This month’s magazine is a Britbike bonanza, and strangely the cover bikes were colour co-ordinated to match our riding gear, too...

AJS MODEL 16 REBUILD
In a fit of bidding, Martin Peacock found that he’d bought an AJS 350 single. Now he just needs to make it work. The first part of a new series...

ARIEL VH500
This cobby Red Hunter has been upgraded and improved by its engineer owner to survive and thrive on modern roads. It keeps up with the Joneses (and overtakes most Triumphs too!)

BSA BANTAMS
Lightweight strokers to suit all tastes here; a 1963 D1 and a 1970 B175, sometimes seen in off-road competition

BSA B31
One of those piles of scrap you see for sale on eBay was transformed with grit and determination into a handsome, roadgoing 1959 single. This is the tale of its resurrection and shakedown

BSA A65 REBUILD
It’s finished! The BSA Lightning 650 rides again in this final installment of the series

ROYAL ENFIELD CONSTELLATION AIRFLOW
We ride not just any old Enfield twin, but a fully-faired 700 Connie, complete with its drive chain enclosure and funny top yoke wotnot, too

VELOCETTE VENOM
This owner has subjected his Velo single to really long term test; over 100,000 miles or more. It’ll do 100mph or 100mpg, but not both at the same time

VINTAGE BIKES
Not all classic motorcycles which were built before WW2 need cost a fortune. We find a baker’s dozen of vintage bikes, offered for sale recently for less than £5000

PLUS Graham Ham takes a special girl for a special ride; PUB debates rpm versus cc; Dave Minton reads some good books and Frank Westworth gets very cranky in The Shed...