Claims
- 1. A motorcycle comprising:
- longitudinally spaced front and rear wheels;
- a power unit intermediate said wheels;
- lower frame means including vertically extensive longitudinally extending frame members rigidly fixed to opposite sides of said power unit;
- oppositely directed front and rear swing arms having one of their respective ends being pivotally supported by the opposite longitudinal ends of said lower frame members;
- a cushion member extending between and connecting each said swing arm with respect to said lower frame members;
- ancillary motorcycle equipment; and
- upper frame means structurally independent of said swing arms and said cushion members, said upper frame means being fixedly attached to and extending upwardly from said lower frame means and being arranged for supporting said ancillary motorcycle equipment.
- 2. The motorcycle according to claim 1 wherein said frame members comprise upstanding loop structures disposed along each lateral side of said power unit.
- 3. The motorcycle according to claim 1 wherein said lower frame means comprises a longitudinally elongated channel member fixed to said power unit, said channel member having a bottom wall and oppositely spaced sidewalls upstanding from said bottom wall on opposite sides of said power unit, each of said upstanding channel sidewalls containing means at the longitudinally spaced ends thereof for connecting said front and rear swing arms and said cushion members, respectively, and means in the upper portion of said sidewalls for securing said upper frame means.
- 4. The motorcycle according to claim 1 wherein said upper frame means includes rails for supporting said ancillary equipment extending longitudinally of said motorcycle; and stays extending to and supporting said rails.
- 5. The motorcycle according to claim 1 wherein said upper frame means includes box frames for containing said ancillary motorcycle equipment; and means for connecting said box frames to said lower frame means.
Priority Claims (3)
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60-138190 |
Jun 1985 |
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60-229581 |
Oct 1985 |
JPX |
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60-244371 |
Oct 1985 |
JPX |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 878,413, filed June 25, 1986, now abandoned.
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555975 |
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Continuations (1)
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878413 |
Jun 1986 |
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