Yamaha R6: is this the new 600 class champion
Honda CBRBOO: ...or is this the new 600 class champion
Ducati ST4:916 power for the Italian VFR
Yamaha Royal Star Venture: a two-wheeled cruise liner
Suzuki SV400: just to whet your appetite for the upcoming SV650 Husqvarna TE610E: a loopy Italian trailbike

Road test: thirteen bikes and six testers find the bike of the year - Aprilia RSV, BMW R1100S, Cagiva Gran Canyon, Ducati 996, Ducati Monster Dark, Harley-Davidson Super Glide Sport, Honda Deauville, Honda VFR, Kawasaki ZX-6R, Suzuki TL1000R, Triumph Speed Triple, Yamaha Fazer and Yamaha R1 tested by six riders with varying tastes and abilities. Guess which one wins

Fazer and GSX-R to the Bol: after 900 miles all bikes are bad

Data: all the facts, stats and prices to help you choose Italjet Formula 125LC: a scooter that does 80mph

Object of desire: Morini 3V2. This bike was quick, once

WORLD OF BIKING:

Planet Bike: Ducati's delectable 900 MHe, more new bikes, the final instalment of last month's road test, Team Bike/ CCM for the Paris-Dakar, sports round-up, where to go this month

Buying abroad: why is the Aprilia RSV three grand cheaper in Austria We've got all the answers

Says who your letters about good cops, bad cops, good writing, bad writing and demo rides

Are you mental compulsive round-the-world traveller Nick Sanders explains his strange obsession with breaking records

Virgin on the ridiculous: two off-road nobbers ride to the World Cup of Motocross. A story caked in mud

Title fights: the world's greatest racers come to blows on and off the racetrack

Street value: now that winter's taken its usual course, isn't it about time you put away your expensive faired machinery and got yourself a cheap trailbike

Showroom: kit for your bike, your body and your peace of mind

The last page: come and talk bikes with us at the NEC

Ogri: Mitzi gets hot under the collar

BETTER RIDING:

Essential riding: Martin at a Buckinghamshire coffee morning
Riding tips winter special: survive the winter
Maintenance tips: get your bike to survive the winter

WHERE TO RIDE:

South America: the extraordinary Helge Pedersen visits ancient Inca territories on a BMW F650
Essential touring: to northern Portugal with Bike and Sun tours
Fave road: another one of your Sunday sojourns

OTHER STUFF:

Next month: a zillion horsepower road test
Subscribe to Bike and avoid the disappointment of finding you've been beaten to the newsstand by everyone else
Book reviews: small books for your Christmas stocking
Bike binders: keep all your issues in one place
Bike's annual: all this year's road tests in one big book