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BUYING GUIDE:
Yamaha XT500 - The big thumping do-it-all has gained cult status
Grindlay Peerless - Built simply to go as fast as possible, ‘The Hundred’ is truly function over form
Ducati 250 Desmo - Beauty comes in small Desmo-shaped parcels...
FEATURES & REGULARS:
From the archive - A WD Norton 16H in a rare quiet moment
Electrics, the basics - What you need, where to start and how not to be afraid of electrics
News - Royal Enfield bring out an ISDT-tribute 500 Bullet, BMW goes all retro and The National Motorcycle Museum is giving away a T160V
Letters - Why aren’t there more bike meets and shows in the North West?
Products - Helmets and books take our attention this month
The Bike Shed show - Different, brave and eye-opening, the London custom show never fails to surprise
Steve Cooper - Like little bikes? Steve looks at what floats our boats
Paul Miles - Paul discovers the love of the long journey
Paul D’Orleans - Paul gets to judge a concours competition - check him out!
Archive poster - Design genius - the 1931 Rudge 250cc Radial engine
Malcolm Uphill - A look at the Welshman who broke the lOOmph production bike lap at the TT
What’s on - Coat, sarnies, flask-where shall we go today?
Replace your gaiters - A simple job, but it is easier if you watch someone first
Triton rebuild - One man’s story behind the build of his dreams
Classics on the cheap - We take an unloved 15-year-old bike and give it a classic feel for just a few hundred pounds
Project Norton - We see how to rebuild the crank and renew the big end bearing
Reader ads - If you don’t ride it, sell it and buy something else!
Next month - For your delight we have, in no particular order, AJS Sloper, Triumph TRW, Laverda SFC, Yamaha RD400
Frank Westworth - Is Frank owning up to being an anorak?
BSA Rocket Gold Star - A Gold Star frame fitted with a twin-cylinder 650 engine? What a good idea and what a bike
NEW RETRO:
Kawasaki W800 - We try the new offering from Kawasaki in Japan - and it’s great
