Shimoda Staying
With Honda HRC
J
o Shimoda confirmed his future
as the 2025 250 SuperMotocross
Champion, stating he will stay with the
Honda HRC Progressive team through
the 2026 season.
"Since I was young, I've thought HRC
is one of the most advanced teams
in the whole motorsports industry,"
Shimoda said. "To be a part of that is
amazing. Where I grew up, they have
the Suzuka Circuit, where Honda is all
over the place—Honda Racing Corpora
-
tion is right by my house! There's a lot
to it, and it means a lot to me."
Shimoda is the first Japanese rider
to win a professional AMA Champion
-
ship.
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Jo Shimoda is staying with the Honda HRC Progressive
team for the 2026 SuperMotocross racing season.
KTM, Brabus Introduce the
1400 R Signature Edition
T
he all-new Brabus 1400 R
Signature Edition is the suc-
cessor of the Brabus 1300 R.
Using the 2025 KTM 1390 Su-
per Duke R Evo as its technolog-
ical platform, the Brabus 1400 R
Signature Edition is, according
to KTM, "a statement of raw
strength and modern elegance,
defined by Brabus' signature
black and bold design aes-
thetic and featuring exclusive
Widestar bodywork, precision-
engineered carbon-fiber compo-
nents, and the Brabus Midnight
Veil body color."
Interested? Production is lim-
ited to only 100 units worldwide
with a $54,999 price tag.
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Brabus and KTM
revealed the next
evolution of their
groundbreaking
luxury hyper-naked
bike collaboration.
Only 100 will be built,
priced at $54,999.
