Diogo Moreira moves up to Honda’s MotoGP factory team in 2027, where he will ride alongside Fabio Quartararo. David Alonso, meanwhile, starts his premier-class career with the LCR satellite team next to Johann Zarco.
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Since the end of June 2026, police in England and Wales can seize motorcycles immediately for anti-social riding, without issuing a warning first. At the same time, owners have much less time to recover their vehicle before it can be disposed of.
Yamaha is going through a difficult learning year with its new V4 engine in the 2026 MotoGP season. Team manager Massimo Meregalli and racing boss Paolo Pavesio explain what the new engine already does better and where the M1 is still losing time.
Kawasaki has filed a new model called the KLE 650 (SE) for approval in Australia. This means the KLE 500, which only returned in 2026, is apparently getting a bigger sibling that would slot in between the entry-level adventure bike and the Versys 650.
Since Liberty Media took control of MotoGP, the championship is meant to reach new markets and a broader audience. Yamaha racing boss Paolo Pavesio supports this course in principle, but draws a clear line: the existing fans must not be left behind.
Police counted ten accidents by the end of September 2026 on the section of the B62 between Afholderbach and the Kronprinzeneiche, compared with just one in 2022. Two more demanding motorcycle roads nearby barely appear in the statistics.
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.
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