Police in the Malaysian state of Penang have raided a well-known meeting point for illegal street racers and seized 30 motorcycles. The raid comes in the final weeks before a legal reform that will also allow prison sentences for such races in future.
Honda once again has to find a replacement for the ill Joan Mir at the Australian Grand Prix. After Aleix Espargaro’s powerless performance in Mandalika, practically only Superbike rider Somkiat Chantra remains an option.
Yamaha is launching the XSR900 for the 2027 model year in a new livery called Neon White, which recalls the pink YZF 750R from the 1990s. Engine, chassis and electronics, on the other hand, carry over unchanged.
French company Furion has unveiled the Taran, an electric motorcycle with 326 hp, all-wheel drive and a motor built directly into the front wheel. Some of its figures are based on real measurements, others so far only on simulations.
Peter Hickman holds the lap record at the Tourist Trophy and now wants to become the fastest man on two wheels. To make it happen, British team GreyhoundLSR is building a streamliner cut so tightly around the rider that even getting in becomes a challenge.
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.
