Toprak Razgatlioglu retired from the Indonesian Grand Prix after eight laps because he lacked strength in his right shoulder following a crash. An examination in Turkey is set to show whether he needs surgery and can race at the next round in Australia.
On the Triumph TF 450-E, a seizing shaft in the cylinder head can stall the engine while riding. In Germany, 50 motorcycles are affected; in North America the recall is considerably larger and covers the entire TF 450 family.
From ABS to emergency brake assist, motorcycle electronics have changed dramatically in almost 40 years. Which systems demonstrably prevent crashes, where the technology creates its own problems and what prototypes and patents hint at for the future.
Anyone in Spain who buys a used Yamaha can have it checked free of charge at an authorised dealer since the beginning of October 2026. The campaign comes with clear conditions and follows a model Yamaha has been offering in Italy since March 2026.
Yamaha is replacing the shift shaft on the MT-09 and Tracer 9 with Y-AMT because it can break due to frequent shifting. The campaign is already under way in Japan and Finland, but there is no official recall in Germany yet.
For a year now, rumble strips on the twisty country road between Zella-Mehlis and Oberhof have been meant to slow down speeders on two wheels. The results are mixed, and in November the accident commission will decide what happens to the strips next.
Serious motorcycle crashes keep happening at the so-called Applauskurve on the B62 near Netphen. Now the accident commission is to decide at a special meeting whether motorcyclists there will face further restrictions, up to and including a ban.
From early October, seven new posters from the road safety campaign “Runter vom Gas” (Slow Down) will be displayed along German autobahns, painted by girls aged between nine and twelve. Behind the designs lies a months-long selection process in which drastic alternatives and AI-generated drafts ultimately played no role.
