* Aprilia Moto 6.5: This is what happens to a practical motorcycle when a designer like Philippe Starck runs amok. Emm considers all the angles

* BSA B31 Special: Odgie returns with a stripped-down, back to basics streetrod special. If you prefer your classics to retain the original specification then look away now...

* BSA A75 Rocket 3: Last month we looked at one version of a BSA-Triumph triple styled for the USA. This time Frank Westworth gets to grips with the US-spec Rocket 3 in all its grey-framed glory

* BSA A10 Rebuild: In the third part of this ongoing series, Humbernut reaches the gearbox so starts assembling layshafts, bearings and various cogs...

* Land'S End Trial: This MCC event has been challenging participants for more than a century. Last year, Rowena Hoseason joined Celia Walton on a trials outfit. All did not go entirely to plan...

* 1963 Matchless G12: Steve Wilson rides this 650 twin and discovers that its reputation for vibration was unfounded while it revved freely and loved life on the back-lanes

* Norton Commando 750: Tony Page has clocked up over 250,000 miles in 37 years on his Commando, and shares some of the secrets of successful ownership

* Norton Commando Rebuild: Matt Vale gets to grips with his Hi-Rider's cylinder head; valves, seats, rockers and the lot

* Vauxhall Four: Back in the 1920s, Vauxhall built a very few prototype four-cylinder motorcycles. And it turns out that a couple of RC readers have ridden one

* Velocette GTP: The story of a restoration from barn-find to rare beauty; Andy Stait rebuilds a 250 twin-sport from the 1930s

Plus: An essay on coil electrics, Dave Minton considers oil supplies, Frank Westworth preps an AMC single for sale, a whole heap of news and why you should never hesitate to buy the classic bike of your dreams