MotoGP intends to hold the Qatar Grand Prix from 6 to 8 November despite the conflict in the Middle East. The teams have been informed, but there are clear reservations in the paddock, and plenty of points are at stake in the tight title fight.
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Spanish brand MACBOR will line up at the Dakar 2027 with its own team for the first time. At the handlebars is Gerard Farrés, who had actually announced his last Dakar start on a motorcycle back in 2018.
Honda is bringing the CBR500R Four to Europe for the 2027 model year, placing a four-cylinder sports bike alongside the familiar twin-cylinder CBR500R. The E-Clutch comes as standard, and there is also a factory version for the A2 licence.
Police in the Malaysian state of Penang have raided a well-known meeting point for illegal street racers and seized 30 motorcycles. The raid comes in the final weeks before a legal reform that will also allow prison sentences for such races in future.
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.
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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