Patent ID: 6485043
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
A front suspension structure for a motorcycle, having an axle support arm linking between a lower end of a front fork and a front wheel axle, with rotation of the axle support arm being conveyed to a shock absorber either directly or through a push rod comprising:an indented section and opening upwardly and being formed in the axle support arm; a lower end of the push rod or a lower end of the shock absorber being enclosed inside the indented section, wherein the push rod has an upper end rotatably connected to both a connecting member and an upper arm, or the shock absorber has an upper end rotatably connected to the front fork; a shaft positioned between said lower end of the push rod or the lower end of the shock absorber and said axle support arm; and a bearing positioned on said shaft for rotatably mounting said lower end of the push rod or the lower end of the shock absorber to said axle support arm, said axle support arm being arc or chevron shaped and including a first end rotatably mounted relative to said front fork, a middle portion including said indented section for mounting said lower end of the push rod or the lower end of the shock absorber, and a distal end for mounting a front wheel axle, said middle portion including said indented section being disposed at a point beneath a line between said first end and said distal end.