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Motorcycle Performance Specialties or MPS as it has become known was formed in 1980 as a partnership to manufacture the first electric over air shifter. It was a part time company at that time with the president, Dan Rudd, being employed full time in a motorcycle dealership. Differences with the partners in 1981 allowed Dan to buy out his partner. MPS continued as a part time venture making the MPS mixture control unit for fuel injected Kawasakis and a boost kit for the 750 Turbo. In 1986 Rudd decided to devote full time to MPS, designing the first Auto Shift Control using a Kawasaki 750 Turbo as the test bed. Campaigning the bike in Competition Eliminator, he earned the #1 plate in IDBA competition that year. The business was growing very quickly so the decision was made to put his own racing endeavors on the back burner and concentrate on business concerns. During those non racing years he worked with many racers, both sportsman and professional, to develop many new products and industry firsts. These products include the MPS Air Clutch, MPS Electronic Engine Kill, MPS Adjustable Switched Clutch Lever, MPS Line Lock, MPS Tether Kill Switch, MPS Pro Pushbuttons, and the MPS Hydraulic Clutch Release. In 1993, with business interests secure Rudd came back to race again in the ET Bracket class, the class he considers one of the hardest to win. He finished #2 in AMA/Prostar's Pro ET class in 1993. Other racers have been a great help over the years testing components for us
and rendering their ideas. Claude DeBonis, 3 time NHRA Division 2 ET Bracket
Champion was called upon to test the first Air Throttle/Stop, which is still on
his bike. And most recently, Bruce Sauer, 3 time Sportsman Mechanic of the Year
and Multi Time IDBA and AMA/Prostar National Pro Gas and Super Gas Champion to
help develop the Stage Expert. It worked so well it was outlawed! We would like
to thank all of our customers for their continued support of our products. Their
successes are our reward for doing our job well. Our philosophy is when you win
we win. We pride ourselves in having the product knowledge and the willingness
to share it with our customers. MPS is uniquely qualified to help sportsman
racers win races. Our extensive knowledge of what it takes to win in the Heads
Up & ET classes puts us in a position to help you win. We feel we are more
qualified to offer advice on this subject than companies that cater to Pro
racers. They are experts at going fast. All their expertise is geared to the
premise that quick and fast wins races. This is correct in Pro classes, but a
totally wrong assumption for sportsmen. What wins sportsman races are
consistently good reaction times, consistent ET's, and reliability. We sell
products that help you with reaction times and consistency. Not only do we sell
these products, we know how to use them and how to install them correctly. We
race sportsman categories ourselves, so we know what we are talking about. Our
feeling is the competition is much more even in the sportsman categories. Look
at how many races are won by .01 second in sportsman racing versus Pro classes.
With such a level playing field any edge over the competition should be
welcomed. We feel we can provide you with that edge.
Dan Rudd All parts sold by MPS are for off road closed course use. They are not intended for use on public streets or highways.
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