Patent ID: 6131494
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A method of adjusting a rear shock absorber on a motorcycle, the shock absorber having a lock nut, and an adjuster plate with surface manifestations facilitating rotation thereof; and using a single hand tool having a wrench at a first end thereof and an adjuster plate surface manifestation engaging element on a second end, opposite the first end, said method comprising, without lifting the rear wheel off the ground, and with the motorcycle in a standing position:(a) loosening the lock nut by engaging the lock nut with the first end of the hand tool and rotating the tool;(b) after (a) rotating the hand tool so that the second end thereof is adjacent the shock absorber;(c) after (b) engaging the shock absorber adjuster plate surface manifestations with the element on the second end of the hand tool to rotate the adjuster plate and thereby adjust the rear shock absorber;(d) after (c) rotating the hand tool so that the first end thereof is again adjacent the shock absorber; and(e) after (d), engaging the lock nut with the first end of the hand tool and rotating the hand tool to tighten the lock nut and thereby hold the shock absorber in its adjusted position.