* AJS & Matchless Lightweights: The single cylinder G2, G5 and Model 8 and 14 AMC models tend to be overlooked in the rush to buy G3s. But if you'd like to spend £1500 or so on a roadworthy machine then it's worth giving these little 'uns a look

* Ariel Leader: It really is finished. Rod takes the project two-stroke for a spin and then tries to improve its hot starting

* Honda XBR500: It wasn't meant to be an entire top end rebuild, but one thing led to another when this 1980's single cylinder slogger found a new home with a sympathetic owner

* MV Agusta 350 GT: Can a sporty 350cc parallel twin from 1972 really be described as a Gran Turismo? Roland Brown rides one and reveals its inner nature...

* Nimbus Bumblebee: It's the strangest thing: an OHC inline four cylinder 750, built in 1956, with three-speeds and shaft drive. Looks purposeful, in a scaffold-pole kind of way...

* Norton 650SS: If you were looking for an alternative to a Bonneville then Norton's 1964 featherbed SS has to be high on the list. Frank Westworth rides one and rates its performance for classic riders today

* Norton Commando Rebuild: Work progresses to the forks, crank dismantling, big end inspection and wheel rebuilding

* Royal Enfield Electra: Many returning riders opt for Enfield's modern Bullets. Mike Wesson bought an Electra XS and he explains why, and how it's performed since purchase

* Triumph T110: There's a world of difference between the 650 twins of 1957 and 1958. Steve Wilson examines one of each and considers the improvements made. Was the later bike really a great leap forward? Was it actually better than the T120 which followed it?

Plus: Frank Westworth compares frame designs in the Shed, Dave Minton enthuses about a traditional family bike business, PUB talks super-chargers, and readers chat about military motorcycles, the Levis Cup Trial, thread dimensions, the Vauxhall Four, budget bikes and more...