Patent ID: 8678519
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B60B,B60Y

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle spoke wheel, comprising: a hub; a rim; and a plurality of wired spokes each having a retained portion at one end thereof and a male screw portion at another end; each spoke being tensioned between said hub and said rim by retainably anchoring said retained portion to one of said hub and said rim and by screwing said male screw portion with a nipple retained in the other one of said hub and said rim; at least part of said spokes being deformed spokes each having a deformed portion, deformed by a predetermined offset amount between said retained portion and said male screw portion, and having straight portions respectively formed to each side of the deformed portion on said retained portion side and on said male screw portion side, said straight portions of a given spoke being axially aligned along a common axial spoke line, the deformed portion of said given spoke deviating from said common axial spoke line; and said deformed spoke being fastened by said nipple so that said deformed portion is elastically deformed in a manner by which said predetermined offset amount is reduced, wherein said spokes tensioned between said hub and said rim include said deformed spokes combined with straight spokes.