Patent ID: 6152474
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
A motorcycle foot rest system comprising:a motorcycle having a crash bar comprising upper and lower substantially horizontally oriented bar portions with proximal ends mounted on the motorcycle and distal ends spaced from a chassis of the motorcycle, and a substantially vertically oriented bar portion connecting the distal ends of the upper and lower horizontally oriented bar portions to form a substantially U-shaped bar; anda foot rest comprising:a mounting plate having a mounting bore receiving the upper substantially horizontally oriented bar portion of the crash bar of the motorcycle;a foot rest member including a first elongate member and a second elongate member, the first elongate member having an upper end and a lower end, the second elongate member having an inner end connected to the lower end of the first elongate member such that the longitudinal axis of the second elongate member is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first elongate member;wherein the upper end of the first elongate member is pivotally connected to the mounting plate for permitting pivoting of the first elongate member about a substantially horizontal axis and mounting the foot rest member to the crash bar such that the second elongate member is swingable about the substantially horizontal axis and through the U-shaped bar of the motorcycle crash bar; anda locking means for releasably locking the first elongate member at a plurality of pivot positions about the substantially horizontal pivot axis such that the second elongate member is lockable at a plurality of swing positions relative to the motorcycle crash bar.