MotoGP

The Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science and Technology, has extended support for the development and commercialisation of a 240-volt electric motorcycle platform – a first-of-its-kind technology in the Indian two-wheeler segment. The supported project is being undertaken by Raptee Energy, Chennai. The innovation brings the advanced benefits of high-voltage technology, already proven in the electric car segment, to…

Honda focused on aerodynamics in Monday’s Misano test, with LCR rider Johann Zarco appearing on track in the morning session with a new carbon fibre fairing. The main addition was the new inlet, which is easily recognisable because it is made from ‘rapid-prototyping material’ and is therefore white in colour. The assumption is that the airflow has been increased, although…

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Electric motorcycles have come a long way and are no longer experiments on two wheels. Despite these advancements, range anxiety remains high among users. No surprise there; we still lack proper EV infrastructure in most places. So, it’s natural to gravitate toward electric motorcycles that come with a long range, which can either handle a few days of commute or…

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Francesco Bagnaia’s disastrous weekend at Misano marked the lowest point yet for the most successful rider in Ducati’s history. The Italian is being reminded by the factory that the crisis of confidence paralysing him comes from within himself, not from the machine he rides. Bagnaia’s affable nature and current plight has stirred compassion from all areas – not only his…

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Honda has revealed more key details of the EV Fun Concept motorcycle, including its UK price, when production will start and the name of the new model.  Officially called WN7, the new electric model gets its ‘W’ from the development concept of ‘Be the Wind’, while the ‘N’ stands for ‘Naked’, and the number 7 is a reference to the…

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Brad Binder believes that striking Misano’s high kerbs at the wrong moment may have caused the unusual chain failures that struck both him and KTM MotoGP team-mate Pedro Acosta over the San Marino Grand Prix weekend. KTM endured one of its worst-performing weekends of the 2025 MotoGP season at Misano, with Binder ending up as the only rider from its…

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A Brentwood teenager died from injuries sustained in an electric motorcycle crash over the weekend. Police said Cheathan Babu, 15, lost control of the motorcycle while riding at a high rate of speed down the sidewalk of Old Hickory Boulevard near High Lea Road on Saturday afternoon. He was thrown from the motorcycle and struck a fire hydrant. A witness…

Fabio Quartararo says Yamaha’s V4-powered M1 won’t solve all its troubles in MotoGP after admitting that he feels “worse” on the new bike than its predecessor. The 2021 world champion made the comment after finishing 17th in the morning test session in Misano, just over a second off the pace of Gresini’s Alex Marquez. This was Quartararo’s second outing on the…

Factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta led the way in the final in-season test of 2025 at Misano, as Yamaha extensively trialled its new V4-powered MotoGP bike. Acosta was among the first riders to hit the track, grabbing the top spot from the Tech3-run RC16 of Enea Bastianini with a time of 1m32.297s. Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia all enjoyed stints…

For the grand majority of everyday life, we’re penalised for driving too fast. But for this week only, Tissot wants to safely reward the speed demons out there with its high-octane MotoGP™ Race Challenge. From September 15th all the way through to September 21st, 2025, the Swatch Group brand is giving you a chance to hop onto a MotoGP™ simulator…

Since the “performance motorcycle market has not developed as expected,” and the series thus did not gain enough fans, the FIM MotoE World Championship will be paused after the 2025 season, a joint statement from FIM and Dorna Sports said. Jorge Viegas, president of the FIM, commented: “In fact, and despite all the best efforts to promote this innovative category…

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New Pramac Yamaha signing Toprak Razgatlioglu will get an early opportunity to sample Yamaha’s V4-powered 2026 MotoGP bike ahead of the official post-season test in Valencia, Autosport understands. Razgatlioglu is currently chasing his third World Superbike crown, and his second with BMW, as the 2025 season runs to a close with the finale at Jerez on 17-19 October. Once his…

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