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If This MotoGP Team Switches to Honda, Is KTM Dead?

There's been a continued hanging question around KTM's neck since it declared insolvency and was subsequently saved: Will it continue racing in MotoGP? And it's a question we've continually attempted to ascertain, as we've reached out to KTM, MotoGP, and even KTM's new parent company, Bajaj, to no avail. 

Everyone seems mum on the subject, though the brand's insolvency managers at the time said the group would, in fact, be leaving the top-tier racing series. And reconfirmed that to RideApart when pressed on the subject. 

But we're now months in front of KTM's saving. We're now months into the 2026 MotoGP season. And we're months into KTM teasing and testing its upcoming 2027 rule-change entry with its new 850cc engine. All things considered, if you take those things at face value, it seems as if KTM ain't going anywhere.

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