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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Atsushi Matsuda, Iwata, JP;
Toshiyuki Sato, Fukuroi, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K / ; B62K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180219 ; 180227 ;
Abstract
Several embodiments of steering arrangement for the rear wheel of a motorcycle wherein the wheel is steered from the side opposite to that which is driven. In some embodiments, a cantilevered trailing arm is employed for suspending the rear wheel that extends only on the driven side and in other embodiments the trailing arm has a pair of arms that are spaced on opposite sides of the wheel. In some embodiments, a brake assembly is provided on the driven side of the rear wheel and in another embodiment, the brake is provided on the steered side of the rear wheel.