In this category you will find the latest news from the motorcycle world. This includes developments from manufacturers, technical updates, market movements, as well as topics related to industry, business and regulation.
The list below brings together reports from various areas — ranging from racing and new models to corporate decisions and regulatory changes. Articles are presented in a factual manner and, where available, include relevant background information.
This section provides a central overview of current events and developments within the motorcycle sector.
The ZXMoto 820RR and the Ducati Panigale V2 have long been racing against each other in the Supersport World Championship, yet they do not meet in any showroom so far. A comparison of engine, suspension, brakes and prices shows how big the gap between the Chinese newcomer and the Italian supersport bike really is in 2026.
The Metropolitan Police has expanded its fleet of electric Sur-Ron Ultra Bee machines from five to 25. The purchase was paid for out of assets previously confiscated from offenders.
At the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials 2026, Canadian rider Liane Langlois reached 235.526 km/h (146.349 mph) with her sidecar outfit based on a Triumph Rocket III Roadster. That is around 16 km/h more than her record from the previous year, and the reason lies mainly in a change to the bodywork.
A 26-year-old motorcyclist died on the B154 at Lake Mondsee in July 2026 because he had to swerve around a car pulling out of a parking bay. Although the two vehicles never touched, the car driver drove on and is still being sought today.
The Spanish heritage brand Bultaco is building motorcycles again, and the first new model is called the Rally GT 300 and costs 3,999 euros. The lightweight enduro is not built in Catalonia, however, but in China, and it is based on a machine that has been available there for some time.
After Fabio Quartararo’s open criticism, Yamaha has hit back and accused the Frenchman of lacking objectivity. Team director Massimo Meregalli holds up Jack Miller of all people as the example to follow.
An air-cooled BMW R 100 reached the Spanish workshop Bolt Motor Company completely dismantled inside a wooden crate. The result is a custom build that brings the old boxer up to a modern technical standard while deliberately doing without paint.
BMW Motorrad has filed a patent for a newly designed rear swingarm intended for the coming superbike generation. What matters here is less the shape than the process used to make the part.
Fabio Quartararo no longer wants to help Yamaha with development for 2027 in their final year together. By his own account, the trigger is the manufacturer’s refusal to let him ride at the Pirelli test in Austria.
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.
From 2027 the Leipzig motorcycle show is called Motorräder Leipzig and moves to the start of the Leipzig trio of trade fairs. The dates themselves stay on the first February weekend, but in future the show opens alongside the parallel fairs instead of closing them.
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.
Zontes expands its 703 three-cylinder range from two to four models, placing the 703R naked bike and the 703T sport tourer alongside the familiar 703RR and 703F. From model year 2027 the entire range gets an electronic throttle, cruise control and a quickshifter that works in both directions.
Yamaha has unveiled the new YZF-R2 in India, placing a model in the 200 cc segment that sits above the R15. The combination of 26.5 hp, 149 kilograms and an electronics package with riding modes and a quickshifter would be unusually complete by European standards too.
The MotoGP Group has appointed Carlos Ezpeleta deputy Chief Executive Officer. His father Carmelo remains CEO, which officially moves the 35-year-old into second place in the leadership structure of the motorcycle world championship.
Tech3 has signed Luca Marini as its first rider for the 2027 MotoGP season. The Italian is leaving the Honda factory team after three years and will ride a KTM from now on.
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.
