Hot rodders in southern California have been drag racing motorcycles since the 50’s, testing their technical skills and driving abilities against each other in a search for speed.  John Stein has now written a book chronicling this saga of gearheads pushing two wheels down a quarter mile as fast as they can.   From street challenges to track racing with top fuel, John has captured the stories and people that have made motorcycle drag racing the colorful attraction it has become.

How did John come to write the history of motorcycle drag racing?  Here is his story:

Joe Teresi and Mil Blair Working on "Italiano"in 1964

With a weight of nearly four pounds, the book has 250 pages and more than 200 photographs. It is available for $40 (with free shipping) from gearheadpublishing.com. or by calling (310) 459-7542.

Knievel Cycles has developed a new line of motorcycles that lets you customize your build with your school’s logo and colors.  They’re made the way Evel himself told them to: “Build Legends”.

So create a collegiate licensed motorcycle of your own and show your team loyalty every time you ride.  Of course, they’re fuel injected for performance.

Go to the link below to see more bikes like the Florida-themed bike in the picture and to talk with them about building one for yourself.

http://www.knievelcycles.com/collegiate/index.html

University of Florida Themed Bike

Steve V, who converted his shovelhead to our Pegasus EFI system a couple of years ago recently sent us this email:

We knew that our kit delivers great gas mileage but it’s always nice to hear it from an actual  Harley rider.  For comparison, check out some of the numbers in this recent compilation of motorcycle mileage numbers.  We beat any Harley, any year both carbed or fuel injected.

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/MotorcycleFuelEconomyGuide/index.htm

For more info about our fuel injection system go to http://www.performancefi.com

By now most of you know that  Big Dog has shut its doors.  Not much we can say beyond what the various blogs and forums have said already.  One thing we’d like to point out is that they are not honoring their warranties.  In their press release they clearly state that there are no warranties.

What that means is you can boost your Big Dog’s performance without fear of voiding your warranty, because you don’t have one.  If you want to get a big bump in HP and torque while improving your mileage you can now install our Pegasus Fuel Injection system.  Please go to our web site at http://www.performancefi.com for more information.

And if you don’t believe us, here are some comments we’ve taken from the Big Dog online forum with the permission of their author Jerry Leonard.

Just wanted to say how pleased I am with my PFI system. The Pegasus Fuel Injection works great, two years now and its just awesome. You get a new high performance ignition and fuel injection all in one that you can totally adjust with a laptop or palm. No more jetting and can be set at any RPM or throttle position. Smooth and much more power than a carb not to mention starting better and gas millage. If you are looking for a good alternative check it out.

I am running the PFI unit on my K9 2007, it works great and the support is the best I have ever had on any product. These guys really want you to be satisfied and go to extra lengths to make it happen. It gave my bike about 12 horsepower over my XXX carb. That is dyno proven not guess work. I have modified my bike a lot though, but the FI unit in the end was the icing on the cake. I would do it again with out a question, and I have no regrets at all. Much better acceleration and throttle response you have 256 jets vs 3 in the carb. Not a bad deal you get a new air cleaner, new high performance ignition, and the FI unit. I have not had the first spit back or cough or cut out.

This is a picture of our unit mounted on Jerry’s bike.

Here is our unit mounted on a 2005 Big Dog.

Mil has had a great response to his appearance on American Pickers last Monday, hearing from lots of old friends.  As you can see from the ratings table below, this episode was the fourth most watched cable show of the week.  Thanks to everyone who tuned in.

Mike and Frank from the History Channel’s American Pickers came to Mil’s house last November to look through his motorcycle memorabilia and hear his stories of the early days at Easyriders.  They came away with a rare Vincent motor and a jacket given to Mil by Evel Knievel.

It was the most watched American Pickers episode ever with over a million people tuning  in to see Mil and some of his hand built motorcycles.

Click below to go to the full episode on the History Channel’s web site.

http://www.history.com/shows/american-pickers/videos#american-pickers-california-dreamin

Here’s a question we get occasionally:

“I can get a really good carb for 600 hundred dollars, why should I pay three times that for your fuel injection kit?”

We know that our Pegasus EFI Kit is better than a carburetor in every way: more power, better mileage, easier starts.  But riders still ask about the price.

Our answer is that our system is a lot more than a replacement for your carburetor.  It includes an ignition system, so there’s no need to buy a separate ignition kit.  It also comes with a complete performance air cleaner assembly, including filter, high pressure fuel pump, and performance coil.  We have done the research and testing to make sure that these components work together to deliver the best ride possible.

Here is a table of a typical collection of parts that you would need to buy to create the fuel management and ignition system to run your bike.   All these and more are part of the Pegasus kit.   We don’t pretend that our system is not more expensive, but what you get are the clear advantages of fuel injection for less than $600 more.

We just heard that Operations Management News has put our blog on their list of Top 100 Motorcycle blogs. It’s a great list with a lot of different blogs that cover every aspect of the motorcycle industry. Our blog is number 70.

Check them out here:

http://www.operationsmanagement.net/the-top-100-motorcycle-bloggers

When Mil looks around his shop and realizes enough parts have accumulated he knows it’s time to build another bike.  This time he had a 1973 93 in Shovelhead and a Kraft/Tech frame that he turned into a very basic burnt orange Bobber. In this first picture you can see that most of the assembly is complete but the wiring is waiting to be done.  The BDL primary belt drive is visible prior to Mil putting on the housing.

Here is the finished bike.  You can see that it has a very minimalist look that features the power plant.

Here is a closeup shot of the Pegasus Fuel Injection system with a Paughco air cleaner setup.  Although we sell out own air cleaner it is a relatively simple matter to fashion an adapter and put on a cleaner you prefer.

Here is a view from the back.

On the other side of the bike you can see the high impedance coil mounted on our custom coil and fuel pump bracket.  The bracket mounts across the two cylinders and provides a simple solution for what to do with the fuel pump.  Although it is a little difficult to see here, the pump is mounted inside the bracket.