* Ariel 500: Somewhere in Africa, Steve Wilson's adventures with his Ariel get off to a shaky start. But while the bike is being fixed he gets to meet some interesting people...

* Ariel Leader Rebuild: Finally! The Leader goes for its MoT and nabs an Norton on the way

* Benelli 750 Sei: To kick off our 750s from the 1970s, Frank Westworth took a spin on a bike with heaps of cylinders and very many shiny exhaust pipes

* Honda CB750: A theme of Superbikes of the 70s wouldn't be complete without one of these, a very early 1970 model

* Matchless G80: An owner adopts an unrestored 1947 500cc single and sets about returning it to standard trim, fixing what doesn't work, and finding out which bits work as well as they're ever going to

* Norton Commando Fastback: A Super 750 of the 1970s - except this one wasn't. We'd all like to think that owning an old British bike is both enjoyable reasonably easy, but the owner's experiences with this one prove that 'shiny' does not necessarily mean 'sorted'

* Speedway Bullet Build: Dave Ramsden's project bike, an Enfield-powered dirt tracker, is finally finished

* Triumph T160 Trident: The only one of our clutch of 750s to come with multiple-choice petrol tanks to suit either your leathers (red or yellow) or intended mileage (local or, erm, not much further). An owner explains

Plus: Humbernut makes parts for a Mondial; beefy big batteries for electric start classics; VOC and AMC Club news; a new book from Sammy Miller, great entertainment at Bill Little's Open Day; PUB examines some miniature motors; DLM recalls great quotes and Frank Westworth shuffles his spanners