RideApart's been covering KTM's insolvency and 11th-hour saving since it began last year, as the company announced it was basically bankrupt, had no cash, was shuttering production, and selling off assets left, right, and center. Then, Bajaj, one of the brand's long-standing partners, stepped in, offered the board a bunch of cash to pay its creditors back, and purchased a controlling stake. KTM was saved.
Huzzah!
But one of the early dominoes to fall in this whole business was the brand's very expensive MotoGP program. At least, that's how it seemed, as the Austrian insolvency managers stated rather emphatically that the team, and the brand's internal program, would be no more even if or when it was saved. Yet, since then, there's been almost no communication from Bajaj about the future of KTM's MotoGP efforts. Indeed, the company is already testing the 2027 850cc engine.
