Maverick Viñales brings three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo on board as his personal performance coach. The collaboration is intended to help the Tech3 KTM rider finally reach his full potential in the premier class.
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.
Ducati is presenting a strictly limited special model in its anniversary year with the Formula 73. Limited to 873 numbered units, the series revisits the 750 Super Sport Desmo from 1973 in terms of both technology and style.
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.
