Motor vehicles – Special wheel base – Having only two wheels
Patent
1998-04-20
1999-12-07
Mai, Lanna
Motor vehicles
Special wheel base
Having only two wheels
280283, B62K 2500
Patent
active
059967188
ABSTRACT:
A swing arm for customizing the rear wheel of a motorcycle. The swing arm of the present invention is made of a right triangular structure defining a right mounting plane, a left triangular structure defining a left mounting plane, an upper and lower spanner bars joining the forward corners of the right and left triangular structures, and a right arcuated plate joining the right upper and lower corners of the right triangular structure. The right arcuated plate comprises a right pivotal connection along a pivotal axis of the swing arm, and this right pivotal connection is connectable to the frame of the motorcycle. There is further provided a left arcuated plate connected to the upper and lower spanner bars at a distance from the left mounting plane. The left arcuated plate comprises a left pivotal connection along the pivotal axis, and this left pivotal connection is connectable to the frame of the motorcycle. The distance between the left arcuated plate and the left mounting plane is greater than a width of the drive belt driving the rear wheel of the motorcycle, such that when the swing arm of the present invention is adapted to be mounted to the frame of the motorcycle, the drive belt is mountable between the left arcuated plate and the left mounting plane. The displacement of the drive belt toward the left mounting plane provides more space inside the swing arm for installing an oversize tire on the rear wheel.
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Title: "Softail FatTire Adapter Kit", Publication No.: 3131, 2 pages, Date: Unknown, Publisher: Vulcan Engineering Company, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.A., Tel: 603-668-6315, This two page publication is given to clients with the purchase of the said kit.
Cuff Michael
Mai Lanna
Theriault Mario D.
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