This month’s magazine feature a pair of really rare ’uns from Velocette and Harley, as well as the kind of classic bikes you’re more likely to find and ride. Read all about ’em...

AJS MODEL 31
While An Expert tackles the powerplant, Frank Westworth gets to grips with his Ajay’s primary drive, oil pipes, etc

AJS ENGINE REBUILD
Richard Negus gazed upon the rusty wreckage of Frank’s Ajay engine and declared that ‘if one man has built it, then another man can always rebuild it’. Blimey!

BSA ROCKET GOLD STAR vs ROYAL ENFIELD CLUBMAN
It’s a café racer clash: Paul Miles is a fan of unusual comparisons, plainly, and for subtle reasons set an iconic British twin against a rather more recent RE 500 single

BMW R100 RESURRECTION
After months of restoration, Duncan Cooper’s airhead boxer is finally ready to roll. How well did it withstand the rigours of international travel? Was it worth the effort?

HARLEY-DAVIDSON XR750
Odgie discovered this unique US racer at a large UK show. One of the flat-track breed, it was actually built before the first production XR turned a wheel

IVORY CALTHORPE REBUILD
Alan Freke tackles a considerable challenge as he rebuilds a very rare 1935 Ivory Calthorpe Minor 250. Part Four: prepping and painting the petrol tank and tinware

NORTON MODEL 50
The long list of famous Norton sporting singles fails to include the mid-1950s 350cc Model 50. Frank Westworth went in search of performance

TWO TRIUMPHS
Real life experiences with a TR6 and a T90, bought in the 1980s and still going strong

VELOCETTE SPORTSMAN
You’ve probably never heard of Velocette’s Sportsman single and the odds are stacked against you ever seeing one in action on England’s green and pleasant lanes. Rowena Hoseason investigates one of the final factory Velocettes to leave Hall Green

PLUS Graham Ham and his well-travelled Triumph go adventuring in Belgium; PUB plays with microcars; Dave Minton considers concours; readers write about two-stroke tweaks, Albion gearboxes, and the pros and cons of restoration, and we declare a winner in the Compass Challenge.