DO WOP BUFFERS STILL ROCK - In which the Ducati Pantah in 600TL version and at a bargain basement price takes on the Moto Buzzi V65 lario which some cynic referred to as the first modern Italian motorcycle

BORN IN THE USA - A Call fornian showdown between the mighty Yamaha Venture Royale, which will be arriving in the UK in small numbers this year, and the Suzuki 1200 Madura which won't

ROADTEST REVISTED - The shaft drive 750s get together again in a secondhand giant test repeat of the Honda VF750S v Kawasaki GT750 v Yamaha XJ750 Seca confrontation we first ran sack in '82

EXPRESS DELIVERY - Long, loud and low. Our Italian Issue kicks off with a reader's tasty Ducati

THE FAIL AMD RISE AND FALL OF THE DUCATI V4 - The story behind the bike that never was, the Ducati V4. Development of the motor, under way for five years, was finally wound up in '84. Now the story can be told

DUKETRUTH- What it's really like living with a brand new Ducati 900SS when you're a starry-eyed 19 year old

LEGEND THE LOME RACER - How one man builds grand prix racers from the ground up in a small workshop in Italy

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MOTORCYCLE - Depreciation is the quickest way to make your bike worthless. Peter Watson points out the pitfalls

RIDE ON - The latest oh Team Bike Tours
INTAKE - You should read It before we tidy it up
STAFFBIKES - The ad manager's beloved Yamaha XJ900... 'It doesn't wobble'
NEW PRODUCTS - Roll up, roll up
BIKE BASICS - Chassis geometry, basically
BIKEDATA - The whole truth. Almost
BLOODRUNNERS - Disgraceful stuff, again
THE LAST PAGE - Win a year's sub and/or a T-shirt