BMW claims "a definite upturn" in almost all markets and that group sales for the first two months of the year are more than 15 percent higher than a year earlier.
The motorcycle division saw a near 25 percent increase in deliveries for the month to 5,485 vehicles.
16-Year-old Sensation Elena Myers Finishes 7th Date: Mar.08.2010
Sixteen year-old rookie sensation Elena Myers got two 7th place finishes at Daytona in both Supersport races riding a Suzuki GSXR600.
Josh Herrin and Yamaha Win Daytona 200 Date: Mar.08.2010
Team Graves Josh Herrin claimed his first career Daytona 200 victory on a Yamaha R6 bringing it home convincingly in the late stages of the race. Project 1 Yamaha's Dane Westby took second on the 200 podium, with Northern Californian Steve Rapp and Team Latus Ducati finishing third. Defending Daytona SportBike champion Danny Eslick was fourth, with another Yamaha, Kevin Coughlin, rounding out the top five.
2010 Daytona 200 Results: 1. J. Herrin Team Graves Yamaha 2. D. Westby 7.964 Project 1 Atlanta 3. S. Rapp 24.496 Team Latus Motors Racing 4. D. Eslick 40.973 GEICO Powersports, RMR, Suzuki 5. K. Coghlan 1 lap Aussie Dave Racing 6. C. West 39.919 Vesrah Suzuki 7. G. May 1:50.590 GMR Racing 8. S. Higbee 1:54.030 Higbee-Racing.com 9. T. Knapp 2 laps Ducshop Racing 10. E. Wood 15.626 Team Heyser
Enslow Breaks Harley Jump Record Date: Mar.03.2010
Stunt rider Seth Enslow broke the world record for the longest distance jumped on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle March 2nd, flying through the air near Australia's Sydney Harbour to shatter the previous 10-year-old record. Enslow flew to a new record distance of 183.7 feet (56 meters) on his Harley-Davidson XR1200 shortly after a 175 foot (53.34 meters) jump. Bubba Blackwell set the previous record with a 157 foot (47.85 meters) jump in Las Vegas in 1999. Evel Knievel set the record in 1975 and held it for 24 years before Blackwell's jump.
Lawyer Rips Off AMA Date: Feb.26.2010
Dal Smilie apologized Monday for humiliating his family and the AMA, the nation's biggest motorcycle membership organization.
A Montana lawyer and motorcycle enthusiast has pleaded guilty in Ohio to stealing $100,000 from the American Motorcyclist Association, the nation's biggest motorcycle membership organization.
The 62-year-old Smilie is a former chief lawyer for the Montana Department of Administration and was a member of the Ohio-based motorcycle group's board of directors for 25 years.
He says he logged 2.5 million miles traveling for the AMA but overstated his expenses. He pleaded guilty to grand theft and receiving stolen property. A spokesman for the club says Smilie stole from the AMA for at least six years.
A judge sentenced Smilie to three years and eight months in prison but suspended the sentence in lieu of two years of community control and a $1,000 fine.
Smilie repaid the AMA before he was charged.
Motorcyclist Eludes Cops Through 3 Counties Date: Feb.21.2010
Santa Cruz, CHP and Capitola police are hoping tips from the public will help them find a man who robbed a drug store then eluded capture during high-speed motorcycle chase across three counties. Police say a man believed to be in his 20s brandished a knife and robbed a Walgreens of a small amount of cash around 9:50 p.m. Friday. California Highway Patrol officers gave chase after spotting the motorcycle a few minutes later. CHP officers lost the suspect, but Capitola police picked up the pursuit. When the suspect headed south on Highway 1, pursuing officers say he hit speeds as high as 120 miles per hour. CHP units picked up the chase again, pursuing the motorcycle from Santa Cruz County, into San Benito County and into Monterey County. The CHP lost suspect somewhere near Highway 156. Running from the cops on a motorcycle, with cops in hot pursuit for such a long distance and eluding capture is very rare. Usually, the motorcyclist will let the speed get ahead of his skills and crash, or be corned and bumped out lightly by the police.
