Patent ID: 9315233
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B62K,B62M

Claim Text:
1. A front wheel drive train for a rear wheel drive motorcycle having a frame, a front wheel supported by the frame, a back wheel supported by the frame, a prime mover supported by the frame, the prime mover having an output shaft and a back wheel drive train coupled to the output shaft and to the back wheel wherein the back wheel drive train supplies power to the back wheel, the front wheel drive train comprising: a variable speed driver coupled to the front wheel wherein the driver is configured to provide power the front wheel such that a speed of rotation of the front wheel is in a range between about 5% less than a speed of rotation of the back wheel and about 8% faster than the speed of the back wheel; and a sensor sensing an angle of the front wheel relative to a direction of travel of the motorcycle, wherein the sensor provides a signal to the variable speed driver to manipulate the speed of rotation of the front wheel relative to the back wheel.