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.
Voge is bringing the 660RR to EICMA 2026 and wants to compete in Europe’s middle-weight supersport segment from 2027. Behind the new name is the already known RR660S, which takes on established models with a four-cylinder engine, adjustable riding position and extensive electronics.
Benelli is adding a more powerful naked bike to the Tornado Naked Twin 550, using the twin-cylinder engine from the TRK 702. In addition to more power, the Tornado Naked Twin 700 comes with standard equipment that is rare in the middle-weight class.
GoPro and AGV have offered a first look at their motorcycle helmet with a built-in camera. The market launch is planned for 2027, but both companies are still holding back many important details.
With the Angel GT III, Pirelli is launching the fourth generation of its sport touring tyres in early 2027. The biggest visible innovation is in the rear tyre, but the manufacturer is still holding back many important details.
Harley-Davidson is expanding the Bagger World Cup to eight race weekends in 2027 and sending a more powerful race bike to the grid. In the USA, MotoAmerica responds with new rules for King of the Baggers and opens the series to further manufacturers.
Fantic turns the Caballero 500 into a supermoto, relying on new in-house suspension and cornering ABS. In Italy the new model costs 7,290 euros and is due at dealers from April 2027.
At EICMA 2026, Honda showed the planned production version of its naked bike with an electrically driven compressor. Visually, the V3R 900 E-Compressor is as good as finished, but Honda is still holding back power, weight, price and launch date.
Marc Marquez can become premier-class world champion for the eighth time at Lusail on Sunday, but the field at the Qatar Grand Prix is thinner than it has been in a long time. Injured riders returning, replacement riders and an unusual November date shape a weekend in which Saturday’s sprint already sets the course for a possible title celebration.
Ducati adds an SP version to the Panigale V2 S, with which the new twin-cylinder generation is set to compete in the World Supersport Championship from 2027. The longer swingarm, forged wheels and dry clutch are not cosmetic extras, but parts that must already be fitted to the production bike for racing.
Honda Racing UK goes into the 2027 road racing season with the same line-up as in 2026: Dean Harrison and John McGuinness will once again race the North West 200 and the Tourist Trophy. For Harrison it will be a particularly busy year, as he will also contest a full season in the Superbike class of the British Superbike Championship.
Ducati updates the Diavel V4 for 2027 and, for the first time since the switch to the V4 engine, adds an S version alongside it. Both get the look of the V4 RS, navigation and the new quickshifter, while the S also gets electronically controlled Öhlins suspension.
Ducati moves the DesertX Rally onto the new 890 cc V-twin and the monocoque frame of the base DesertX. Compared to the standard DesertX, it clearly targets off-road riding with more suspension travel, a steering damper, a titanium exhaust and tougher protection, but it also costs 2,500 euros more.
At EICMA 2026, BSA unveils two new singles, the Bantam Bobber 350 and the Bantam Scrambler 350, which will arrive in Europe in 2027. Both displace 334 cc, but they use different engines and appeal to very different riders.
At EICMA 2026, Zero Motorcycles presents the Project Ventura, a lightweight electric supermoto for the A1 licence. The production version is due in summer 2027 and is set to cost less than 8,000 euros.
Jorge Martin is travelling to Qatar despite a broken radius and wants to get back on his Aprilia there. He has written off the title for himself, while team-mate Marco Bezzecchi wants to keep fighting as long as the maths allows.
Royal Enfield showed the Shotgun 650 Son of a Gun at EICMA 2026, a limited series created in collaboration with custom label Deus Ex Machina. It is based on a radical one-off build, but the 100 production motorcycles for 2027 stay much closer to the regular bobber.
Just days before the Grand Prix in Lusail, the USA attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz. MotoGP is sticking with the race regardless, but Yamaha is staying at home and a large part of the paddock is only arriving at the last minute.
Moto Guzzi and Italian outdoor brand Napapijri are launching a special edition of the V85 TT in a North Cape look. Nothing changes on the engine, but heated grips, a heated seat and a travel bag come as standard.
Aprilia has unveiled the RSV4 Obscure Spe.Ed. at EICMA 2026, a track-focused special model limited to 500 numbered units. According to the manufacturer, it is the first production superbike to carry the leg wings from MotoGP, alongside carbon wheels and purely mechanically adjustable Öhlins suspension.
At EICMA 2026, Royal Enfield unveiled the Himalayan 750, the largest member of its adventure family to date. The new twin brings technology the brand has never offered before and is clearly aimed at long-distance travellers rather than off-road sport riders.
