At EICMA 2026 in Milan, LiveWire is showing electric two-wheelers ranging from a children’s balance bike to an electric enduro, including two world premieres for 2027. The Dust Hightail appears under the LiveWire name for the first time and is also set to go on sale in 2027.
Yamaha is going through a difficult learning year with its new V4 engine in the 2026 MotoGP season. Team manager Massimo Meregalli and racing boss Paolo Pavesio explain what the new engine already does better and where the M1 is still losing time.
Kawasaki has filed a new model called the KLE 650 (SE) for approval in Australia. This means the KLE 500, which only returned in 2026, is apparently getting a bigger sibling that would slot in between the entry-level adventure bike and the Versys 650.
Since Liberty Media took control of MotoGP, the championship is meant to reach new markets and a broader audience. Yamaha racing boss Paolo Pavesio supports this course in principle, but draws a clear line: the existing fans must not be left behind.
Yamaha sends the XSR900 GP into the 2027 model year with the new Legend Blue livery. It recalls Christian Sarron and his Sonauto Yamaha, on which the Frenchman became world champion in 1984.
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.
