At EICMA 2026, Honda shows for the first time what a supersport bike with the new 900 cc V3 could look like. The design concept has a full fairing and winglets, and there is plenty to suggest that the naked bike’s electric compressor is missing here.
GoPro and AGV have offered a first look at their motorcycle helmet with a built-in camera. The market launch is planned for 2027, but both companies are still holding back many important details.
Ducati adds an SP version to the Panigale V2 S, with which the new twin-cylinder generation is set to compete in the World Supersport Championship from 2027. The longer swingarm, forged wheels and dry clutch are not cosmetic extras, but parts that must already be fitted to the production bike for racing.
Honda designed the 2027 Fireblade as a race-track superbike first and only then as a road motorcycle. The result is a new frame, a fairing without wings and an HRC Works Edition with adjustable geometry.
BMW is now calling the six-cylinder tourers K 1600 B, GT and GTL into workshops worldwide because the reverse assist control unit can absorb moisture and overheat. As recently as spring, the manufacturer had ruled out a recall for Europe.
Zhang Xue has covered a distance of 40.74 kilometres on open water with a modified ZXMoto MX450, setting a Guinness World Record. The ZXMoto founder went almost nine kilometres further than the previous record holder, closing a chapter that ended in the water after 20 metres in 2009.
French company Furion has unveiled the Taran, an electric motorcycle with 326 hp, all-wheel drive and a motor built directly into the front wheel. Some of its figures are based on real measurements, others so far only on simulations.
Eleven new patent filings from China reveal in detail for the first time how the V4 engine of the CFMoto V4 SR-RR is built. One of the documents also explicitly describes a turbocharged variant.
Honda is apparently working on a revival of the Motra, a small utility motorcycle from the early 1980s. New patents show a platform that can be built with either a petrol engine or an electric drive.
Chinese manufacturer Benda is working on a supercharged motorcycle engine and has filed a new patent for it. The technology differs significantly from the concept Benda already had protected a good three years ago.
A production Zero DS has covered 436.5 kilometres on a single battery charge, setting a new Guinness World Record. The ride took place at night on public roads from the French Alps to the Mediterranean, with the last 100 kilometres in heavy rain.
Cameras that detect phone use, seatbelts and following distance in addition to speed already exist. Whether they are allowed to issue fines, however, varies widely across Europe, and in France they still lack approval to this day.
On the Triumph TF 450-E, a seizing shaft in the cylinder head can stall the engine while riding. In Germany, 50 motorcycles are affected; in North America the recall is considerably larger and covers the entire TF 450 family.
From ABS to emergency brake assist, motorcycle electronics have changed dramatically in almost 40 years. Which systems demonstrably prevent crashes, where the technology creates its own problems and what prototypes and patents hint at for the future.
On Suzuki’s endurance GSX-R1000R, the mudguards, fairing and winglets are made of flax instead of carbon. Swiss manufacturer Bcomp openly names the strengths and weaknesses of the material, and a crash at Suzuka showed how the parts behave when it really matters.
Chinese manufacturer ZXMoto has shown its new 1000 cc boxer as a real prototype for the first time. Liquid cooling, shaft drive, installation position and many details are strongly reminiscent of the BMW boxer.
At CIMA 2026 in Chongqing, Voge showed the CU-X, a power cruiser with a plug-in hybrid drive. Above all, the concept is a rolling showcase for a new technology platform that is set to find its way into production models step by step.
A motorcycle tyre only holds on the asphalt because it slips a little across it. Temperature, tyre pressure and the condition of the road then decide how much of that grip is ultimately left for braking and lean angle.
ZXMoto’s new V5 engine is said to be on show at EICMA in November, with the Superbike World Championship named as the target for 2028. Yet a five-cylinder does not appear in that series’ rulebook at all.
Benda is bringing the Rock 707 cruiser to European dealers from mid-September and is asking 9,999 euros in Germany. The 692 cc V-twin comes with an electronically controlled clutch, twin-chamber air suspension and a seat height that drops by 30 millimetres at a standstill.
