Patent ID: 6213237
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B62H,B62K

Abstract:
A support system for side-wheels on motorcycles having front wheels and rear wheels, the support system allowing the side-wheels to follow uneven road contours and being movable during tilted turns comprising:a mounting member attached to a frame of a motorcycle, the motorcycle having a front wheel and a rear wheel for riding over a ground surface;a left arm having a first end pivotally attached to one side of the mounting member;a left fluid source for controlling the left arm;a left side-wheel attached to a second end of the left arm, the left side-wheel being biased against the ground surface;a right arm having a first end pivotally attached to another side of the mounting member;a right fluid source for controlling the right arm, the left fluid source being in fluid flow communication with the right fluid source;a right side-wheel attached to a second end of the right arm, the right side-wheel being biased against the ground surface; andan activation switch for allowing each of the side-wheels to be biased downward against the ground surface, and wherein tilting the motorcycle onto the right side-wheel causes fluid from the right fluid source to flow to the left fluid source, and tilting the motorcycle onto the left side-wheel causes fluid from the left fluid source to flow to the right fluid source and, the activation switch includes a safety means for locking the right side-wheel and the left side-wheel in a downward position only while the motorcycle is standing still and up to speeds of approximately 15 miles per hour.