(March 26, 2015) STURGIS, S.D. — Harley-Davidson and the city of Sturgis traded-in gilded shovels and ceremonial hard hats for revving motorcycles and open-face helmets to break ground, or more accurately, tear it up to start construction of The Harley-Davidson Rally Point, the city's new permanent year-round space for riders.

(March 24, 2015) What took nearly 50 years to accumulate, was dispersed in mere hours as Mecum Auctions offered the 225 motorcycles of the E.J. Cole Collection on March 20-21 at South Point Casino and Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas. Total hammer sales reached $12,270,000 — the most ever achieved by a single vintage motorcycle auction.

(March 17, 2015) TORRANCE, Calif. — In a presentation ceremony Monday at Horner Honda in Salisbury, Md., American Honda Finance Corporation Senior Vice President David W. Paul handed longtime Honda owner Harry Adler the key to a 2015 Honda CB300F. The motorcycle is the 55th Honda that Adler, 84, has owned.

(March 17, 2015) MUNICH — In February BMW Motorrad sales increased by 13.5% achieving the fifth straight all-time high for the month. BMW sold 9,195 motorcycles and maxi scooters to customers worldwide last month.

Heiner Faust, BMW Motorrad head of Sales and Marketing: "With 15,458 vehicles sold we have achieved a new record after the first two months of the year. This is a considerable increase in sales of 14.2% as compared to the equivalent period last year.

(March 16, 2015) BARCELONA, Spain — A fleet of maxi scooters comprising 30 of the new BMW C evolution was delivered to the Barcelona City Hall for use by the local police. The first completely electrically powered scooter manufactured by BMW Motorrad will allow the police to move with maximum efficiency and zero emissions.

The BMW C evolution is BMW Motorrad’s answer to zero-emissions urban mobility. With a continuous output of 15 horsepower and a maximum output of 47 horsepower, the scooter is homologated to be ridden with an A1 or B license.

(March 8, 2015) NORTHBROOK, Ill. — Allstate Insurance Company and legendary motorcycle designers Rick Fairless and Arlen Ness, Inc. unveiled their first-ever collaborative creation at Daytona Bike Week on March 6. The custom Allstate Victory Gunner Bike is this year's grand prize for the sixth annual Allstate Motorcycle Sweepstakes.

(March 4, 2015) — Mecum Auctions will present the E.J. Cole Collection of motorcycles at auction this March 20-21 at South Point Casino and Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas. Representing 50 years of collecting what any motorcycle enthusiast would consider American Treasure, the collection stands at more than 220 bikes and is considered by many to be the finest, most diverse single collection of American-made machines.

(March 3, 2015) MUNICH, Germany — BMW Motorrad achieved outstanding results in the 17th "Motorcycle of the Year" Reader's Choice of the MOTORRAD magazine with victories in the categories "Tourers/Sports Tourers," "Sportsbikes," "Enduros/Supermotos," and "Modern Classics" as well as three 2nd and three 3rd places for 2015.