But I've still got motorcycles wheelying through mine.

I can't help it. With the 35th Tokyo Motor Show running Oct. 27-Nov. 7 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, the thrill of seeing all the new 2002 bikes is taking its toll on me.

OK, I'll confess: I'm addicted to biking. But that's not so strange, really, and it could happen to anyone living here. You see, Japan is a motorcyclist's paradise.