Our special sepia issue is a bit of a Norton fest, but also features a hatful of Italians - and it's the very last issue to feature the 'Year One' version of the logo. (Why did we change it for the magazine? Cos the printers hated its complexity; T-Shirt printers hated it even more, and too many people asked us what we were using a musical scale for on a motorcycle magazine. Sigh).

* SCOOP! The world's largest Commando breaks cover, and we rode it!

* Pre-War Norton Single: Semi-sporting and totally handsome
* BSA B31: An all-weather winter wonder
* 1911 Royal Enfield V-Twin: restored to glory
* Italians In Action 1: Benelli 750 Sei
* Italians In Action 2: MV Agusta 125
* Italians In Action 3: Moto Giro d'Italia Ducati

PLUS:
Daisy gets metal fatigue, we go to the MOTO 1 races, Hamish McOakley rides some 30mph roads, the Blower Triton gets nowhere near completion, the Ariel Leader rebuild is still an unbuild, HumberNut makes precision valve gear (and you could too) and Tony's Page is so flamin' controversial that people actually cancel their subscriptions as a result (yes, really). After that excitement, J Bickerstaff, D Minton and F Westworth are all a bit business as usual.