Browsing: NEWS

Portuguese Honda dealer Mototrofa has turned a current CB750 Hornet into a much sharper streetfighter. The green build features new brakes, plenty of carbon, a nod to Honda’s racing history and a build time of just six weeks.

KTM motorsport director Pit Beirer looks back openly on the engine problems of the 2026 MotoGP season and calls them the worst time of the entire MotoGP project. His account shows how a faulty supplier part, sealed engines and an additional electronics failure held the manufacturer back for months.

Harley-Davidson Japan has ended production of the X350 and X500 and is only selling the motorcycles already at dealers. This marks the end of another attempt by the brand in Japan to win new customers with small, affordable models.

After missing four Grands Prix, Maverick Vinales returns to the Tech3 team at the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi. The Spaniard is not fully fit yet, and the remaining races of the 2026 season are likely to be his last in MotoGP.

KTM has confirmed its participation in EICMA 2026 in Milan and is inviting the press to a press conference in Hall 22 on 3 November. After skipping the 2025 show, the manufacturer mainly wants to present new developments in the off-road segment.

Two test riders who have been developing the new MotoGP generation for months have a clear preference. Takaaki Nakagami and Pol Espargaro explain what makes the 850cc bikes different and why the current Michelin tyres have to be so hard.

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport wants to replace the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO), in place since 1937, with a new vehicle regulation called the FGBV from 2029. The draft affects modifications, exhaust systems, individual approvals and classic bikes, and both testing organizations and the two-wheeler trade still see a clear need for improvement.

From early October, seven new posters from the road safety campaign “Runter vom Gas” (Slow Down) will be displayed along German autobahns, painted by girls aged between nine and twelve. Behind the designs lies a months-long selection process in which drastic alternatives and AI-generated drafts ultimately played no role.

Red Bull returns to the Honda MotoGP factory team as a sponsor in 2027. For Fabio Quartararo, this means saying goodbye to Monster Energy, which has been with him since his first day in the premier class.

Honda is reportedly working on a new supersport bike with a 900 cc V3 without a compressor. The model, called the V3R 900RR, could replace the ageing CBR600RR and make Honda competitive again in the Supersport World Championship.

Continental is replacing its ContiMotion sport-touring tyre with the ContiMotion EVO. The successor is said to steer more agilely and grip better in the wet, but launches in just four sizes.

At the last Pirelli test of the season with regular riders, Diogo Moreira set the fastest unofficial time on the new 850cc Honda. The lap times show that the 2027 bikes can already keep up with the current 1000s despite their smaller capacity.

With Daniel Holgado and Senna Agius, two Moto2 race winners move up to MotoGP in 2027, while championship leader Manuel Gonzalez is left without a seat. Holgado explains why the new technology should make his debut easier, and Tech3 CEO Günther Steiner explains why he decided against the championship leader.

Ducati sends the Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak into the 2027 model year with a new livery in the style of its factory race bikes. Technically, everything stays the same, but the sporty crossover can be extensively customised straight from the factory.

Honda is once again offering the CB350C as a Special Edition in India for the 2026 model year. The top version costs 204,700 rupees (approx. 1,875 euros / 2,135 US dollars) and differs from the cheaper variants mainly in its looks.

At CIMA 2026 in Chongqing, Voge showed the CU-X, a power cruiser with a plug-in hybrid drive. Above all, the concept is a rolling showcase for a new technology platform that is set to find its way into production models step by step.

After three crashes in a row, Francesco Bagnaia is looking for a new approach to his Ducati, while Toprak Razgatlioglu is going through the toughest phase of his career as a rookie. At the same time, Fabio Quartararo criticises that the riders are once again not being consulted on the plans for the 2027 MotoGP weekend.

MotoGP has set the calendar for the first season of the 850cc era: 22 races between 5 March in Thailand and 28 November in Valencia. Buenos Aires and a street circuit in Adelaide are new, but not every date is fully confirmed yet.

BMW Motorrad has released the silhouette of a new naked bike that will be unveiled on 1 October 2026 at 5 pm. Everything points to the long-awaited F 450 R, which is likely to combine the technology of the F 450 GS with the look of the S 1000 R.

Since 2010, the Top 1 Ack Attack has held the absolute motorcycle speed record at 605.697 km/h. In October, Rocky Robinson wants to use it on the Salar de Uyuni to become the first motorcyclist to officially go faster than 400 mph.