Patent ID: 8424949
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle comprising: a. a fork assembly including right and left forks with the right fork including a right slide cover and the left fork including a left slide cover; b. handlebars moveable between two extreme positions and operatively connected to the fork assembly such that the fork assembly turns as the handlebars are turned; c. an upper fairing mounted to an upper front portion of the motorcycle and rotatable with the handlebars and fork assembly, the upper fairing extending downwardly substantially below the handlebars; d. a lower fairing or crash bar disposed on each side of a lower front portion of the motorcycle; e. right and left wind deflectors mounted to the fork assembly for deflecting wind, each wind deflector comprising a single panel and projecting downwardly and forwardly relative to a front portion of the motorcycle and each wind deflector being generally aligned with the fork assembly; f. the right wind deflector extending downward from a lower edge of the upper fairing and closely adjacent an upper outboard side of the right fork such that the right wind deflector generally closes an area bounded by a portion of the lower edge of the upper fairing and an upper portion of an outboard side of the right fork; g. wherein the right wind deflector extends downwardly from the lower edge of the upper fairing to a point past at least one of the upper portion of the lower fairing and crash bar; h. the left wind deflector extending downward from a lower edge of the upper fairing and closely adjacent an upper outboard side of the left fork such that the left wind deflector generally closes an area bounded by a portion of the lower edge of the upper fairing and an upper portion of an outboard side of the left fork; i. wherein the left wind deflector extends downwardly from the lower edge of the upper fairing to a point past at least one of the upper portion of the lower fairing and crash bar; and j. each wind deflector including an outer terminal edge that is shaped relative to the lower fairing or crash bar such that when the handlebars are turned to either of the two extreme positions, the left or right wind deflector moves rearwardly past at least a portion of the adjacent lower fairing or crash bar.