Motorcycles and Motorbikes

Volkswagen AG’s Audi announced Wednesday that it will purchase luxury Italian motorcycle maker Ducati. The German auto manufacturer will pay 860 million Euros, or $1.1 billion, for the Bologna-based company, which in recent years had been courted by...

Herb and Craft Festival this month LANCASTER — Nature’s Thyme Herb Group and the Gov. Owsley House are co-sponsoring the fourth annual Herb and Craft Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28 at the Owsley House. Representatives from...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KTLA) -- The teenage girl critically injured by a hit-and-run motorcyclist has been identified. She is 17-year-old Leeah Bryan. Family friends told KTLA Friday that the results of an MRI show no spinal injury. And Leeah is...

The weekend celebration at the Charlotte Motor Speedway was intended to honor Vietnam veterans, some of whom arrived on motorcycles. By the time it ended late Saturday, two veterans -- ages 71 and 66 -- were dead. Their motorcycles collided on the...

For Gary "Pappy" Boward, the prospect of the tread stripping off an aging tire on his van or car is scary enough. The possibility of it happening on his motorcycle is downright terrifying. Boward, chairman of the motorcycle rights group ABATE, came to...

A Somonauk man has been charged in connection with an October car-motorcycle crash in Kendall County that left one person dead, police said today. Matthew D. Lambert, 28, was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated DUI and reckless homicide,...

Canned food, boxes of grits, and cases of ramen noodles and dish detergent were among the many items ABATE of Maryland motorcyclists dropped off Sunday morning at a downtown Hagerstown food and clothing bank. The motorcyclists’ group has been...

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) reported a strong finish to 2011, with improved fourth-quarter performance capping a year of earnings and dealer retail sales growth. Income from continuing operations was $54.6 million, or $0.24 per share, in the fourth...

Tata, maker of the world’s cheapest car, might want to step on the gas: Indian motorbike manufacturer Bajaj Auto now has its own compact vehicle.Though the company didn’t specify a price when it unveiled its RE60 hatchback on Tuesday,...