Model(s) covered: 2002 BMW F 650 CS Scarver
Just as Harley-Davidson has enjoyed a raging success by producing cruiser motorcycles that fit the American idiom ($1.9 billion in the last six months), BMW continues to grow heartily with its range of bikes that are idiomatic of Teutonic expression.
The German company reports that 2001 worldwide sales were up 13.5 percent in a world market that grew just five percent. And while the 13,023 units sold in the U.S. last year won't scare a huge company like Honda, for BMW this represents a doubling of sales from just four years ago.
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