2015 BMW S1000RRBMW Motorrad USA has set the bar once again regarding motorcycle sales. The Bavarian motorcycle manufacturer continued its trend of record-breaking monthly motorcycle sales for September 2015.During September, BMW Motorrad USA sold 1,149 motorcycles and maxi-scooters, which was 25.7 percent more than September 2014 when 914 units were sold.
BMW says the top-selling motorcycle was the revamped 2015 S1000RR; 199 S1000RRs were sold, showing a 93-percent increase in sales of that model. Combined with the recently introduced S1000XR Adventure Sport, the BMW S series grew 85 percent in September.BMW Motorrad says 310 S models were sold in September 2015, compared to 168 in the same period of 2014.BMW K-Series sales, boosted by the arrival of fresh model year 2016 inventory, grew 30 percent with 131 deliveries compared to 101 this time last year.
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This week, in the first segment Editor Don Williams talks to us about the new Kawasaki Versys 650 LT. It’s the middleweight ADV style machine that uses the same 650 parallel twin motor as the Ninja 650, so it’s an excellent performer in a user-friendly, good looking package.
In the second segment, I chat with one of my dearest industry friends—now retired Honda PR executive, Jon Seidel. Jon’s fascinating career spans some 30 years with Big Red, and gave him some great experiences with some incredible machines. I was fortunate enough to be invited on many of the press launches that he organized. His new project is documenting and saving many of the old archives from years gone by—and incidentally, if you have anything that may be of value to the project, please contact us by email at producer@ultimatemotorcycling.com and we’ll pass it all on to Jon.
So on that note, from all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!
