The 34-year-old Northern Irishman will compete in all solo classes at the Isle of Man TT 2026 with KTS Racing. For the big races, the team is fielding a BMW M1000RR previously raced by Josh Brookes in the British Superbike Championship.
The Upper Austrian motorcycle manufacturer completes refinancing after insolvency. A consortium of banks provides the funds with which KTM repays its debts to Bajaj Auto.
At the MotoGP season opener in Thailand, Yamaha experiences its worst season start of the modern era. Instead of the riders, racing boss Paolo Pavesio faces the press and speaks of a long road back.
Automotive supplier Autoliv is working on an airbag system for motorcycles that goes far beyond previous solutions. A new patent application shows a design with upper and lower air chambers that is intended to protect the rider in the event of frontal, offset, and side impacts.
Deliveries of the Raptee.HV T30 have begun in India. The electric motorcycle with high-voltage architecture derived from the EV car world features CCS2 fast charging and a 5.4 kWh battery with an eight-year warranty.
Chinese brand Benda is fitting three cruiser models with an electronically controlled air suspension that automatically adjusts seat height and spring rate. The technology comes from supplier ELAI and was developed in collaboration with Huawei.
