An independent test programme from Australia has been assessing motorcycle clothing for eight years and has reached an uncomfortable conclusion. The protection offered by jackets and trousers with European certification is falling year after year, even though every item tested still meets the standard.
After the severe earthquake in Kyushu, Honda has been building complete motorcycles at its Kumamoto plant again since 24 August. The group’s most important two-wheeler factory in Japan stood still for around four weeks.
South Australia’s Premier Peter Malinauskas has presented the revised design of the Adelaide Street Circuit, which is to host the Australian Grand Prix from 2027. Compared with the first plan from February, the track has become shorter, has three corners fewer and runs completely differently at one decisive point.
The ZXMoto 820X has been granted type approval and turns out different from the model shown at EICMA in November 2025. The documents list 116 hp, 218 kg and a wheelbase well above that of the concept.
Marc Marquez won the Grand Prix at MotorLand Aragon even though a mistake of his own dropped him to third right after the start. Behind him, Pedro Acosta produced the biggest moment of the race with one overtake and ended a long wait for a podium.
In Denmark it is prohibited to ride a motorcycle between waiting rows of cars. An association with close to 30,000 members wants to change that and is meeting clear resistance.
Two motorcyclists from the United States turned the trace of their navigation devices into a pen and drew the lettering „WRWR 2026“ right across the North American continent. Guinness World Records recognised the ride as the largest coordinated GPS drawing ever completed by a motorcycle duo.
A 19-year-old led police on a chase through Los Angeles for more than an hour, interrupted by two fuel stops and several phone calls. It ended with an arrest inside a recycling bin, and the suspicion that had triggered the whole pursuit could not be confirmed.
