Ducati enjoys record motorcycle sales

Both the industry and motorcycle manufacturers themselves are reporting improved, if not record sales. Ducati seems to be more than happy to ride in the front of that popular pack.

Ducati North America said it enjoyed 2011 motorcycle sales growth of 43 percent compared to 2010 and a record market share in all of its territories: US, Canada and Mexico. This result established North America as Ducati’s number one market for the first time ever.

Ducati Performance line of apparel and accessories also recorded significant growth with a 50 percent annual increase.

States need motorcycle helmet laws study says

The states with the safest roads tend to have the strongest traffic safety laws according to a recently released study.

While many riders may long to live in the states with the safest roads, it comes at a price for some such a mandatory motorcycle helmet laws.

It was the ninth annual report released by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the 2012 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws gives report card grading all 50 states and the District of Columbia on their performance when it comes to adopting 15 basic traffic safety laws.

This year the report focuses on the state fiscal impact of highway safety gaps.

Jury deals with motorcycle accidents and manhood

Motorcycles and sex are often thrown together in marketing and everyday marketing. But it was the darker side of that combination that earned a rider $7.5 million in a recent court case.

A former sailor and at the time, newlywed, won the staggering damages over a car crash in California that shortened his penis by an inch and a half. The accident occurred in 2007 when Matthew Wall , 27, was riding his motorcycle to work at the US Navy submarine base in San Diego when he was struck by a shuttle bus from a nearby car showroom.

The circumstances will sound gravely familiar to riders with any time in the saddle. The jury heard that the van turned left in front of Wall who was unable to avoid the collision.