From the 2027 season, MotoGP wants to run two qualifying sessions at every race weekend, one for the sprint and one for the Grand Prix. The proposal is already with the teams and manufacturers and follows the Formula 1 model, but differs from it on one important point.
Seven teams from around the world have each rebuilt a Scrambler for Triumph Originals 2026, from a big-bore supermoto to a bike wearing deliberate patina. A public vote running until 22 September, combined with an international jury, decides who takes the title Triumph Original 2026.
Honda sends the NT1100 into the 2027 model year with two new paint finishes. Nothing changes technically, it still matches the state of the major 2025 update.
TVS is bringing its first own adventure tourer to Europe and starts in Italy in November 2026. The A2-compliant RTX 300 comes in two versions and is already better equipped in base trim than the Indian entry model.
On medical advice, Joan Mir is skipping the Grand Prix of Austria after examinations in Barcelona showed abnormal blood values. Honda is fielding development rider Takaaki Nakagami in his place, even though a replacement was not required at all.
Motorcyclists follow rules that appear in no law book and are still observed almost everywhere. From the wave and tapping the helmet to the riding order within a group, it is a system built entirely on reciprocity.
The first test drives for a driverless taxi service begin in Munich in the coming weeks, and other operators are already on the road there. For motorcyclists that pushes one question to the front, and there is still no solid European answer to it: how reliably does this technology detect a single-track vehicle?
Spain’s traffic authority DGT now has 130 Veloláser devices in service, barely bigger than a forearm and working without a flash. Anyone riding through Spain on holiday should know how these devices measure, where they are placed and which new systems are being added in 2026 and 2027.
