Zero Motorcycles is continuing its cashback programme for newly licensed riders in 2026 and adding two more models. Depending on the vehicle, up to 500 euros (around 578 US dollars) flows back to the buyer.
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Triumph is fundamentally rebuilding the Moto2 race engine for the 2027 season, promising around six percent more peak power at two kilograms less weight. Because displacement changes at the same time and the mounting points move, every chassis manufacturer in the class has to start from scratch again.
Built-in cameras do not make a vehicle illegal in any European country, not even in Austria or Switzerland. Retrofitted cameras are another matter: in Baden-Württemberg the state data protection commissioner imposed fines of 1,000 to 2,000 euros on vehicle owners.
In Rome, more and more scooters and motorcycles are cutting out shortly after refuelling. Workshops are finding water and dirt in the fuel, and the finance police have now launched large-scale inspections at filling stations in the capital.
Luca Marini is set to ride for KTM customer team Tech3 from 2027. The Italian is leaving Honda after three years and joining a squad that is reshuffling practically everything.
Barcelona is doubling the number of advanced stop zones for motorcycles at traffic lights by 2027 and is testing impact protection in the middle of the city for the first time. A look at the UK, France and Germany shows how differently European cities treat the powered two-wheeler.
The Munich Administrative Court has dismissed the lawsuit against the motorcycle riding ban on the B 307 and declared the order issued by the Rosenheim district authority lawful. The German Motorcyclists’ Federation is now waiting for the written grounds of the judgment and will decide its next steps depending on whether the closure becomes permanent next year.
An analysis compares fine revenues and enforcement density in 30 German cities. A look at the underlying data shows that the ranking partly measures something other than its headlines suggest.
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