HIGHSIDER expands its Victory mirror family with the new Victory ULTRA line and a flatter, noticeably larger mirror head. Five mounting versions, matching bar ends and new LED indicators are part of the launch.
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Production at MV Agusta’s Varese plant has reportedly been idle since April after the planned entry of Chinese manufacturer CFMOTO collapsed. Dealers in several countries have been waiting months for new motorcycles and spare parts.
CFMoto turns the 675 NK into the Aspar Edition, picking up the colours of its own Moto2 and Moto3 machines. 300 units are earmarked for Germany and Austria, and technically everything stays as it is on the standard model.
The 490 RC is set to become the smallest model in KTM’s new sport range. More recent information shows that it is not based on the 450 RC sold in China, but on a purpose-developed twin-cylinder platform.
From 8 September, Canada is charging a 50 percent tariff on motorcycles from the US as soon as the combustion engine measures more than 800 cubic centimetres. Neither Harley-Davidson nor Indian currently has a model in its range that stays below that threshold.
The first test drives for a driverless taxi service begin in Munich in the coming weeks, and other operators are already on the road there. For motorcyclists that pushes one question to the front, and there is still no solid European answer to it: how reliably does this technology detect a single-track vehicle?
Spain’s traffic authority DGT now has 130 Veloláser devices in service, barely bigger than a forearm and working without a flash. Anyone riding through Spain on holiday should know how these devices measure, where they are placed and which new systems are being added in 2026 and 2027.
On the outskirts of Piacenza in northern Italy, motorcyclists are once again racing illegally at night, arranged via social networks and with an audience at the roadside. The latest incident at Montale shows that a problem the region already faced years ago is back.
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