Patent ID: 8177011

Claim:
A forecab for removably attaching to a motorcycle, the motorcycle having a motorcycle front wheel, a motorcycle rear wheel, a motorcycle electrical system including a charging system, a set of motorcycle performance gauges and a set of motorcycle switches, and an engine, the forecab comprising: a forecab chassis, the forecab chassis having a forecab chassis front end and a forecab chassis rear end; a set of two forecab front wheels rotationally attached to the forecab chassis; a forecab steering mechanism installed on the forecab chassis and operationally coupled to the forecab front wheels configured for steering the forecab front wheels; a forecab cradle attached to the forecab chassis near the forecab chassis rear end, wherein the forecab cradle is adapted for removably cradling the motorcycle front wheel; at least one securing device for securing the motorcycle to the forecab such that when the motorcycle front wheel is engaged in the forecab cradle, and at least one securing device secures the motorcycle to the forecab, then the forecab with the motorcycle being secured to the forecab becomes a three-wheeled vehicle, the three wheels comprising the forecab front wheels and the motorcycle rear wheel; and mechanical control components positioned within the forecab for controlling the three-wheeled vehicle, and separate attachment components attached to the motorcycle operationally communicating with the mechanical control components including at least one of a clutch control positioned in the forecab cooperatively communicating through a clutch cable with a clutch control on the motorcycle for controlling the motorcycle clutch; a shift control positioned in the forecab cooperatively communicating through a shift cable with a shift control on the motorcycle for controlling the motorcycle shifting; and an accelerator control positioned in the forecab cooperatively communicating through an accelerator cable with the accelerator control on the motorcycle for controlling the motorcycle acceleration.