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2026 Yamaha YZF-R2 sportbike, front three-quarter studio shot in blue livery News

Yamaha's New YZF-R2 Undercuts Everything in the Segment, and I'm Doing Beginner-Bike Math Again

Yamaha's cheapest ticket into the R-Series just landed in India -- 204cc, 26.5 PS, and a kerb weight light enough to make my own bike jealous. Aug 29 · 4 min read
Michael Dunlop riding his Suzuki-based Classic Superbike on the Isle of Man Mountain Course Events

Michael Dunlop Just Broke a Nine-Year-Old Lap Record to Win the Formula One Classic TT

Dunlop's final lap broke a record that had stood since 2017 -- and he wasn't the only rider who found more, with three of the top four all beating the old mark on the same afternoon. Aug 24 · 3 min read
BMW R 1300 RS sport-tourer, used here as a stand-in since no photos of the unrevealed M 1000 RS exist yet Rumors

BMW Is Quietly Building an M 1000 RS, and California's Paperwork Just Ratted It Out

A CARB emissions filing just outed a new BMW M 1000 RS sport-tourer sharing the M 1000 RR's engine -- and I'm already mentally repacking panniers for a bike that doesn't exist yet. Aug 20 · 3 min read
Ducati Panigale V4 series superbike in red livery, studio photo Rumors

Ducati's CARB Filing Just Confirmed a Panigale V4 SP for 2027

A revised CARB filing confirms a 2027 Panigale V4 SP slotting between the standard V4 and the race-homologated V4 R -- same 1,103cc engine, no specs yet. Aug 18 · 3 min read
Norton Manx R superbike, static three-quarter studio shot News

Norton Says the Manx R Was Built on 218,000km of Telemetry, Not Just a Lap Time

Norton says the Manx R was shaped by 218,000km of real-world telemetry and 700-plus tests across five countries -- and I'm now doing credit-card math I promised myself I wouldn't. Aug 14 · 3 min read
Bimota KB998 Rimini, red and black livery, three-quarter front view News

Bimota Is Back in the US After a Decade, and It Brought a Supercharged Hub-Steered Superbike

Bimota's back in the US after ten years, with a supercharged center-hub-steered Tesi H2 and a Kawasaki-derived KB998 Rimini available to order now. Aug 14 · 3 min read
MotoGP grid at the start of the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, wide shot from the grandstand Events

Raul Fernandez Wins at Silverstone as Aprilia Sweeps Its First-Ever MotoGP Podium

Fernandez led every lap at Silverstone as Aprilia became the first manufacturer to sweep a MotoGP podium there, with Martin second and Bezzecchi third on his comeback weekend. Aug 10 · 2 min read
Camouflaged next-generation BMW S1000RR prototype leaned over during track testing at the Nurburgring Rumors

BMW's Next-Generation S1000RR: Everything We Know, and Why I Already Miss the Wonder Wheel

Concept RR, Nurburgring prototypes, a joystick replacing the iconic control wheel, and a 2027 M1000RR getting its own chassis overhaul -- here's every confirmed fact and open question on BMW's next superbike. Aug 9 · 5 min read
MotoGP grid at Buriram International Circuit, Thailand News

MotoGP Picks Thailand to Open Its All-New 2027 Season, Third Year Running

Buriram gets the honour of launching MotoGP's biggest technical reset in years -- the 2027 season, and its new 850cc era, starts in Thailand. Aug 5 · 2 min read