Patent ID: 6193005
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
An air bag system for a motorcycle having a main frame and a swing arm mounted rear wheel, the air bag system comprising:a. a front plate, having a pair of apertures;b. a rear plate, rigidly interconnected to the front plate, and having a pair of apertures, and a rearwardly extending hydraulically dampened rear mount attachable to the swing arm;c. an intermediate plate, between the front and rear plates, the intermediate plate having a pair of apertures;d. at least one air bag of elastomeric material disposed between and connected to the front plate and the intermediate plate;e. a stop plate;f. a pair of slide rods, extending forwardly from the stop plate, connecting to the intermediate plate and slidingly engaging the apertures of the front, and rear plates;g. a front mounting bracket, the front mounting bracket adapted for pivotal attachment to a motorcycle mainframe and attached to the slide rods;h. an air compressor supplying compressed air to the at least one air bag, and,i. means to regulate the supplied air from the compressor to enable adjustment of the swing arm position.