French luxury manufacturer Midual has unveiled the Francaise, an exclusive café racer limited to just five handcrafted models worldwide. The new model is based on the Type 1 Series 3 and sports a patriotic design featuring the colors of the French tricolor.
With the Racer 300, Leonart Motors is launching a lightweight crossover motorcycle in the A2 class in 2026. The price in Spain is less than €4,000, positioning the model in the lower market segment.
With the renaming of Dorna Sports to MotoGP Sport Entertainment SL, a new phase in the commercial organization of the Motorcycle World Championship will begin in 2026. Following Liberty Media’s entry with a billion-dollar investment, the rights holder’s structure will be fundamentally realigned.
Honda has recorded a significant drop in profits in the current fiscal year, but remains profitable. While the car division is making losses, the motorcycle business is proving to be the mainstay of the group.
With the DS 800 X Rally, Voge is bringing a new travel enduro to Germany for the 2026 season. The model comes from Chinese manufacturer Loncin and is priced significantly below comparable models with BMW technology.
The European Union is once again discussing mandatory periodic technical inspections for all motorcycles. Representatives of motorcyclist organizations point to accident statistics that call into question the safety benefits of such inspections.
