Patent ID: 7654358
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A foot actuated gearshift for shifting the gears of a motorcycle transmission comprising: a stationary foot rest supported on a bottom portion of a motorcycle structure; a laterally extending pivot shaft journalled in the motorcycle structure for rotation about a first pivot axis; a gear shift lever fixedly connected to said pivot shaft for simultaneous pivoting movement therewith and coupled to the gears of said transmission; a laterally extending pivot pin adjacent to a rearward end of said foot rest, said pivot pin defining a second pivot axis that is in spaced relation to said first pivot axis; a heel pedal lever and a toe pedal lever, each of the levers mounted for pivoting rotational movement about separate pivot axes relative to the motorcycle structure, said heel pedal lever mounted to said pivot pin for pivoting motion relative thereto; an actuating lever fixedly connected to said pivot shaft to simultaneously rotate said gear shift lever upon pivoting rotation of said pivot shaft; and a linkage structure below the foot rest, the linkage structure connecting the heel and toe pedal levers and the actuating lever together in such manner that the gears of the transmission are shifted upon pivoting rotational movement of either of said heel pedal lever and said toe pedal lever.