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After eleven of 22 race weekends, Toprak Razgatlioglu sits 21st in the MotoGP standings. The reasons run deeper than the results alone, and the real test will only begin with the new regulations in 2027.

MotoGP is in its summer break, but preparations for 2027 are already well underway behind the scenes. Crew chief reshuffles, tension inside Aprilia’s garage, and a Turkish fan favourite are dominating the headlines.

Honda has made Fabio Quartararo’s signing for the 2027 and 2028 MotoGP seasons official. The 2021 world champion is leaving Yamaha after eight years together and is set to lead the Japanese manufacturer’s new factory project.

Yamaha is offering the YZF-R6 as a pure track model one final time, bringing an end to production of the model line. Ordering is limited to two windows in Japan, with delivery planned for February 2027.

Yamaha has filled its MotoGP factory team for the 2027 and 2028 seasons with championship leader Jorge Martin and Japan’s Ai Ogura. The announcement lands right in the middle of the shift to the new 850cc era, one day after confirming the departures of Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins.

Yamaha has officially confirmed the departure of both factory riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins at the end of the 2026 season. Quartararo is heading to Honda in 2027, while Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura are set to take over the Japanese factory team.

MotoGP has closed the most politically charged chapter of recent years. Ducati, Aprilia, Honda, KTM, and Yamaha have jointly signed a new framework agreement with the MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group for the period from 2027 to 2031. This clears the way for a wave of rider transfers that has kept the market frozen for months.

A new Yamaha patent ostensibly focuses on the arrangement of the ABS unit, but in the process reveals details about a street-legal electric sportbike. The drawings build on the track study Proto BEV and point to a model with a beam frame, AC fast charging and dimensions close to the YZF-R7.

Yamaha has initiated a safety recall in North America for all Ténéré 700 motorcycles from model year 2025 and advises owners not to ride their machines until the repair is completed. The cause is a potential turn signal failure traced to a defect in the digital instrument unit.

Yamaha is advancing trademark registrations for the YZF-R2 name worldwide. Recent filings in the USA and numerous other countries point to a new sportbike with around 200 cubic centimeters of displacement, set to be positioned below the existing YZF-R3.

At the 47th Suzuka 8 Hours on July 5, active MotoGP race winners Jack Miller and Johann Zarco will face off on production-based superbikes. Miller returns for the Yamaha factory team, while Zarco defends his title with Honda HRC alongside record winner Takahashi and six-time WSBK champion Jonathan Rea.

A research team at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg has developed a hydrogen combustion engine that operates emission-free in a closed cycle and achieved over 60 percent efficiency on the test bench. While the concept is not intended for motorcycles, the technology could influence the two-wheeler industry in the long term.

At the annual MotoGP gala dinner on the eve of the Spanish GP in Jerez, the manufacturers’ tables remained empty. Yamaha, Aprilia, and KTM did not show up, while Ducati and Honda sent only lower-ranking representatives. The result: promoter MotoGP SEG switches strategy and now negotiates individually with each manufacturer.

Ai Ogura will ride for the Yamaha factory team from 2027 alongside Jorge Martin. The Japanese rider leaves Trackhouse Aprilia for a works contract.

The 2026 MotoGP season faces a forced break after just three Grands Prix. Between postponed races, intense private training sessions, and new aerodynamic solutions, the paddock is anything but quiet.

Ten Kate converts the Yamaha R6 with a crossplane crankshaft from the R1. The Dutch racing and tuning specialist Ten Kate Racing Products has unveiled a unique project: a Yamaha YZF-R6 with a completely newly developed crossplane crankshaft. The one-off build combines R1 engine technology with the compact supersport platform and is available for 49,900 euros plus VAT.

ORCO: Sardinian sculptor transforms a neglected Yamaha MT-01 into a streetfighter. The Yamaha MT-01 was already a motorcycle full of contradictions in stock form. Italian sculptor Giordano Loi completely disassembled a run-down 2008 MT-01 and rebuilt it as a radical carbon fiber streetfighter called ORCO.

Three race weekends into the 2026 MotoGP season, the premier class of motorcycle racing is as unpredictable as ever. World champion Marc Marquez cannot find his old form, Aprilia has shifted the balance of power, Yamaha is deeper in crisis than ever, and with the upcoming switch to Pirelli tires from 2027, the next upheaval is already on the horizon.

The Chinese motorcycle manufacturer ZX Moto has won its first World Supersport Championship race. Valentin Debise took a double victory in Portimão on the 820RR — a twin-cylinder that is shaking up the established order.

At the first Brazilian GP in over 20 years, crumbling asphalt in Goiania overshadows the sporting performances. Marco Bezzecchi claims his fourth consecutive Sunday win as the track sparks heated debate among riders.