It's a weird time to be a MotoGP fan. With a huge ruleset change coming in 2027, some of the manufacturers that were lagging behind seemingly gave up on being real contenders under the current ruleset and focused their attention on dominating the next generation of MotoGP, the 850cc era. Honda is arguably the biggest name that comes to mind when you think about an OEM using this strategy, for lack of a better word, and its new 850 just made its track debut, well, it actually happened a while ago.
Factory test rider, Takaaki Nakagami, took to the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia aboard the 2027 850cc MotoGP prototype machine last December. But we're only seeing footage of the test now as the details were kept secret. The video below shows Nakagami riding the bike in a rain-affected session.
We don't find out much about the bike except for how it looks and sounds roaring down the Sepang circuit's straight. Nakagami did give us a glimpse into what he thought, however. The former LCR Honda team rider said, “The first impression is 'super light'. I was a bit surprised in these conditions. Yeah, quite nice.”
