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Success in motorcycle track and circuit racing is earned the hard way. There are no shortcuts, no lucky weather windows, and nowhere to hide. Circuits demand relentless consistency, technical intelligence, adaptability to rule changes, and the mental strength to perform under pressure every single weekend.

For a brand that’s been around since 1901, Indian Motorcycle has a surprisingly modern problem: how do you honour one of the richest heritages in motorcycling without becoming trapped by it?

Is premium motorcycling actually in trouble? Or is it simply maturing — like that rider who used to wheelie out of every junction and now quietly checks tyre pressures before a Sunday run? Let’s zoom out beyond one brand and look at the market as a whole.

Harley-Davidson doesn’t do small headlines. When Milwaukee sneezes, the entire motorcycle world reaches for a tissue and checks its bank balance. February 2026 brought the latest jolt:

A year and a bit into what was supposed to be a dream motorcycle adventure, British travellers Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been handed 10-year prison sentences in Iran, a development that brings a sobering new chapter to one of the most talked-about overland travel detentions in recent memory.