My dealer just sent me the attached release from BMW USA. Haven't seen this on the forum yet, so hope it's not a duplicate. None of it seems completely new, but does confirm first quarter of 2014, and says that we should it expect the price to be less than an r 1200 r classic.
My dealer sent it to me after I asked if there was any news. Still no pricing, but good to know that it is planned to be less than an r1200r classic ($15,200 US according to BMW SF).