Patent ID: 6648300
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B66F,Y10S

Abstract:
A lift for raising an associated motorcycle positioned on the lift from a surface of the lift, the motorcycle having a front wheel, a rear wheel, a front portion having a front end structural member disposed above the front wheel and a rear portion having rear end structural members aside the rear wheel, the lift comprising:a frame defining a wheel-way along a generally longitudinal path on the lift, the wheel-way defining a surface; a front end lift assembly mounted to a front end of the frame, the front end lift assembly being operably connected to the motorcycle at the front end structural member, the front end lift assembly configured for lifting the front portion of the motorcycle from the surface, the front end lift assembly disposed at about a front end of the wheel-way and including a front end lift drive; a rear end lift assembly mounted to the frame, the rear end lift assembly operably being connected to the motorcycle at the rear end structural members for lifting the rear portion of the motorcycle from the surface, the rear end lift assembly disposed at about a rear end of the wheel-way and including a rear end lift drive; wherein the front and rear end lift assemblies are operable independently of one another so that the front portion of the motorcycle is raised from the surface while the rear portion is on the surface, the rear portion of the motorcycle is raised from the surface while the front portion is on the surface, and either of the front and rear portions of the motorcycle is raised from the surface independently of the other and when the other of the front and rear portions of the motorcycle is raised from the surface, wherein the front end lift assembly includes a front end drive bar operably connected to the frame, the frame providing a track for the drive bar, the front end lift assembly including a support carriage having symmetrical legs defining free ends and a transverse portion between the legs, the legs being connected to the drive bar, the front end lift assembly including a lift arm mounted to the support carriage for connecting to the motorcycle, the carriage enveloping the motorcycle when the motorcycle is on the wheel-way.