Patent ID: 7753157
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle with pedals comprising: a frame with a swing arm extending from a frame pivot shaft to a rear axle, the swing arm pivot shaft being positioned at a jack shaft, the jack shaft turning two sprockets and a free wheel sprocket at the pedal, a sprocket aligned on the jack shaft for power transmission from a prefabricated motorcycle engine and a sprocket aligned on the jack shaft for power transmission to the rear wheel sprocket, a shock spring from the swing arm to the frame, to provide swing arm flexure about the jack shaft axis from rear wheel road induced perturbations, two pedals, one on each side of the frame, coupled to a crank spindle via cranks from the pedals to the spindle, the crank spindle of sufficient length to extend the cranks and pedals out from interfering with engine lateral extension dimensions, allowing the prefabricated motorcycle engine to be positioned within a volume circumscribed by the cranks to provide the lowest center of gravity without interfering with motion of the pedals, power transmission means from a crank spindle sprocket to an aligned free wheel sprocket coupled to the jack shaft, power transmission means from the prefabricated motorcycle engine to a sprocket on the jack shaft aligned to engine sprocket, power transmission means from the jack shaft sprocket aligned with a rear wheel sprocket, whereby pedal power or prefabricated motorcycle engine power or both concurrently can be used to provide motorcycle propulsion.