Frame-rear suspension assembly for a motorcycle and the like

Patent 4673053 Issued on June 16, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 27, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Application

No. 06/813695 filed on 12/27/1985

US Classes:

180/227, Including resilient means for mounting driven wheel280/284Rear forks

Examiners

Primary: Bertsch, Richard A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

B62K 25/28 (20060101)
B62K 25/04 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1984-12-28 JP

Abstract

There is disclosed a frame-rear suspension assembly for a motorcycle and the like which comprises a frame including right and left tubular members, a rear fork pivotally connected to the right and left tubular members and a cross member made of a light alloy and provided between the right and left tubular members, and a rear-suspension system including a spring-loaded damper with one end pivotally connected to the frame, and link means for connecting the other end of the spring-loaded damper to the rear fork. The cross member is detachably connected between the right and left tubular members and the link means is connected to the cross member.