Patent ID: 7311232
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle saddlebag mounting device for mounting a saddlebag to a rear end of a motorcycle body frame, the device comprising: a seat; a seat rail extending from the rear end of the motorcycle body frame, said seat being mounted onto said seat rail; a support bracket mounted to the seat rail along an outside surface of the seat rail; a support shaft mounted to the support bracket, the support shaft being provided at a longitudinally substantially middle portion of the seat rail in such a manner as to intersect the seat rail in a side view; a saddlebag mounting frame rotatably mounted on a front end portion thereof to the support shaft; and a restricting means for restricting rotation of the saddlebag mounting frame about the support shaft, the restricting means being provided between the support bracket and the saddlebag mounting frame, including elastic members for damping swing of the saddlebag mounting frame about the support shaft, the restricting means being disposed on the front end portion of the saddlebag mounting frame.