Ducati unveiled its first racing supermoto, the Desmo450 SM, at the World Ducati Week 2026 in Misano. The pre-production model is based on the Desmo450 MX, is intended exclusively for competition use, and will be fully revealed with complete technical specifications in September.
Nicolò Bulega has won the 2026 Lenovo Race of Champions at the Misano World Circuit, beating Ducati’s assembled MotoGP stars in the process. The Superbike world championship leader led the ten-lap race from start to finish, taking the win ahead of Alberto Surra and Lorenzo Baldassarri.
Since June 17, motorcycles, scooters and quads have been banned from Crimea’s roads at night. The Russian-installed administration says the engine noise interferes with air defenses hunting Ukrainian drones.
Phillip Island will remain a racetrack, says owner Fox. Why the golf course rumor emerged and what the loss of MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship means.
A new patent from QJMotor describes a superbike with movable winglets whose left and right sides can be adjusted separately. With this, the Chinese manufacturer picks up a concept that rival CFMoto has already announced for the V4 SR-RR.
In the Mexican city of Lagos de Moreno, an unknown vigilante is taping suspected motorcycle thieves to lampposts and publicly shaming them. On social media, he is celebrated as Batman, while the prosecutor’s office classifies the taped-up individuals as victims and is searching for the person or persons responsible.
DEKRA accident research ranks overtaking maneuvers among the most critical situations in road traffic, citing thousands of accidents per year. On rural roads, split seconds often determine whether a maneuver ends safely or in a severe collision.
The L 1152 state road between Jagdshof and Schauberg remains closed to motorcycles, and the ban now extends to an additional weekday in 2026. Two motorcyclists are challenging the measure in court at the Meiningen Administrative Court, backed by the German Federal Association of Motorcyclists.
