After the severe earthquake in Kyushu, Honda has been building complete motorcycles at its Kumamoto plant again since 24 August. The group’s most important two-wheeler factory in Japan stood still for around four weeks.
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Zontes expands its 703 three-cylinder range from two to four models, placing the 703R naked bike and the 703T sport tourer alongside the familiar 703RR and 703F. From model year 2027 the entire range gets an electronic throttle, cruise control and a quickshifter that works in both directions.
Yamaha has unveiled the new YZF-R2 in India, placing a model in the 200 cc segment that sits above the R15. The combination of 26.5 hp, 149 kilograms and an electronics package with riding modes and a quickshifter would be unusually complete by European standards too.
The MotoGP Group has appointed Carlos Ezpeleta deputy Chief Executive Officer. His father Carmelo remains CEO, which officially moves the 35-year-old into second place in the leadership structure of the motorcycle world championship.
Tech3 has signed Luca Marini as its first rider for the 2027 MotoGP season. The Italian is leaving the Honda factory team after three years and will ride a KTM from now on.
In Denmark it is prohibited to ride a motorcycle between waiting rows of cars. An association with close to 30,000 members wants to change that and is meeting clear resistance.
Two motorcyclists from the United States turned the trace of their navigation devices into a pen and drew the lettering „WRWR 2026“ right across the North American continent. Guinness World Records recognised the ride as the largest coordinated GPS drawing ever completed by a motorcycle duo.
A 19-year-old led police on a chase through Los Angeles for more than an hour, interrupted by two fuel stops and several phone calls. It ended with an arrest inside a recycling bin, and the suspicion that had triggered the whole pursuit could not be confirmed.
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