Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for front suspension of motorcycle

US4735276A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
3References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1986
Grant dateApr 5, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 23, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62K25/08
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure relates to apparatus for use with a motorcycle including a frame, a front wheel and a suspension system connecting the front wheel with the frame, the suspension system including a fork slider, a fork tube which is movable within the slider, and a force device for urging the slider and the tube apart. The apparatus comprises first device adapted to be connected to the slider, second device adapted to be connected to the tube, latch apparatus for engaging the first and second devices, and releasable force means for moving the first and second devices together and thereby moving said suspension system to a lowered position during acceleration of the motorcycle. A control is provided for disabling the apparatus and enabling the motorcycle to operate in its normal level after the period of acceleration has passed.

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