Motorcycle

Details Motorcycle Motorcycle

1988-03-14

1990-02-27

Hill, Mitchell J.

Motor vehicles

Special wheel base

Having only two wheels

2801122, 280204, 280220, 280282, 296185, B62D 902, B62D 3704

Patent

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049037900

ABSTRACT:
A motorcycle exhibiting improved cornering clearance has its front and rear wheels mounted to a fixed frame portion via front and rear suspensions. A moveable frame portion including the motorcycle seat is moveably mounted to the fixed frame portion and moves under control of the rider further inside a corner during cornering in order to shift the effective center of gravity of the motorcycle further inside the corner and thus further increase the lean angle of the entire motorcycle. Movement is provided via a pivot, slidable shaft, or a pair of parallel linkages. The moveable frame portion may include only the motorcycle seat or may include the tank, seat, and entire motorcycle fairing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2887322 (1959-05-01), De Monge
patent: 3794351 (1974-02-01), Cudmore
patent: 3938609 (1976-02-01), Kensaku et al.
patent: 3971452 (1976-07-01), Morelli
patent: 4065144 (1977-12-01), Winchell
patent: 4290228 (1981-09-01), Goldfarb et al.
patent: 4351410 (1982-09-01), Townsend

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