MV Agusta F4: at last, the bike we've been waiting 18 months to ride. So, is it as good as it looks

Kawasaki ZR7: a budget 750, but does it beat the Bandit

KTM Duke: super-trick, super-moto. Simply super

Jap imports: Suzi Desperado, Kwak D-Tracker, Honda CL400

Oriental excess: Yoshimura 'Busa, tuned Blades, tuned R1s and more tunes from the land of the rising front wheel

Cheap speed: ten 150mph bikes for bugger all money, from GPZ900s to Blackbirds, via EXUPs, GSX-RHOOs and CBR1000s

Time Machine: Honda's limited edition V&M tuned Blackbird searching out the ghosts of Britain's speeding heritage

Main test: that number again - 200.2mph - Suzuki's GSX1300R Hayabusa takes on the Honda GBR1100XX Blackbird, Kawasaki 11-R1100, Yamaha YZF1000R1 in the battle for top speed honours

Staff bikes: racing the Honda Hornet, sussing the carb icing glitch on the Kawasaki ZX-9R and tuning a Malaguti scooter

Data: every new bike rated

Aprilia Scarabeo: a big-wheeled 125cc scoot

Object of desire: gaze upon the Vincent Rapide, the 50's MV F4


WORLD OF BIKING:

The news: new bike news and other stuff that matters to you

Next month: 125-IOOOcc sportsbike shoot-out; useful bikes test

Showroom: shiny stuff, silly stuff, useful stuff

Says who meaty morsels of print from around the globe

Flat out: on the salt at Bonneville during Speed Week. They don't come any madder than this

"I crashed at 300mph": is Don Vesco the ultimate speed maniac

The science of speed: why you want it, and what happens to you when you do it

Speed freaks: the older they get, the faster they were. A history of velocity through the century

Street value: more inside info from our man in the trade. This month - cheap scoots

Ogri: an everyday story about getting towed behind a Gold Wing


BETTER RIDING:

Accelerated learning: Part Two of our Summer of Biking series - the complete UK advanced training guide

Fast forward: ride faster with Kev Raymond

Essential riding: Cambridgeshire road riding. Dodge those dykes

Riding tips: overtaking made easy

Maintenance tips: the essential pre-blast check


HERE TO RIDE:

Wanderlust and Happenings: where to ride this month, top places to go and how to get there

Essential touring: see Morocco and weep

On your Pyrenees: a Cagiva Gran Canyon tours rapidly into Spain down the finest twisty roads

Fave road: it's near Aberdeen and we'd all go if it was closer

Main event: RIDE TO WORK DAY - make sure you're on it


OTHER STUFF:

Video and book reviews: Ducati books and Honda V-fours

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Worn out: production ed Jeff Porter's kit