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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1982
Kazuhiko Tsunoda, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rear suspension system for a motorcycle having a progressive damping characteristic. The rear suspension system includes a rear wheel support member having a truss structure including a front corner portion pivotally supported on a motorcycle body frame, a rear corner portion having a rear wheel supported thereon, and an upwardly closing top corner portion. Two link members are each pivotally supported on the body frame and are connected to each other, and a shock absorber is interposed between one of the two link members and the body frame. In accordance with such system, the unsprung load can be reduced to a relatively low level, and at the same time the degree of a progressive change of the damping force can be set to be relatively large.