For the 2027 model year, Ducati is launching the Monster as the all-black Dark, with the same 111 hp V-twin as the standard version. The savings are not made on the engine or electronics, but on a few comfort details and on the price.
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Zhang Xue has covered a distance of 40.74 kilometres on open water with a modified ZXMoto MX450, setting a Guinness World Record. The ZXMoto founder went almost nine kilometres further than the previous record holder, closing a chapter that ended in the water after 20 metres in 2009.
Yamaha has unveiled its motorcycle line-up for the 2027 model year, giving many road models a visual refresh. The real technical changes are reserved for the competition bikes, above all the completely revised YZ250F and the WR450F enduro.
A good two years after its premiere in Milan, the KTM 1390 Super Duke GT is about to go on sale. At the same time, ahead of EICMA 2026, KTM is showing what changes for 2027 on the Super Duke R, the small Adventure models and the singles.
Joan Mir is getting back on the Honda RC213V at the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. After four missed Grands Prix, doctors have given him the green light, but there is still no diagnosis to this day.
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.
After a summer of many fatal motorcycle crashes in the northern Black Forest, authorities are relying on rumble strips, drones and more checks. A traffic psychologist thinks this is not enough and wants to tackle risky riding where he believes it starts: in the mind and on the smartphone.
Italy’s government wants to oblige drivers in traffic jams to clear a corridor for motorcycles and allow motorcycles onto the hard shoulder when traffic backs up. Nothing has been adopted yet, and the corridor will by no means be mandatory on every road.
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