UM Co-Sponsors Close Encounters Stunt Motorcycle Team
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UM (United Motors), the first full line powersports manufacturer in almost 30 years, is pleased to announce their co-sponsorship with CBXMANMOTORSYCLES of Edwardsville, PA of the Close Encounters Stunt Motorcycle Team, a Scranton , PA based organization. Other sponsors include AFX Helmets and Infinite Pixels Studios. You can visit their web site when it is completed at www.cefreestyle.com
The Close Encounters Team uses UM V2S 650 Sport Bikes, which are performance prepared by CBXMANMOTORCYCLES. The team wears AFX Helmets during competitions and is photographed professionally by Chad Bonk and Tressa Virbitsky of Infinite Pixels Studios. The UM bikes have performed very well for the team and the bikes have drawn rave reviews from the spectators and at competitions by the other stunt teams.
Currently, Close Encounters is the only motorcycle stunt team using high revving V-Twin engines, which UM bikes boast, and the power characteristics these motors have proven to be excellent for stunting. It should be noted that none of the main performers of the Stunt Team rides on the street or off road. Their riding is limited to stunt riding in practices and performances and in organized competitions with other stunt riders.
Stan (Stosh) Kazmierski, one of the three main performers of the Close Encounters Motorcycle Stunt Team, entered the Clutch Control Stunt Riders Competition in King of Prussia, PA outside Philadelphia on September 29, 2007 and finished an impressive third overall in front of a crowd of more than 5000 people. First and second places went to nationally sponsored riders from the West Coast so this was quite an accomplishment for Stosh given that he has only been riding the UM 650 since mid August of this year!
The UM/CBXMANMOTORCYCLES sponsored rider and the UM bikes were the subject of a great deal of attention from the announcers and participants of the event. The event was filmed and Stosh appeared on Superbikes on Speedvision at 8 PM on Wednesday October 10 riding the UM 650.
Close Encounters will be appearing at some regional events and will be competing in Stunt Warz 2008 in Lakeland, FL on January 9-13, 2008.
Look for pictures of the Close Encounters Team and their UM bikes shortly along with pictures of the team trailer wrapped in pictures of the team on their UM bikes and the new UM MTX450R ATV. The MTX450R has proven to be a real crowd pleaser! The group set a new record recently by doing a wheelie with six people on the MTX!
The Close Encounters Stunt Team is available for performances at United Motors dealers events such as Open Houses or Bike Nights, etc and can travel from Maine to North Carolina and as far west as Ohio. Contact the team coordinator, Tim Roberts, at tim@cefreestyle.com for more information.
�UM is proud to sponsor and be involved with this group of very talented riders,� said Jose M. Villegas, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. �It�s exciting to see them push our bikes to the limit and show off what they can do.�
About UM [United Motors]
Headquartered in Miami , FL , UM is the first full-line Powersports manufacturer in almost 30 years, offering Street, Dual Sport & Off Road Motorcycles, Scooters and ATV�s in displacements from 49cc to 650cc. The company currently boasts more than 600 full-line UM Dealerships and 17 Distributors throughout the world including three North American distribution centers. Family owned and operated with more than 50 years of experience in the transportation industry, UM is currently celebrating 10 years in the Powersports industry and operates with the UM corporate motto �UM: Start Riding.� UM is the top rated complementary line to any established industry franchised dealership today.
UM is committed to the highest UM Dealer/Consumer satisfaction and stands far apart from the industry players with its industry-best three-year-warranty, significant �true� wholesale margins, private label HSBC Retail Financing, GE Dealer floor plans, Dealer demo programs, aggressive COOP Program, National Consumer advertising, realistic product pricing at MRSP, one of the best parts availabilities/fill rates at 94%+, and superior after sales support. UM designs all of its cutting-edge products and is involved in every step of the production process. UM also supports a complete quality assurance, engineering staff, production controls and R&D group throughout Asia .