Us motorcycle market Archives

Your opinion on the Ducati Diavel: questionnaire on Diavel minisite

16 April, 2020

We’ve had plenty to say ourselves of the Ducati Diavel - it’s interest for the US market, the Diavel pricing and how it departs from Ducati philosophy, particularly for European customers used to Ducati as a sports bike brand. While…

Motorcycle dealerships in the US: Piaggio problems, Japanese no longer "kick ass"

29 March, 2020

It seems Piaggio operations and client service is further under fire in the North American motorcycle market, after the Italian company recently had to pledge to improve its Canadian dealer network and customer relations. Piaggio moved its Canadian distribution to…

Harley Davidson stays put in Wisconsin

22 March, 2020

We don’t think it’s far fetched to describe Harley-Davidson as a beleaguered company right now but it seems like it just got through a round of tough union negotiations which should see it make some savings. The company has been…

Megelli 250r available soon in US

18 March, 2020

Asphalt and Rubber reports that Megelli will export a 250cc version of its road bike to the US. The Megelli 250r will be distributed through QLINK and can be ordered online. While availability is still unknown as the company waits…