Benelli is adding a more powerful naked bike to the Tornado Naked Twin 550, using the twin-cylinder engine from the TRK 702. In addition to more power, the Tornado Naked Twin 700 comes with standard equipment that is rare in the middle-weight class.
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Marc Marquez can become premier-class world champion for the eighth time at Lusail on Sunday, but the field at the Qatar Grand Prix is thinner than it has been in a long time. Injured riders returning, replacement riders and an unusual November date shape a weekend in which Saturday’s sprint already sets the course for a possible title celebration.
Ducati adds an SP version to the Panigale V2 S, with which the new twin-cylinder generation is set to compete in the World Supersport Championship from 2027. The longer swingarm, forged wheels and dry clutch are not cosmetic extras, but parts that must already be fitted to the production bike for racing.
Honda Racing UK goes into the 2027 road racing season with the same line-up as in 2026: Dean Harrison and John McGuinness will once again race the North West 200 and the Tourist Trophy. For Harrison it will be a particularly busy year, as he will also contest a full season in the Superbike class of the British Superbike Championship.
Ducati updates the Diavel V4 for 2027 and, for the first time since the switch to the V4 engine, adds an S version alongside it. Both get the look of the V4 RS, navigation and the new quickshifter, while the S also gets electronically controlled Öhlins suspension.
Decisions on new closures and restrictions for motorcycles are usually made once the season is over. On the B500, near Oberhof and at the Sudelfeld, such decisions are due in the coming weeks.
In the Außerfern region, further roads could soon be closed to motorcycles with a stationary noise level above 95 decibels, as the Tyrolean state parliament reviews an extension of the ban. Ironically, the justification is motorcycles that are avoiding the existing closures.
Italy has issued new rules for underride protection on crash barriers, which is meant to protect fallen motorcyclists from posts and edges. A single serious accident can trigger an obligation, but designers and road operators may opt out with a justification.
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