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Everyone likes Ninjas it would appear. Since the introduction of the Kawasaki Ninja 650R in 2006 and its later European siblings, the ER6f and ER6n, the format continues to be one of the most popular around the world. The press embraces them, they’re inexpensive to buy and maintain, they fit into a low insurance group and they’re a blast to ride. So what’s not to like?

K&N Replacement Air Filter for 2012-2015 Kawasaki 650R Ninja & 2012-2016 ERn and ERf Models

In Europe the Ninja 650R is sold as the ER6f, the "f" denoting a fairing, and the "n" represents the naked roadster version. The ER6n became so popular that Kawasaki introduced it to the USA in 2009. The ER6f differs slightly from the Ninja 650R as it features passenger handlebars as standard (as does the ER6n). In addition, the option of ABS brakes was made available for both models.

The Kawasaki’s continue to offer a sensible, comfortable riding position, which is designed for tight city traffic, yet also feels at home on twisty country lanes or the open road. Overall road worthiness and versatility is the keystone to their popularity.

All three versions are propelled by a 649 cc, liquid cooled, 4-stroke parallel twin, dual overhead cam engine which generates 71 bhp at 8,500 rpm and 47 lb-ft of torque at 7,000 rpm. With all its bulletproof build qualities, modern technologies and great handling, a good thing can become even better, and it’s so stupendously simple. By merely swapping out the OE air filter with a K&N KA-6512 reusable air filter, you can bump up performance to the next level.

Upgrading to a high-flow, high-performance air filter is so easy you may find yourself wondering why you haven’t thought of it for all your vehicles. The K&N KA-6512 is specifically designed to fit into the Kawasaki’s existing air box. Remove the old and drop in the new, that’s it, no cutting or modifications of any kind are required.

The specially pleated material on the K&N KA-6512 air filter creates a large filtration area that continues to provide outstanding filtration for longer service intervals and more trouble-free riding. Depending on your riding environment, servicing intervals can go up to 50,000 miles before maintenance is necessary. When cleaning is called for, that’s simple to do as well. Just follow the four easy steps on a K&N Recharger Kit. This will be the last air filter you’ll ever need to buy for your Kawasaki 650R, ERn or ERf - K&N backs that promise with their renowned Million Mile Limited Warranty^®.

K&N KA-6512 fits the following Kawasaki models:
2016 KAWASAKI ER6N 650
2016 KAWASAKI ER6F 650
2015 KAWASAKI EX650 NINJA ABS 649
2015 KAWASAKI EX650 NINJA 649
2015 KAWASAKI ER6N 650
2015 KAWASAKI ER6F 650
2014 KAWASAKI EX650 NINJA ABS 649
2014 KAWASAKI EX650 NINJA 649
2014 KAWASAKI ER6N 650
2014 KAWASAKI ER6F 650
2013 KAWASAKI EX650 NINJA ABS 649
2013 KAWASAKI EX650 NINJA 649
2013 KAWASAKI ER6N 650
2013 KAWASAKI ER6F 650
2012 KAWASAKI EX650 NINJA 649
2012 KAWASAKI ER6N 650
2012 KAWASAKI ER6F 650

For all K&N 2012, 2013 and 2014 Kawasaki 650R Ninja, ERn and ERf air filters visit the Kawasaki Ninja Air Filters page on KNFilters.com.

Bradley Morris soared over the streets of Long Beach Prix in his first ever Stadium Super Trucks race

The first time we took serious notice of Perris, California, native, Bradley Morris was in September of 2009. Bradley was 12, he was holding down a top-three spot in the SxS Nationals and a top-four position in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series, driving a trophy kart. We learned that racing four wheels was actually his parents doing, Bradley’s first choice was motocross, but his folks nixed that on account of the risk level. So when he was 10, his dad wisely bought him a used trophy truck, in the event racing didn’t take hold. In his very first race Bradley finished 2nd – which is generally unheard of for a first timer, unless there were only two karts in the field. After that the kid was all in.

Bradley said he used the same tires on the street of Long Beach but the truck handled completely different

That initial result wasn’t an anomaly either, not by a long shot, with each season and every race since that first podium finish, Bradley has been devouring the race curve with such ferocity that it’s really anybody’s guess what he’s ultimately capable of.

Last year Bradley was a part of the Long Beach Grand Prix, displaying his Pro Lite in the K&N Filters display area and talking with fans, which included an autograph session and handing out hats and posters. This year he stepped it up and brought a Stadium Super Truck to go racing at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Soaring high above the streets, Bradley showed thousands of Long Beach Grand Prix fans something they’ve never seen before.

Bradley was battling in the lead for the first few laps at Long Beach before a mishap took him wide in a turn

This was Bradley’s first race in a Stadium Super Truck and he started on the front row after the qualifying sessions. Bradley was battling in the lead for the first few laps, but when he tried to pass the leader on the outside of a turn, the leader went up on three wheels and pushed wide taking Bradley with him. This allowed third place to slide underneath the two and take the lead. Then only a few laps later Bradley tried to avoid a spinning truck, but ended up hitting the tire wall and spun himself out. Utilizing his intrinsic driving skills, Bradley recovered to finish 6th place in his first Stadium Super Truck event.

Jumping straight from his buggy into the Pro Lite Bradley got the hole shot, led every lap and set the fastest time of the race

“It's pretty amazing to know that I was out there racing on the same track as the Indy car drivers. That is one thing that I would love to do while moving up through different disciplines of racing in my career,” Bradley made known. “I feel that it's neat that the Indy car guys looked at me and said wow that's cool that we're jumping and racing that track in off-road cars. I have never raced anything on asphalt before that race, and I know that I have a lot to learn, but I really enjoyed it and cannot wait to do it again.”

Bradley and the BME Motorsports crew will get their chance “to do it again” at the X Games in Austin, Texas June 5-8, at Circuit of The Americas.

“We don't use different tires but the truck handles completely different,” says Bradley comparing the dirt to the hard stuff. “The way that you turn the truck is totally opposite from when we are on dirt. You cannot slide the truck sideways much at all, and the straighter you can be, the faster you are. It is also very difficult to make passes on the asphalt in an off-road car.”

Before getting his focus too far ahead of with the next SST race however, Bradley had the next rounds of the Lucas Oil Offroad Series at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park to contend with. In round 3 the team had some issues with gearing in the Pro Buggy, yet Bradley still salvaged a 5th place finish.

“I jumped straight out of the buggy and into the Pro Lite and got some redemption by getting the hole shot and leading every lap and setting the fastest lap time of that race,” said Bradley.

“On Sunday I started 7th in the Pro buggy and drove a really tough race and got 3rd. I started 4th in the Pro Lite worked my way to 3rd, then I sat and waited for some opportunities to make passes, but they did not come, so I passed for 2nd and then got into 1st on the last lap, but I got taken out by (Brian) Deegan and finished in 2nd.” Bradley is currently second overall points in both classes.

“I'm only 11 points behind first in Pro Buggy, and one point out of first in Pro Lite and I am going to do everything I can to get both the points leads, and stretch them out giving me a cushion to win the championship later this season,” he adds.

Smart money would take that bet. BME Motorsports returns to LOORS action May 30 – 31 at Wild West Motorsports Park, in Sparks, Nevada.

Team Renezeder’s new Pro-2 landed on the podium in the opening rounds of LOORRS

The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) lit the fuse on the exhilarating 2014 short course racing season on the dirt of Wild Horse Motorsports Park – formerly Firebird Raceway – in Chandler, Arizona. During the opening weekend of LOORRS, off-road racing legend Carl Renezeder and his championship crew debuted their new K&N supported, Lucas Oil, General Tire, KMC Wheels, Team Associated Pro-2, with the intention of carrying the positive momentum from last season. The winningest driver in short-course (114 career wins) holds the most national titles of any short-course driver in the history of the sport with nine championships, yet he’s continually searching for ways to add to that tally with every opportunity.

Renezeder managed to hold on to his ill handling Pro-4 to finish 4th in Arizona

“It's never back to work as usual,” remarked Renezeder referring to his approach to a new season. “We try to learn from every race, and use that knowledge to continue to make the trucks faster and better. I have the best team who, together with my sponsors, are constantly refining the trucks to give us the winning edge.”

Saturday, Renezeder began by qualifying 2nd in the new Pro-2. However qualifying was cut short for the Pro-4 due to front drive train issues. The team went to work though and had the Pro-4 ready by race time.

In the opening laps of the Pro-2 race, contact had Renezeder spinning into 12th place, but after several hard battles, the driver most often associated with the heart of a champion, fought his way back up into a 4th place finish. A very impressive debut indeed for a new truck with limited test time. In the Pro-4 race Renezeder held on to finish in sixth, still fighting off persistent issues with the front-end during the contest.

The team’s Pro-4 has proven it’s plenty fast although persistent front end problems have held it back so far

Sunday, the Pro -2 qualified fifth, and the Pro-4 demonstrated its power, qualifying 1st with the fastest time. In Sunday's race, Renezeder drove his new Pro-2 into 2nd place earning his first podium of the year.

Team Renezeder clinched two 3rd place Pro-2 finishes at Lake Elsinore

“I'm very satisfied with the performance of the new Pro-2,” said Renezeder. “And I'm really excited that we've been on the podium with the pro-2 at the first race.”

The Pro-4 continued to have front-end problems, and it’s a credit to Renezeder's driving and patience that he made it through most of the four-wheel drive race in two-wheel drive, finishing the race in 4th place and maintaining the lead lap throughout the race.

Regarding the relentless front-end difficulties Renezeder said, “Still struggling a little with the front end, but the team is pretty secure that we'll figure it out. We still have a little homework to do on this, but we'll get it dialed in.”

Rounds 3 and 4 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing were held at Lake Elsinore last weekend and Renezeder earned two hard fought 3rd place finishes in Pro-2.

However, in Pro 4 truck issues continued to plague the team. Renezeder ran a brilliant race battling it out with Kyle Leduc in 1st, at the last turn, as he looked like he might have a chance at a pass. The steering broke and Renezeder did a slow rollover ending his chance at the podium. He got out and let his fans know he was unhurt.

“It’s a bummer to finish out the weekend with problems with the Pro 4," commented Renezeder, “But I'm proud of my entire team and I know they will get everything ironed out before the next event in a few weeks in Sparks, Nevada."

Look for Renezeder and the team on CBS Sports Network, and MavTV, and check the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Website for dates and times.

David Mayhew celebrating his NASCAR K&N Pro Series victory at Stockton 150

David Mayhew had a rough start to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season, but he turned it around at Stockton 99 Speedway.

Mayhew won the Stockton 150, the third race of the K&N Pro Series West season. It was quite a rebound after he had to withdraw from the West Series opener in Phoenix, in February, because of a mechanical failure.

David Mayhews signing autographs before the NASCAR K&N Pro Series race

Since the Phoenix race, Mayhew has posted a runner-up finish at Irwindale Speedway and a victory at Stockton, the fifth of his K&N Pro Series career.

It was also quite a feat for a driver who scaled back to a part-time schedule on the K&N Pro Series West in 2013.

“We’ve been racing constantly, just bouncing around with different series here and there,” Mayhew said. “It’s different going. We got an all new team again this year, starting fresh with different guys and trying to put the whole season together.”

Greg Pursley #26 and David Mayhew competing for first place in the Stockton 150

Mayhew won the pole for the race at Stockton 99 Speedway. He led the first nine laps of the race before yielding to Greg Pursley. Pursley stayed out front for 43 laps before Mayhew regained the lead on lap 53. Mayhew led the rest of the way.

Mayhew said after the race he plans on chasing down Pursley in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West standings too.

David Mayhew and team in the victory lane at Stockton 99 Speedway

“Right off the bat we broke a fuel pump in Phoenix on lap one and put a damper on our season,” Mayhew said. “Bounced back at Irwindale with a second, to come with a win, we need to gain more races like this. We need to gain some points on Greg and a couple of those other guys. It’s going to be tough all year long. We’re going for the championship. That’s our plan.”

Pursley held on for second place, his best finish at Stockton 99 Speedway in four K&N Pro Series West races.

“It was a great race tonight, pretty clean here for Stockton,” Pursley said. “Lapped cars did a good job staying on the bottom and holding their line. They let us put on a good race.”

Pursley leads the K&N Pro Series West standings by nine points over Brandon McReynolds. It was Pursley’s third top-five finish in a row.

Mayhew is in fifth place in the K&N Pro Series West standings, 16 points behind Pursley.

Giles Thornton was third at Stockton, followed by McReynolds in fourth and Thomas Martin in fifth.

“I had a car to go win it or ride it out and fight for third,” Thornton said. “I was watching (Mayhew and Pursley). They were either go and wreck each other or we were going to finish third. I was right on their bumper waiting for them to wreck.”

The next NASCAR K&N Pro Series race is the Casey’s General Store 150 at Iowa Speedway on May 17. It will feature drivers and teams from the K&N Pro Series West and East.

The RU-5171HBK Universal Air Filter with black Drylow synthetic media.

K&N makes thousands of performance air filters for factory vehicles. They also make performance universal air filters for a wide variety of applications. Select a filter for your need based on size and fitment and it will provide excellent airflow and filtration efficiency. These clamp-on filters are made using durable and flexible urethane flanges, with a multitude of lengths, diameters, flange sizes, angles and offsets available.

K&N has added a line of universal air filters with black colored filter media made with their Dryflow non-woven synthetic material. These filters unlike traditional oiled cotton filters do not require oil. The black Dryflow filter media is supported by wire mesh on both sides to help provide durability and strength. Cleaning the filter is extremely easy using K&N’s synthetic filter cleaner and cleaning only needs to be performed when the wire mesh starts to disappear under the dirt.

Some popular K&N black universal air filters are:

These filters are backed by K&N’s one year limited warranty and if you didn’t see one here that fits your application, you can search for K&N Universal Air Filters by style and size on KNFilters.com.