Patent ID: 6053272
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B60K,B60Y,B62K,B62M

Abstract:
An engine mount on a saddle-seat vehicle, said vehicle including a frame, at least one wheel, and an engine for driving said wheel, said engine mount comprising:an upper engine mount operatively connected to the engine of the vehicle, the upper engine mount operatively connecting the engine to the frame of the vehicle, the upper engine mount including an outer sleeve operatively connected to said frame and defining an interior region therein;at least one connector for connecting the engine to the upper engine mount with a portion of said at least one connector being arranged in said interior region of the outer sleeve for reciprocable movement therein; andan elastic cushion arranged between said portion of said at least one connector and said interior region of the outer sleeve, said elastic cushion including an aperture therein for passage of said at least one connector therethrough,whereby the upper engine mount permits substantially free vertical movement of the engine relative to the frame.