The MotoGP rumour mill has been boiling over since Andrea Dovizioso announced that he will also be competing in MotoGP for the World Championship title in 2021.
Rumor has it that Aprilia is working on an RS 300 or RS 400 to compete against the Yamaha R3, Kawasaki 400 and KTM 390 in the segment of small volume sports motorcycles.
According to media information, Harley-Davidson plans to close its plant in Bawal after almost ten years. According to Indian newspapers, this information comes from a person who was involved in preliminary discussions regarding the plant closure.
After the trend in adventure motorcycles was towards ever larger displacement and performance data, this trend is slowly returning and more and more ADV motorcycles with smaller displacement are coming onto the market. This could also make a Tenere 300 possible in the future.
As reported, Honda Japan has released a video of the upcoming Honda CBR600RR out of nowhere, but did not reveal any data or further information about it. Rumors say that the model could even fulfill Euro5. However, a release in Europe is not planned, if one can believe media reports.
Some time ago, Harley-Davidson teamed up with the Chinese company Qianjiang to release a small-volume Harley on the Asian market.
Harley-Davidson could use variable valve timing in future engines if one believe recent patent drawings.
Designer Oberdan Bezzi apparently asked himself this question, at least he provides a possible answer.
The Kawasaki ZX-25R, a ¼-liter super sports bike with a four-cylinder engine, has recently appeared on the Asian market. Rumors are growing that Yamaha wants to create competition with a YZF-R25M.
The 600cc Supersport class was very popular for a long time and still has a lot of fans. Almost all manufacturers let this class die out after stricter regulations were introduced in many respects with Euro4.
Ducati brings new models and minor updates every year and in 2021 it will be no different. This was also confirmed by leaks that speak of at least three models.
Rumors of a comeback by Jorge Lorenzo have been around for a while, and most recently he continued to fuel her when he said he could imagine a comeback. Now it is said that talks have already been held with Ducati.
Rumors have recently surfaced that Jorge Lorenzo may be making a comeback. Now he continues to fuel the rumors.
Even if everyone is curious about the upcoming little Sportbike Ninja ZX-25R and wants to know what the performance data looks like, Kawasaki has not yet officially revealed anything about it. An unofficial bench test report has now surfaced.
Rumors of an upcoming Honda CBR600RR (-R) have been around for a while. A designs from a Honda CBR750 (?) have now surfaced from an unknown source.
Indian has registered the "EFTR" designation with patent authorities in Europe, Australia and the USA. Indian's first electric motorcycle is said to be behind the name.
According to rumors, the new 1290 Super Adventure should already in 2019 come on the market. Now it has been spotted on test drives.
The Benelli Adventure motorcycle for Europe is due to be launched in September. For other countries, the parent company has now introduced another ADV motorcycle that is based on the same basis.
At the moment there are increasing reports that Pol Espargaro will get the place in the Honda factory team next to Marc Marquez next year.
After Ninja H2 and Z H2, Kawasaki could launch a supercharged cruiser if one can believe the latest rumors.