(February 19, 2011) Ducati and Cigarette Racing Team unveiled today the new Cigarette Racing 42X Ducati Edition at the Miami International Boat Show; launching a collaboration between two legends of marine and motorcycle performance.

The two performance icons have chosen to unveil the new model on Cigarette Racing Team’s home turf in Florida; and the 42X Ducati Edition delivers everything aficionados have come to expect from the performance brands. With literally dozens of championships between the two companies, the 42X Ducati Edition comes from an unmatched performance heritage.

(February 14, 2011) BMW Motorrad USA has announced pricing for the highly anticipated 2012 model year K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL tourers. 

The K 1600 GT will have a base Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $20,900; while the K 1600 GTL will have a base MSRP of $23,200.

(February 14, 2011) Honda’s two-wheel machines are proving incredibly popular even through the winter weather, with its models taking three out of the top ten places in the sales charts for 2010 overall and Honda seeing a significant increase in sales of 82.5% in the first month of this year.

(February 10, 2011) BOLOGNA, Italy — The date and place are set for the public presentation of Ducati MotoGP Team riders, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden, with a special “Ducati evening” planned in Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore at 9 p.m. on Friday, March 4.

(February 7, 2011) American Honda has announced additions for the 2011 model year, four street bikes: the Sabre, Stateline, Shadow Aero and NT700V. These four returning motorcycles cap off a great lineup for the current year, which encompass a total of 43 machines.

(January 11, 2011) Without question the biggest Ducati event of 2010 was the signing of Valentino Rossi to the Ducati MotoGP team for a 2 year contract beginning in 2011. Ducati News Today has long led the charge as to why Rossi would end up on a Ducati and now that he has Ducatisti and MotoGP fans alike are intently following every little detail.

(December 23, 2010) BMW Motorcycles will include an introductory one-year subscription to the "Sirius Everything" package with the purchase of every new radio-equipped RT, GT and GTL Touring motorcycle produced from January 2011.

(December 16, 2010) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Managing owner expectations through proactive communication and providing personal service has a considerable positive impact on overall satisfaction with the motorcycle ownership experience, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. Motorcycle Competitive Information Study released today.

The study, now in its 13th year, measures owner satisfaction with new motorcycles by examining six major factors of the overall ownership experience: product; build quality; cost of ownership; sales; service; and warranty.

(November 21, 2010) LOS ANGELES — Affalterbach – AMG and Ducati will work together closely in the future. The initial aim of the cooperation between the performance brand from Affalterbach and the Italian manufacturer of high-performance motorcycles is to develop common marketing activities.

The cooperation agreement was signed last week during a press conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show, by Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-AMG GmbH and Gabriele del Torchio, President and CEO of Ducati Motor

(November 4, 2010) Harley-Davidson is planning a low-cost model for India.

The U.S. bike maker, which reported a two per cent drop in global revenues from motorcycles at $1.09 billion for the September quarter, is betting big on India and China.

Chief financial officer John Olin has been reported saying, "We believe the long-term prospect (in China and India) is extraordinary."