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K&N's participation in the International Motorcycle Shows include an event called The Factory where people can ask questions and learn more about the products.
The International Motorcycle Shows are a smorgasbord of manufacturers and a chance for motorcycle enthusiasts to experience as much as possible at every stop across the country, K&N Powersports Brand Manager Johnny Jump said.
K&N's participation in the International Motorcycle Shows include an event called The Factory where people can ask questions and learn more about the products K&N offers for vehicles.
"K&N's involvement in all of this is there is an area called The Factory which is at the show," Jump said. "The Factory stays the same at all 11 venues. We've custom-made a kiosk for K&N Powersports. Virtually every Powersport enthusiast in the nation also owns a car or a truck in which to hold these vehicles with. They have the opportunity to learn about product offerings for their other vehicle in the household."
The Roland Sands K&N Custom Softail receives a lot of attention when on display at the International Motorcycle Shows.
The International Motorcycle Shows run from October to February. It visits Dallas, Atlanta, Long Beach and New York. The show will be at Novi, Mich., from Jan. 3-5 and in Washington, D.C., from Jan. 10-12. The show will also makes stops in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Cleveland, Chicago and Seattle.
"There are many different reasons for a consumer to want to go to one of these venues and see what's happening in the industry," Jump said.
For example, the show in Novi will offer a screening of the movie, "Why We Ride," plus a chance to see the 2014 Kawasaki Z1000 and a seminar on how to safely bike to work.
"They also set up demo rides at many of the venues as well," Jump said. "As a consumer, as a motorcycle consumer, you can go to the show, and you can go back in the demo area, and you can actually ride these motorcycles first and foremost."
In addition to checking out the new motorcycles from BMW, BRP Can-Am, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Indian Motorcycle, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Star, Triumph, Victory, Yamaha and Zero, people who attend the International Motorcycle Shows can shop for high-end safety apparel, after-market products, helmets and rental services.
The International Motorcycle Shows run from October to February.
"There are many different reasons for a consumer to want to go to one of these venues and see what's happening in the industry," Jump said. "For us to be in front of the consumer at these large draw consumer events allows us to speak face-to-face with the consumers. If we don't provide the product direct to the consumers at that venue, we are routing them to a local dealership where they're actually going in and asking for K&N."
The Factory is a great way for K&N representatives to connect with consumers.
"The Factory travels with the show and they set it up for us," Jump said. "It makes it very easy for us to attend these events. It's also kind of self-manned. There are five venues in which the booth will just be a stand-alone. The professionals that work within The Factory, there are four professionals that work within The Factory that are versed on all the product offerings within The Factory, and they'll float between booth to booth to answer any consumer question."
Jump added that a majority of Powersports enthusiasts like to work on their own vehicles. They have an interest in products for other vehicles.
"Powersports enthusiasts are a much higher percentage of do-it-yourselfers," Jump said. "If you can win over a Powersports consumer on your product offering, there's a strong chance that that consumer will also be using that same product in the other vehicles in their household."
Ultimately, Jump said he wants K&N consumers to recognize the connection the company has within the motorcycle industry.
"The main thing is staying in front of the consumer and answering their questions and making sure that their seeing the branding of K&N's involvement in the industry," he said.
The AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series provides the best, most technically challenging tracks in the world, to produce the most thrilling, fan friendly form of snowmobile racing found anywhere.
"K&N has a substantial racing history with NASCAR, motocross, off-road racing and NHRA, given that brand equity, we are proud to announce that K&N is the official air filter of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series Presented By RAM Trucks," remarked Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Strategy, Mark Moon. "Our series was born over a decade ago, at the Winter X Games. We are currently the number one snowmobile series in the world, and as a result, we feature the industries premiere racers from all points of the globe."
K&N's Johnny Jump expressed his enthusiasm regarding the Snocross connection saying, "We're pumped to be involved with AMSOIL Championship Snocross for the 2013-2014 race season."
The AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series is the featured national series within ISOC Racing (The International Series of Champions), and it brings together some of the best professional and amateur athletes in the sport, competing on the most fan friendly venues in the United States. Plus, it provides the best, most technically challenging tracks in the world, to produce the most thrilling, fan friendly form of snowmobile racing found anywhere.
The AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series is the featured national series within ISOC Racing
Snocross combines the big-air jumps and exhilarating action of motocross, within a crisp winter environment, providing Snowbelt race fans with race action they can warm up to. And fans are showing their endorsement of the electrifying action in a very big way.
"We set a record at our first race of the 2013-2014 season with 35,517 fans coming out to enjoy the competition," Moon confirms. "We currently average 500 entries per event."
AMSOIL Championship Snocross combines the big-air jumps and exhilarating action of motocross, within a crisp winter environment.
"We're pumped to be involved with AMSOIL Championship Snocross for the 2013-2014 race season," said Johnny Jump, brand manager for K&N. "Snocross racing is what people enjoy where it's cold and K&N Filters can provide a substantial advantage to the sleds. Throttle response and peak horsepower are each critical ingredients to winning championships. K&N provides good value, long life and - most importantly - high performance to all forms of Powersports, as well as the trucks and SUVs that get the sleds, ATVs and dirt bikes to the tracks."
ISOC President and Race Director Carl Schubitzke echoed Jump's sentiments, stating: "Most of, if not all, of the racers on the AMSOIL Championship Snocross circuit also ride dirt bikes and ATVs. And from that side of things, you know darn well they're already familiar with K&N. So it makes sense for the industry leader in air filters to take advantage of that inherit brand awareness already built in to AMSOIL Championship Snocross, and further develop the allegiance with their product through our series' eight-stop tour through five Snowbelt States."
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Ever since WW2 Triumph Motorcycles have been the best-selling, most celebrated, and some would argue, the best looking of all the Classic British Motorcycles. Generations of motorcyclists hold them at the very center of the Classic Motorcycles universe. Triumph's defined motorcycle "cool" and in fact literally helped to classify that elusive term. The Wild One, the 1953 outlaw film that essentially gave birth to the motorcycle revolution, starred Marlon Brando, and it has been widely accepted that in the movie Brando rode a Harley. The truth is he rode a black Triumph Thunderbird.
Triumph Trophy SE 1215 K&N Air Filter Box
These days Triumph has set their sights on adding their own brand of cool to the sport-oriented touring market, with the introduction of the 2013 to 2016 Trophy SE, a fully loaded 1215cc touring machine. The all-new Triumph rolls on an aluminum frame fitted with a single-sided swingarm and shaft final drive, and it's powered by a retuned version of the same liquid-cooled 1,215cc, DOHC, 12-valve three-cylinder engine found in the Tiger Explorer adventure bike.
The Trophy features amenities comparable to, or in many cases, exceeding those of other big-rig touring bikes. Such as ABS braking, traction and cruise control, a hefty (6.9-gallon) gas tank, an electrically adjustable windshield with over a 6 1/2-inch range, and 31-liter detachable saddlebags with an optional 55-liter top trunk that includes a 12-volt power port. The Trophy is very nearly the Swiss Army knife of touring motorcycles.
Flow Chart for K&N Triumph Trophy SE 1215 Air Filter TB-1213
Now by simply swapping out the OE air filter with a K&N TB-1213 reusable air filter, the natty in-line triple will dial up its long term road worthiness another notch. It's so easy to upgrade to a high-flow, high-performance air filter too, simply remove the old filter and drop in the new K&N TB-1213. That's it, no cutting or modifications of any kind are needed. And, with the air filter installed, you'll notice an immediate increase in both horsepower and torque.
In addition, the specially pleated material on the K&N TB-1213 air filter provides a large filtration area that continues to provide exceptional filtration for longer service intervals and more trouble-free riding. Depending on your touring environment, servicing intervals can go up to 50,000 miles before maintenance is necessary. When cleaning is called for, it's as effortless as following the four easy steps on a K&N Recharger Kit (part no. 99-5050). This will be the only air filter you'll ever need to buy for your Triumph Trophy - K&N gives you their word on it with their famous Million Mile Limited Warranty.
K&N TB-1213 fits the following:
2016 Triumph Trophy SE 1215
2015 Triumph Trophy SE 1215
2014 Triumph Trophy SE 1215
2013 Triumph Trophy SE 1215
Aldofo Arellano team's also won the San Felipe 250 and finished 2nd at the Baja 500, but their 1000 win with Wayne Matlock was a first.
Since its beginning in 1967 the Baja 1000 has been characterized as the rawest, most unforgiving, in-your-face, off-road race on the planet. This year close to 300 entries from 20 countries and 40 U.S. states, with 41 Pro and 8 Sportsman classes, shared one common sentiment expressed by Wes Miller, "The course was definitely very tough this year. Most people called it the roughest 1000 in history."
Azteca Motorsports 4th place overall was the highest overall finish for a quad in SCORE history.
Miller was one-quarter of the Azteca Motorsports/Adelitas Racing team competing in Class 25 ATV's (450 cc and above). The team of Miller, Aldofo Arellano, Roberto Villalobos, and K&N's Wayne Matlock, won the 46th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 with a time of 21:55:23 and an average speed of 40.3 mph, to capture the overall ATV and Class 25 Open Pro ATV title. They rode their Rich Morel built engine to a remarkable 4th overall, out of all of the motorcycle and ATV competitors. It was the highest overall finish for a quad in SCORE history.
Adding to the significance of the team's extraordinary finish is clearly the fact that the Baja 1000, the granddaddy of all desert races, put up greater resistance than ever this year. Every other year instead of running all the way to La Paz in Baja Sur, like in 2012, they run the loop. This year's loop course at 883 miles was the longest loop ever, with the racers leaving Ensenada for San Felipe along the Sea of Cortez, and racing back. The course included the usual arroyos, gullies, washes, mountains, and of course the infamous Baja silt. And to add yet another degree of difficulty, the race started at night, with the motorcycles and ATV's starting first at 11pm.
The first quad didn't leave until 12:30 PM, and as racers left Ensenada in heavy fog, Arellano pushed hard to close the gap on the number 10a as they worked through the slower motorcycles. Visibility was so bad at times that riders were limited to first and second gear at some points. Having an outstanding 2013 season, Arellano was up to the challenge. Arellano's team took also won at the San Felipe 250 and finished 2nd at the Baja 500.
Villalobos took over from Arellano at race mile 72 and headed into Los Pinos on his way to Saldania. Villalobos upped the pace and closed ground on the 10a machine. He made a pass for the lead just before JCR Pit 3 on Laguna Salada at race mile 143.
Miller was the third rider up and he successfully finessed the quad through the mud and water crossings making sure not to get stuck. The number 9a came into the JCR pit at El Crucero at race mile 385 with an 11 minute lead on adjusted time, and Matlock took over next.
With a scheduled rear tire change and a fresh K&N Filter lid, Matlock left the pit six minutes ahead of the 10A quad. He picked his way through some of the worst silt beds ever seen, saying later that he kept telling himself; just keep moving forward no matter what, don't get stuck out here.
At mile 660 Matlock turned the quad back over to Miller. The seasoned off road racer continued to run a smart race, charging when he was able to run flat-out, and riding conservatively when it was called for, even when one of his lights failed. He rode it into Valle T at race mile 770, where they gave the entire quad a once over.
Villalobos rode the next section up the Goat Trial to El Alamo race mile 800, there he handed the quad back to Arellano. With only 83 miles to go, Arellano rode the final leg to the finish. Passing through Ojos Negros, it started to rain as the temperatures continued dip into the night. The entire team waited anxiously at the finish for the 9a quad. Finally the SCORE officials announced that a quad was about 10 minutes out. The crowd erupted as it came down the wash and turned on the pavement towards the finish. Arellano crossed the finish line in Ensenada just before 10:30 PM for the win and 4th overall out of the bikes.
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Jeg Coughlin experienced his share of success during the 2013 season, competing in eight finals and winning four races.
Jeg Coughlin experienced success early in 2013. Rolling into Baytown, Texas during the month of April, the driver and his team were geared up and eager to roll. They were headed to the Royal Purple Raceway to compete in the 26th Annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals.
Knowing that K&N's, Mike Edwards, had dominated the first five events of the season, Coughlin and his team knew they had a battle ahead of them. But that was no indication the driver would do anything other than give his competitor a run for his money.
"Mike (Edwards) has always been a premier driver, crew chief and tuner," ensured Coughlin. "And since starting his own engine shop, he has been one of the fastest cars on the circuit. The key was to focus on making four good runs in qualifying, to earn a good starting spot and qualifying bonus points."
Jeg Coughlin earned a victory at the 26th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals in spite of a parachute malfunction.
After a less than par performance during the first session, Edwards' second-round run moved him from the bottom to the number two spot. However Coughlin managed to inch in front of his competitor by one-thousandth of a second.
Not only did this round prove intense in the sense that the competition was amazingly close, but a malfunction lent to even more excitement. In fact, anticipation filled the air when Coughlin's parachute failed to open properly. He finally managed to get his car stopped within mere inches of the sand.
"There's very little time to react when a failure takes place in a drag race, and you are at maximum speed," he explained. "I was fortunate to get the car stopped safely. The shutdown area is very bumpy, and the cars are really built to ride the bumps. So in that situation, the car bounces a lot and makes it difficult to stop efficiently. I've had a couple of malfunctions in my 15-plus year career. . ." he recalled.
With 2013 behind him, Jeg Coughlin is eager for the opening race of the upcoming season, where he anticipates continuing a winning tradition.
Although recognizing the importance of setting the standard during round two, little did Coughlin know how significant that particular run would be. Adverse weather rumbled overhead the the following day, putting a damper on the remainder of the qualifying rounds.
When the event was deemed over Jeg Coughlin had earned his 18th Pro-Stock pole, and set the stage for the remainder of the season. "We knew we made a god run," recalled the driver. "But with the Houston Weather, we didn't rest that our time would stand."
Following the Spring Nationals, Jeg Coughlin continued to play havoc on his competitor's chances of earning the championship. The driver went on to compete in eight finals and win four races. His great run during the 2013 season was accentuated with the Mello Yellow Pro Stock Championship title.
Taking the number one spot at the season's end, Coughlin recalled his favorite memory of 2013. "Charlotte, in the fall," he explained. "It was the first race of the countdown. We were able to win the event and get closer to the ultimate goal - the 2013 Mello Yellow Pro Stock Championship."
With a stellar 2013 season is behind him, Jeg Coughlin is anticipating what will transpire during the year to come. When asked if one particular upcoming race is most anticipated , he said, "The 2014 season opener in Pomona. It marks the start of a new year, and we will proudly be wearing the #1."
When the 2014 season kicks off, one would suspect that Jeg Coughln and his crew will resort back to the same game plan that earned them a championship last season. When asked how important of a role his team will play, the driver answered, "Teamwork and communication is so important, and I am fortunate we are all on the same page."
The driver is also acutely aware that he and his crew must keep their cars in immaculate running condition. That in mind, they'll depend upon K&N products to ensure their engine's internal components remain contaminant free.
"At Jegs, we have a fleet of race cars." explained Coughlin. We proudly use K&N Wrench-off oil filters, hood scoops, scoop filters and air filters. The quality of K&N products is second to none, and that gives us the confidence to win races and win championships."
Looking forward to 2014 Jeg Coughlin concluded, "Fans can expect to see the familiar Yellow and Black machine in action on the NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Series events and at a few big-money bracket races."
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