Ai Ogura wants to get back on his Aprilia at the Austrian Grand Prix after breaking his thumb, but he still has to pass the medical check on Thursday. Ahead of the Red Bull Ring weekend, Fabio Quartararo also talks about his move to Honda, and Valentino Rossi comments on Nicolo Bulega’s return to VR46.
From 2027, Zero Motorcycles will equip its street and dual-sport models with CCS direct current fast charging. Bikes already sold from model year 2022 are set to be retrofittable, but price, timing and the exact model list remain open.
CFMOTO’s European research and development centre is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Behind the name Modena40 is a team in Rimini that is now responsible for the design and development of almost every current model from the Chinese brand.
Jorge Martin has explained his collapse at the San Marino Grand Prix with arm pump and is now considering surgery in the middle of the title fight. Marc Marquez meanwhile talks about a mental step, Ducati plays down its own favourite status and Marco Bezzecchi takes the blame himself.
Royal Enfield has unveiled the Himalayan 440 in India and is asking less money for it than the industry had expected. The air-cooled enduro replaces the discontinued Himalayan 411, but for now it stays confined to its home market.
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.
