Ducati has published the full specifications and the price of the Desmo450 SM. The brand’s first race supermoto costs from 13,290 euros in Germany, weighs 109 kilograms ready to ride without fuel and reaches selected European dealers from December 2026.
On medical advice, Joan Mir is skipping the Grand Prix of Austria after examinations in Barcelona showed abnormal blood values. Honda is fielding development rider Takaaki Nakagami in his place, even though a replacement was not required at all.
For the 2027 model year, Kawasaki is bringing the Ninja H2 back with a heavily revised supercharged engine that meets the Euro 5+ emissions standard. In Germany the supersport bike starts at 32,500 euros (around 37,500 US dollars), and the limited H2 Carbon reaches dealers as early as October 2026.
MotoGP and EICMA are staging the joint exhibition Legends of Speed in Milan in November 2026. More than 35 race bikes from over 70 years of the premier class fill 1,400 square metres.
The Isle of Man TT will run its smallest solo class exclusively with Sportbike machines from 2027, ending 14 years of Supertwin racing. Teams with existing equipment still have a way to race on the same course, but at a different event.
Motorcyclists follow rules that appear in no law book and are still observed almost everywhere. From the wave and tapping the helmet to the riding order within a group, it is a system built entirely on reciprocity.
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.
