* AJS Model 18: A new owner gets to grips with an Ajay 500, and discovers that the brakes could do with a little improvement...

* Ariel Arrow: Ariel's Golden Arrow of 1962 was a truly unusual super-sports 250. An owner buys one and fettles it for modern riding

* BSA A10 Project: The engine rebuild nears it end, with Humbernut working on the primary drive

* Ner-A-Car: Colin Sparrow examines a feet-forward two-wheeler dating from 1926, equipped with a 350cc Blackburne engine, and in delicious, 'barn find' condition

* Panther Model 75: Better known for their heavyweight slopers, Panther also built middleweight 350cc singles like this one which takes Frank Westworth on a trip down memory lane

* Project Zenster: Part two: Odgie fabricates a frame cradle to fit his JAP single engine into its new chassis

* Triumph T120 Bonneville: Steve Wilson gets to grips with an icon: the 1968 Bonneville twin

* Triumph 3TA: A couple of years back, Rod Ker rebuilt this 350cc Triumph twin. So how has it stood up to the test of time since then?

* Yamaha XS650: The XS was supposed to be better than a Brit twin in almost every respect. RC readers reveal what it's like to live with one in the real world

Plus: RC riders tackle the Norton Challenge, we make some summer reading recommendations, PUB goes to Titch Allen's memorial, Dave Minton rides 900 miles by Laverda to buy cheese, and Frank Westworth's Interpol 2 gets readied for a rebuild...