GoPro is evidently working in earnest on its own motorcycle helmet. Newly published patent documents show a blind spot warning that relies not on radar or cameras, but on microphones and machine learning.
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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.
Fermin Aldeguer stays with Ducati until the end of 2028 and moves from Gresini to Valentino Rossi’s team for the 2027 season. There he gets a current factory bike for the first time, and with it the same machinery as Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta.
Honda UK is launching a replica of the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP to mark John McGuinness’s 30th TT anniversary. Fifteen road-legal units will be built at 37,730 pounds each, sold exclusively by invitation.
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.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has published its final tally for the 86th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The number of crashes dropped sharply, while the statistics show an increase in felony drug offences.
More and more European countries are applying special markings in corners to guide motorcyclists onto a safe line. Norway has just started a scientific trial, new figures are in from Scotland, and in the Eifel region the German pilot project is being expanded.
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