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MV Agusta enters restructuring

MV Agusta—which has been owned at different times by both Harley-Davidson and KTM, believe it or not—has finally acknowledged serious financial and operational trouble. It has entered Italy’s Composizione Negoziata della Crisi, a voluntary, largely out-of-court restructuring process roughly comparable to a structured pre-Chapter 11 workout. MV remains under its existing ownership and management while independent professionals assist negotiations with creditors. Any agreements reached through the process are consensual rather than imposed through a bankruptcy court. It’s not bankruptcy and it’s not liquidation, but it is quite serious from a financial standpoint.

MV Agusta acknowledged a variety of causes, including KTM pulling the ripcord when they had their own financial crisis ahead of their eventual takeover by Bajaj Auto. MV’s announcement triggered lots of behind-the-scenes things, which (according to reports that didn’t come from MV Agusta) resulted in the production line being idle since April, suppliers not getting paid and €35 million in capital increases failing to materialize.

MV Agusta reported 2,166 registrations worldwide in the first half of 2026, which is up over 2025, but that’s not an indicator of current production volume, the health of either the company or its suppliers, their cash flow or even parts availability. Dealers and riders haven’t been provided with much information yet, but both groups have to be concerned about warranty support and the parts pipeline. | LINK

Can-Am software prompts recall

I wouldn’t normally bother telling you about a recall, but I found this one interesting. Can-Am is recalling over 14,000 Origin, Pulse, Canyon, Spyder F3 and Spyder RT two- and three-wheelers due to a software problem in the touchscreen dash. A connection issue (USB/Bluetooth) seems to be causing a memory leak that can cause the instrument cluster to freeze, go blank or reset itself. BRP (which makes Can-Ams) says 125 incidents have been reported, but that none led to a crash or injury.

While I’ve heard of software updates being needed to address minor issues here and there across a variety of marques, I haven’t heard of a big recall like this tied to a specific software issue. For the time being, BRP isn’t saying people should stop riding, but they are saying people will need to get the software updated ASAP after the VIN database gets published next week. | LINK

The Ninja H2 is back! (in Europe)

Sure, it might not affect US riders, who never saw a gap in H2 availability, but it’s important nonetheless because it was an emissions-based halt in sales, and emissions regulations in Europe affect all motorcycle manufacturers in some way. Kawasaki couldn’t get the H2 Euro 5 compliant, so they simply stopped selling it in Europe at the end of 2020, so it’s been a minute!

The good news is the revamped, Euro 5+ compliant Ninja H2 (and H2 Carbon) will produce at least 197 horsepower (206 with ram air) and 100 pound-feet of torque from their 998cc supercharged engines. Prices look to be starting at €36,000 (about $41,400) when it goes on sale in Austria next year. | LINK

Yadea joins Spiro’s African network

Chinese electric two-wheeler manufacturer Yadea will supply vehicles and related products to Spiro, integrate them with Spiro’s swapping network and jointly develop models for African road conditions and commercial use. This gives substance to an upcoming Chasing the Horizon story about surging Chinese electric-two-wheeler exports to Africa. Yadea can supply manufacturing scale while Spiro brings the fleet customers and energy infrastructure. Neither company disclosed the number of motorcycles involved, an investment amount, a delivery schedule or whether Yadea’s vehicles will use an existing Spiro battery standard. | LINK

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