006 NEWS
This ’n’ that; that ’n’ this. More new
bikes looking like old bikes, new
parts for old bikes, new parts for
new bikes too… all very good

010 SUBSCRIBE!
Save money, get the magazine
early. Thrills undiluted. More
exclamation marks needed

012 TRIUMPH TR6
Much better than a Bonneville,
it has emerged. Bonnie
owners in crisis meetings

016 BSA LIGHTNING ROCKET
BSA built some of their best
bikes for the USA, including this
fast, fiery and flamboyant 650

020 MV AGUSTA 750 SPORTS
The gentleman’s express, with
added flairs and a red seat. Wow

024 VELOCETTE MSS
Much better than a Venom, it
has been suggested. Venom
owners laughing mysteriously

028 TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER
Take an inoffensive old bike and
transform it into something remarkable.
This will never catch on, we can reveal

034 LETTERS
Some great stuff here. We
always need more letters. So
there’s also the biggest letter ever
published in a bike magazine!

040 PAUL D’ORLÉANS
‘FIVA, the international historic
vehicle federation, has been
quietly working with UNESCO to
create international regulations
on historic vehicles – bicycles,
motorcycles, cars, boats, etc…’

042 MARK WILLIAMS
‘I did a little exercise late last
year based on how certain
bykes have appreciated in value
over a three year period…’

044 PAUL MILES
‘No one really enjoys themselves
and by the time we reach the
burger bar we’re strung out like
a festoon of incompetence…’

048 BSA ROCKET 3
The bike that was supposed to save the
Brits from the Japanese onslaught…

056 HONDA CAFÉ CLASSIC
Find something affordable and
convert into something desirable

066 CLASSIC TRIUMPH SPECIAL
Take a Triumph and make it
better. It’s easy, so they say

076 BRITISH CLASSIC BIKE GUIDE
With a truly remarkable selection of
the prices real bikes were sold for

090 INFO ARCHIVE
There’s a monster pile of bike info
in our very own back pages

092 SUZUKI X7
The learner bike that inspired a
generation and helped change the law

100 NORTON COMMANDO
Machine of the Year for five years,
so it must be something special…

108 MASTER CYLINDER MASTER CLASS
You don’t know how to service a master
cylinder? Shame. Learn how now

112 READER ADS
Send us bargains. We need many
more bargains. We do, we really do…

128 LOUISE LIMB’S INK WHEELS
It took a while to work out who Rita
was. A clue: not an ignition system

130 FRANK WESTWORTH
Always at the back. Life will
be amusing, if you let it