Patent ID: 6568664
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: B62K,F16F

Abstract:
A front fork for a motorcycle, comprising:a first tube and second tube which are fitted together; a damper including a cylinder fixed to the second tube, a rod fixed to the first tube and inserted in the cylinder, and a piston fixed to one end of the rod and housed inside the cylinder; a bellows bound to an outer surface of the cylinder; and a reservoir connected to the cylinder, the reservoir including a flow restriction part midway along a length of the reservoir, and dividing the reservoir into an upper and lower part, said flow restriction part allowing an oil flow from the upper part to the lower part, and from the lower part to the upper part, said flow restriction part restricting the oil flow between the upper part and the lower part, a first air chamber above the flow restriction part which is compressed according to an oil pressure, a second air chamber below the flow restriction part and being disposed between the cylinder and the bellows, and which is compressed according to an oil pressure, and a shock reducing mechanism which reduces shock generated when the front fork most contracts.