Patent ID: 8327896
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: B60B,B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rear tire and wheel apparatus for a motorcycle, the apparatus comprising: a right wheel and a left wheel, comprising: an axle to which the right wheel is mounted such that the first sidewall of the right tire is on a left side of the right wheel and on which the left wheel is mounted such that the first sidewall of the left tire is on a right side of the left wheel, wherein a gap is defined between the first sidewall of the right tire and the first sidewall of the left tire; a drive extending through the gap to the axle to rotate the right and left wheels and drive the motorcycle, such that the drive passes between the first sidewall of the right tire and the first sidewall of the left tire, with the first sidewall of the right tire being positioned to one side of the drive and the first sidewall of the left tire being positioned to the other side of the drive; wherein the drive extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the right wheel and the left wheel, the plane passing between the first sidewall of the right tire and the first sidewall of the left tire; and wherein the right and left tires are configured such that when the motorcycle is oriented in a substantially vertical position on a flat ground surface, only the tread faces of the right and left wheels are in contact with the ground surface, and such that when the motorcycle is in a leaning position, one of the right and left wheels is above the ground surface, and the motorcycle is supported on the curved tire surface of the other of the right and left tires and at least a portion of the tread surface of the other of the right and left tires is positioned above the ground surface.