Patent ID: 6240648
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B62K,G01B

Abstract:
A method for measuring the alignment of a motorcycle wheel comprising the steps of:providing a motorcycle having a swing arm rear suspension system, of the type having a swing arm pivot shaft therein;providing a measuring rod with a swing arm end and a rear end;said pivot shaft having a registration member coupled thereto for coupling with said measuring rod at a predetermined position with respect to a central position of said pivot shaft;mechanically coupling said measuring rod with said registration member, so that said rod has a predetermined relationship with said pivot shaft and said step of mechanically coupling further having a characteristic that displacement of said rod about a surfaced plane parallel to an end of said pivot shaft meets resistance by engagement of said rod and said registration member in a plane other than a plane parallel with said surface plane;positioning a marker on said rod to demark a distance from said pivot shaft to a position on a rear axle of said motorcycle.