Regulars:
Letters - Inspiration for a ride, company bikes, one-make insurance and a Val Doonican fan.
Eyewitness: Wembley Stadium's greatest moment - Not England's triumph in '66, but Evel Knievel's pelvis-pulverising jump in May 1975.
News - Lifting the li'd on the warranty scam, but it could change for the better with new European rules. Kawasaki back from the brink A new name for Carnell/City and a round-up of British sporting achievements in 2002.
Sports news - The inside story on the origins of the Honda V5, plus Edwards and Hislop: 'well done, you're sacked'.
Barry Sheene - After a trip to the Phillip Island Grand Prix, Barry is up on the gossip about who is going to ride what in 2003. And that Casey Stoner, he's got to stop falling off.
Dan Walsh - Dan takes a Yank for a ride.
The question - So who's your all-time motorcycling hero Sam Browne, Ponch or Eric Richards don't get a mention. How come

Features and tests:
Aprilia RSV-R Mille - First ride on the re-styled RSV from the launch at Vallelunga, in Italy. A great bike made eveh better
Buell Lightning - First ride on Buell's new naked roadster from the launch. Any more than a Firebolt without a fairing
Road test: We didn't buy them - Kawasaki ZX-9R v Aprilia Falco v Honda SP-2 v MV Agusta F4. They've been sitting on dealers' showroom floors all year, so are they bargains now
So good. It hurts - All hail the Honda SP-2. A fast, uncomfortable bike ridden 3000 miles to watch an amazing climax to the WSB season at Imola. Plus Colin Edwards interview and overview.
Rocket power - Sixteen years after he raced a standard VFR in the TransAtlantic Trophy, 'Rocket' Ron Haslam canes our long termer around Donington Park. He likes it. He tweaks it.
V4 - The power of a four, the grip of a twin. Mac McDiarmid explains why the V4 is the perfect motorcycle engine.
Blame these guys - How the need to please racers is making road bikes worse for ordinary riders. How's your back
Road test: Weird bikes - What else could you call a test with a Honda 900 Hornet, Yamaha Bulldog, CCM R30 and a Harley-Davidson 883R ridden in London traffic

Regulars:
Showroom - "No dear, I don't want shelving for Christmas, or a washing machine, or socks. Here, look here. Please."
Gear guide: visors - With long nights and bad weather upon us, you need a clean, happy visor - and some clear advice.
Used gear - Stands, boots, books and rearsets used and rated.
Great roads - Social Fen meandering and some premium Peak District.
Events - In Coventry, awesomely talented individuals in mesh tops and armour. Lapping Mallory Park, similarly adept clowns in Santa suits. Dark season entertainment for the curious.
Bike skills: night riding - "Yes Michael." Camp conversing cars aside, the sun's only up for lunch hour now. Priceless lightless wisdom.
The riding course guide - Dirt, road and track instruction tested. This month; two road riding courses and the Yamaha race school.
Fleet news - The Buell experience is proving frustrating for Hugo Wilson. So much to like, too much to hate. Arrgh.
Our bikes: Honda RVF400 - A summer of much content followed the winter of patient promise. But the ad's in Bikemart. Tragic.
Set up: heated grips - More than anything they're a mighty psychological weapon, a bar-mounted morale-booster. Do it.
Know this: fork springs - Crude looks mask a delicately complicated art. Wise up.
Products and services - The A-Z guide to advertisers in this issue.
New bike listings - Every major UK model pictured with spec and rating.
Buying new bikes - Essential new bike buying advice for the showroom.
New bike market - What's hot and what's not in Britain's showrooms.
BMW off-road deal - We team up with BMW to offer two special two-day courses for Bike readers on their Off-road Skills course. Develop your riding where the landings are soft.
Used bike listings: the top 100 - Bike's top 100 used bikes pictured and rated.
Buying used bikes - Your scout through the minefield of buying pre-owned.
Used bike market - Where the clever money's going in the small ads.
Buyer's guide: Yamaha Thunderace - Ace by name, ace by nature. Fearsomely fast, still pretty and a sound used proposition. But that doesn't mean you can go spending without reading.