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As the latest round of European motorcycle warranty wars moves into high gear, MV Agusta has become the latest manufacturer to fire a shot at its competitors, raising the stakes by extending its warranty offer to five years for the Enduro Veloce, F3 Competizione models, and the entire Ottantesimo Collection. In addition, for all customers who purchased the Enduro Veloce and the LXP Orioli in 2024, the warranty will be automatically extended at no extra cost to the customer.
BETA is ' stepping up ' as an official partner of the International Six Days Enduro 2025( Bergamo, Italy, 24-29 August). In collaboration with the ENTROPHY and DIRT RACING teams BETA is offering enthusiasts two complete rental and assistance packages. Services include bike preparation, rental, assistance and more.
Yamaha Motor has taken its record of Red Dot Design Award wins since 2012 extended into a 14th year with its NMAX 125 Tech MAX scooter winning the globally prestigious Red Dot Award for Product Design in 2025. Based on the NMAX, which has been on sale since 2015, the 2025 NMAX " was designed to be the best sport scooter aptly sized to fit the human body. The goal was to create a fun vehicle that offers a level of control that feels like it is an extension of the rider ' s body."
RideApart reports that Indian manufacturer Royal Enfield sent a year ' s worth of bikes to the US to beat tariffs- that ' s a 9,000- motorcycle stockpile, which is said to be well above its usual annual North American sales volume.
SIP Scootershop Open Day
Landsberg, Bavaria based SIP Scootershop ' s 2025 Open Day in June built on the growing reputation of an annual event that attracts ' Scooterheads ' from far and wide. More than 3,500 visitors, over 1,000 scooters, 60 kegs of beer, 900 ' Salsiccia rolls ' and lots more. Visitors from all over the world were in attendance: Saimon Polini from the Italian tuning company of the same name with his family, Ryo from Weller Magazine in Japan, Iggy and Linsey from Scooterlab in the UK and visitors from additional countries such as Israel, Belarus( Minsk), Latvia( Riga), the Southern Tyrol, Rimini in Italy( Casa Performance), Spain, Croatia – " the list goes on and on- I wish we ' d done a better job of counting the countries," said Ralf. " Every year we are amazed at the distances people travel to attend our Open Day and it just gets better and
EU: Liberty can buy MotoGP / Dorna
After several months of uncertainty, the EU has, finally and unconditionally, approved Colorado based Liberty Media ' s acquisition of the MotoGP and WorldSBK race series rights holder Dorna Sports of Madrid. The subject of some controversy, and a saga with historic resonance arising from Liberty ' s acquisition of Formula 1 some years ago, the acquisition brings together the two premier motorsports world championships that the EU competition watchdog had previously forced apart.
Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna since 1998, will continue to run MotoGP along with his management team. Liberty will acquire 84 % of MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports, with MotoGP management retaining 16 %. Liberty Media Corporation operates and owns interests in media, sports and entertainment businesses, including its subsidiaries Formula 1 and Quint, its interest in Live Nation, and other minority investments. In the United States there is already talk of one likely end result of the acquisition
better each year." Save The Date- the SIP Open Day 2026 will take place on Saturday, 16 June. www. sip-scootershop. com
ultimately being the start of a program of F1 and MotoGP weekend Double Headers at select venues on high profile dates. It can be no coincidence that Harley-Davidson recently struck a deal with Dorna for the start of a Bagger Racing World Championship with rounds initially being staged at some four or five MotoGP events in Europe and USA. In the medium term, expect more GotoGP races in the USA.