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Kyle Wyman, aboard the Millennium Technologies XR1200, battled with race leaders early on in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series race at Laguna Seca

The AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series is a spec-bike race series featuring modified Harley-Davidson XR1200 motorcycles. This series gives dedicated Harley-Davidson fans, owners, and dealers a chance to root for their favorite riders aboard a genuine Harley-Davidson motorcycle at AMA Pro Road Racing events across the nation.

K&N supported racer Kyle Wyman settled into third place at Laguna Seca aboard his Millennium Technologies Harley-Davidson XR1200 motorcycle

K&N supported Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series racer Kyle Wyman underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus and remove cartilage from his knee just four days before the AMA Pro Road Racing event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Wyman was fresh off a recent crash at Barber Motorsports Park aboard the Millennium Technologies XR1200 in June. Regarding his knee, Wyman said “It felt all right,” he continued “It just feels good to be back on the podium. It’s been a really up-and-down season.”

Wyman lost some ground on the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson race leaders Steve Rapp and Danny Eslick but crossed the finish line at Laguna Seca a good distance in front of the pack

Wyman started the AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series race at Laguna Seca from third place on the grid. He would battle with race leaders Danny Eslick and Steve Rapp early on before settling into a rhythm and finishing with a third place podium position. Wyman said of his performance “About lap four I over-revved my bike coming up the corkscrew. I lost some power there and couldn’t stick with the leaders.”

Just four days after knee surgery K&N sponsored XR1200 racer Kyle Wyman stands on the AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series podium in third behind Steve Rapp and Danny Eslick

The defending AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series champion, Steve Rapp took off at the start of the race and broke free of the rest of the pack. Rapp would cross the finish line first, however, he was assessed a ten-second penalty as a result of having jumped the start. Rapp’s lead was so great that he still finished second in the race with Danny Eslick named the winner of the AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson series round held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

The AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series race at Laguna Seca marks the halfway point of the 2014 season. Kyle Wyman’s podium finish moved him up into 6th place in the overall series points championship.

Since 1985 the Honda 250 Rebel has taught new riders the basic skills they’ll need to move on to larger and faster motorcycles. Whether they owned a Rebel 250, or rode one during a Honda Rider Education Center course, many people have fond memories of the venerable Honda CMX250C Rebel. The CMX250 Rebel, and its sibling the CB250 Nighthawk, use bullet-proof air cooled 234 cc parallel-twin cylinder engines that can trace its roots back to the Honda CM200T Twinstar from the early 1980’s.

K&N air filter, HA-2596, is designed to fit into the stock air box of 2009-2016 Honda CMX250C Rebel motorcycles and retain the factory vent connection

K&N has finally released a new washable and reusable air filter, number HA-2596, to meet the demand for increased performance and ease of maintenance by Honda Rebel owners. This particular High-Flow Replacement Air Filter will need to be oiled with the supplied pillow pack of oil before it is ready to ride. K&N’s HA-2596 replacement air filter is specifically designed to fit into the stock air filter assembly of 2009 to 2016 Honda CMX250C Rebel cruiser motorcycles with a 234 cc parallel-twin engine.

Flow Chart for K&N 2009-2016 Honda CMX250C Rebel Air Filter HA-2596

K&N High-Flow Replacement Air Filters are performance designed to provide increased airflow, resulting in increased acceleration and throttle response while providing excellent filtration. Fuel management changes or additional modifications to the Honda CMX250C Rebel are not necessary to obtain increased performance.

Some might be worried that an increase in airflow comes at the expense of filtration efficiency and engine protection. K&N performs filtration efficiency testing following the ISO 5011 protocol to guarantee that our air filters will provide high airflow without sacrificing engine protection. Click here to view the detailed test results.

Perhaps more exciting than the increased performance that comes with a K&N High-Flow Air Filter is that they are also washable and reusable. The ability to wash and reuse a K&N air filter means that it will pay for itself over time. Part number HA-2596 can be washed and made like new using one of the K&N Recharger air filter service kits.

Covered by the famous K&N Million Mile Limited Warranty®, and made in the USA, K&N’s HA-2596 will be the last air filter your 2009-2016 Honda CMX250C Rebel motorcycle will ever need. HA-2596 is designed to be installed without any need for modifications or tuning in the following Honda motorcycles:

2016 HONDA CMX250C REBEL 234 – All
2015 HONDA CMX250C REBEL 234 – All
2014 HONDA CMX250C REBEL 234 – All
2013 HONDA CMX250C REBEL 234 – All
2012 HONDA CMX250C REBEL 234 – All
2009 HONDA CMX250C REBEL 234 – All

For all K&N Honda CMX250C Rebel air filters visit the Honda CMX250C Rebel Air Filters page on KNFilters.com.

The first man stepped foot on the moon’s surface in 1969, was it mere coincidence that The World’s Best Air Filter was invented that same year?

Conspiracy theories have circulated about the 1969-1972 moon landings since the mid-1970’s. Conspiracists claim that NASA faked some or all of the Apollo moon landings in order to win the Cold War era space race. A French author, Philippe Lheureux, took it one step further when he alleged that NASA put men on the moon, but faked the photos to keep others from benefitting from the scientific information they discovered. Could the high-flow air filter technology used in the World’s Best Air Filter have been reverse engineered from alien technology found on the moon?

K&N founders, Ken Johnson and Norm McDonald (K&N), were unhappy with air filter technology of the 1960’s which led to the birth of the World’s Best Air Filter

It would be amazing if K&N could say the alien technology rumor was true, or if we could substantiate other rumors about the origin of the World’s Best Air Filter. But sadly, we cannot make that claim. In 1969 air filtration technology was limited to disposable and restrictive engine air filters. K&N founders, Ken Johnson and Norm McDonald (K&N), were avid motorcycle desert racers who became irritated with restrictive air filters that quickly became clogged with dirt and could not be cleaned. Their frustration inspired innovation and the washable / reusable K&N High-Flow Air Filter was born. Does this completely discredit profiting from alien technology or the use of a bloody sock pulled off an injured racer in the California desert? No, but the men in black suits have instructed K&N not to say any more.

In commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the first steps on the moon, K&N would like to salute the brave men and women who did what others, to this day, said was impossible. High-definition photos taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter provided the first images of Apollo equipment left on the moon in 2009 and essentially squashed the claims of conspiracy theorists. However, the origin of the World’s Best Air Filter remains an unsolved mystery.

The ever popular Honda SH150i scooter and its sibling the SH125 were redesigned for 2013. The SH150i and SH125 place fuel economy at the top of their priority list and these scooters deliver as promised. That’s not to say the SH150i and SH125 can’t also be fun to ride. These scooters are equipped with liquid cooled and fuel injected four-stroke engines tuned to provide usable horsepower and torque.

K&N Replacement Air Filter for 2013 to 2014 Honda SH125 and SH150i

K&N has released a new washable air filter that's reusable part HA-1513, to meet the performance demands of these scooters and their owners. This High-Flow Replacement Air Filter is pre-oiled and ready to ride. K&N’s HA-1513 replacement air filter is specifically designed to fit into the stock air filter assembly of 2013 to 2014 Honda SH150i and SH125 scooter models.

Flow Chart for K&N 2013 to 2014 Honda SH125 and SH150i Air Filter HA-1513

K&N High-Flow Replacement Air Filters are performance designed to provide increased airflow, resulting in increased acceleration and throttle response while providing excellent filtration. Fuel management changes or additional modifications to your SH150i and SH125 are not necessary to obtain increased performance.

Some might be worried that an increase in airflow comes at the expense of filtration efficiency and engine protection. K&N performs filtration efficiency testing following the ISO 5011 protocol to guarantee that our air filters will provide high airflow without sacrificing engine protection. Click here to view the detailed test results.

Perhaps more exciting than the increased performance that comes with a K&N High-Flow Air Filter is that they are also washable and reusable. The ability to wash and reuse a K&N air filter means that it will pay for itself over time. Part number HA-1513 can be washed and made like new using one of the K&N Recharger air filter service kits.

Covered by the famous K&N Million Mile Limited Warranty®, and made in the USA, K&N’s HA-1513 will be the last air filter your 2013 to 2014 Honda SH150i and SH125 scooter will ever need. HA-1513 is designed to be installed without any need for modifications or tuning in the following scooters:

2014 HONDA SH150I 153 – All
2014 HONDA SH125 125 – All
2013 HONDA SH150I 153 – All
2013 HONDA SH125 125 - All

For all K&N Honda SH125 and SH150I air filters visit the Honda SH125 Air Filters and SH150i Air Filters pages on KNFilters.com.

Between 40 and 50 years back the Japanese motorcycle industry looked much different than it does today. Manufacturers like the Honda Motor Company produced small displacement motorcycles which appealed to, and could be purchased by, young first-time riders. The Honda CB series is perhaps one of the most well-known and loved lines of classic road-going motorcycles. In an age when motorcycles, specifically those made by Harley-Davidson, were associated with outlaws and troublemakers Honda chose to appeal to the masses with an ad campaign that stated "You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda."

K&N high-flow air filter number HA-5013 is engineered to increase airflow while also fitting inside the stock 2013-2016 Honda CBR500R, CB500F, and CB500X air box

Fast forward a few decades and it became clear that Japanese motorcycles had advanced in different direction. The simple universal Japanese motorcycles had been replaced by high-powered race worthy sportbikes. For years the only sport inspired motorcycles offered in the U.S. less than 600 cubic centimeters were the small Ninja 250 and 500 models from Kawasaki. With an exponential increase in demand for entry level sportbikes, Honda finally brought fun, easy to ride, sub 600 cc motorcycles back to the U.S. market.

Flow Chart for K&N 2013-2016 Honda CB500F, Honda CBR500X and Honda CBR500R Air Filter HA-5013

One such series of motorcycles is the sporty Honda CBR500R model, the CB500F naked bike, and the adventurous CB500X. The 471cc liquid-cooled parallel twin engine is capable of producing 47 horsepower and maintaining a linear powerband. As owners of Honda CBR500R and CB500 motorcycles become comfortable with riding, they begin to search out ways to re-kindle the excitement they first felt when swinging a leg over their bike.

Here to help boost performance of the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 CBR500R, CB500F, and CB500X is a world famous high-flow replacement air filter from K&N. A K&N high-flow replacement air filter is different from stock in that K&N uses cotton gauze filter media woven to exacting specifications. Cotton, by nature, is more breathable than the paper or foam media used for most motorcycle air filters. Since an internal combustion engine is essentially an air pump, getting more air into your engine can increase performance, acceleration, and throttle response.

Some might be worried that an increase in airflow comes at the expense of filtration efficiency and engine protection. To put minds at ease K&N performs filtration efficiency testing following the ISO 5011 protocol to guarantee that our air filters will provide high airflow without sacrificing engine protection. HA-5013 was shown to have a 99.44% overall filtration efficiency when tested with ISO coarse test dust. Calling this test dust coarse is almost preposterous, as 22% of the dust is rated at 10 microns or less. To provide perspective, a human blood cell is typically between 6 and 8 microns across. Click here to view detailed test results.

Part number HA-5013 for 2013 through 2016 Honda CBR500R, CB500F, and CB500X models is backed by the industry leading K&N Million Mile Limited Warranty. This means that 2013 Honda CBR500 and CB500 owners can enjoy a lifetime of increased performance, reusability, and longer air filter service intervals when using part number HA-5013.

HA-5013 replacement high-flow air filter is designed to provide a lifetime of increased performance without any need for modifications or tuning for the following motorcycles:

2016 HONDA CBR500R 471
2016 HONDA CB500X 471
2016 HONDA CB500F 471
2015 HONDA CBR500R ABS 471
2015 HONDA CBR500R 471
2015 HONDA CB500X ABS 471
2015 HONDA CB500X 471
2015 HONDA CB500F ABS 471
2015 HONDA CB500F 471
2014 HONDA CBR500R ABS 471
2014 HONDA CBR500R 471
2014 HONDA CB500X ABS 471
2014 HONDA CB500X 471
2014 HONDA CB500F ABS 471
2014 HONDA CB500F 471
2013 HONDA CBR500R ABS 471
2013 HONDA CBR500R 471
2013 HONDA CB500X ABS 471
2013 HONDA CB500X 471
2013 HONDA CB500F ABS 471
2013 HONDA CB500F 471

For all K&N Honda CB500F, Honda CBR500X and Honda CBR500R air filters visit the Honda CB500F Air Filters, Honda CB500X Air Filters and Honda CBR500R Air Filters pages on KNFilters.com.