Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki

Nagatoshi Katagiri

Kozo Ohta

Minoru Morioka

Shigenaga Enoki

Mitsuru Iseno

Masaru Ishikawa

Mechanisms for mounting a main stand on a motorcycle are disclosed. The linkage between the front portion of the motorcycle power unit and the motorcycle body frame is used to mount the main stand. One mechanism employs a link connected to a bracket on the body frame and to bosses extending from the power unit. Another mechanism uses two links connected to each other and a bracket and bosses. A main stand is mounted to the rear end portion of the linkage mechanism.

Main stand mounting mechanism

A swinging power unit type motorcycle having an engine swingably hung and pivoted on a body frame, and a pair of plates forming a rear fork connected to the engine. A chain drive transmits power from the engine to a reduction gearbox which incorporates the rear wheel axle and is supported between the rear fork. Shock absorbers are connected between the body frame and the rear fork. The engine, rear fork, rear wheel axle, chain drive, and reduction gearbox are interconnected to swing as a unit relative to the body frame.

Power unit swinging type motor cycles

A parts housing assembly is provided for a two-wheeled motorized vehicle. A bifurcated fork element is carried by a structural frame member of the vehicle and has a pair of elongated side support elements extending rearwardly therefrom. Side plates are supported on the side support elements, an upper cover element encloses the top of the side plates to define an intermediate chamber therewith. A pair of side housings are pivotally connected to the respective elongated support elements and cooperate with the edges of the upper cover to define with the side plates a pair of enclosed chambers. The fuel tank of the vehicle, which is normally located between the steering means and the operator's seat, is positioned elsewhere so as to afford greater stability for the vehicle.

Frame assembly for two-wheeled motorized vehicle

A motorized two-wheeled vehicle in which the fuel tank is supported by the frame beneath the seat and a hollow housing is mounted between the seat and the steering handle at a position above the engine. The housing has openable upper and side covers, and various parts can be contained in the housing such as an air cleaner for the carburetor of the engine, a fuel filler neck for the fuel tank, an auxiliary tank for the radiator, a casing for tools, and the like, etc.

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Asaka, Japan

Nagatoshi Katagiri