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The 2027 MotoGP season brings the biggest rule change in years: 850 cubic centimeters of displacement, Pirelli instead of Michelin and an almost completely reshuffled rider field. This page collects everything about the new era and is updated continuously.
Model year 2027 begins earlier than usual, with the first machines appearing in price lists and at dealers as early as the summer of 2026. This overview page collects every confirmed and announced motorcycle release for 2027 and is updated continuously.
KTM has revealed the 690 Rally, delivering from the factory what many 690 Enduro R riders have so far assembled themselves from aftermarket parts. The market launch is planned for October 2026, and the manufacturer has not yet named a price.
The 490 RC is set to become the smallest model in KTM’s new sport range. More recent information shows that it is not based on the 450 RC sold in China, but on a purpose-developed twin-cylinder platform.
KTM cut the maximum engine speed of the RC16 by 500 rpm during the 2026 season to prevent further engine failures. From the Misano race weekend onwards, the full rev band is expected to be available again.
On 2 November 2026 Yamaha will show a new model that many expect to be a Ténéré 900 with a three-cylinder engine. If it does arrive, it will face a field of five established enduros separated by around 8,000 euros in price.
Tech3 has signed Luca Marini as its first rider for the 2027 MotoGP season. The Italian is leaving the Honda factory team after three years and will ride a KTM from now on.
Maverick Vinales will not be on the KTM RC16 at the Grand Prix of Aragon either. Pol Espargaro stands in for the second time in a row, and the team is now naming Misano as the new target.
Pedro Acosta explains openly why he deliberately avoids closeness in the MotoGP paddock and why his patience with KTM ran out. On 1 December he rides the Ducati for the first time, alongside a team-mate he has been compared with since his Moto3 days.
Husqvarna and GasGas have extended their recall for Braktec brake calipers to all markets. The list of models is considerably longer than in the previous North American campaign.
MotoGP is sticking with two motorcycles per rider even after the major rule change. The push by Aprilia and Ducati to cut the number of machines failed against resistance from KTM.
Pedro Acosta finishes the British Grand Prix fifth, better than Friday’s two crashes suggested. Behind the result, however, lies a clear message to his employer that he had already delivered during the summer break.
KTM has received permission from the other MotoGP manufacturers to open the sealed engines of the RC16 and replace a faulty supplier part. At the British GP at Silverstone, however, the four riders are still running the previous stopgap solution with reduced revs.
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.
Maverick Vinales is sitting out the British Grand Prix, with Pol Espargaro taking over the Red Bull KTM Tech3 RC16. Behind the absence is a previously undetected tear in his left shoulder that could explain months of missing strength.
Maverick Vinales has publicly contradicted reports of an immediate end to his MotoGP spell with Red Bull KTM Tech3. At the centre of it all is less the dispute with the manufacturer than the condition of his left shoulder.
KTM boss Gottfried Neumeister has gone public with the expansion of the RC range. Alongside the 990 RC R, a 790 RC and a 490 RC are set to join the line-up.
Bajaj Auto holds 74.9 percent of KTM and no longer rules out bringing a strategic partner on board. According to the group, however, no active search is under way.
Austrian builder Moritz Bree turned a stock KTM EXC 500 into a flat tracker, its bodywork first shaped by hand as a clay model. Because the frame, tank and airbox stay untouched, the motorcycle is meant to keep its road registration.
KTM North America is recalling several Husqvarna and GasGas models in the US because the rear brake caliper can fail without warning. A total of 6,257 motorcycles from the 2022 to 2024 model years are affected, and the US traffic safety authority NHTSA has issued a warning against riding them.
