Patent ID: 7914033

Claim:
An apparatus for stabilizing a two-wheeled motorcycle during operation of the motorcycle on a support surface, the apparatus comprising: means for securing the apparatus at a location near the front of an engine of the motorcycle and positioning the apparatus outboard of the engine and outboard of an operator's seat of the motorcycle; an arm assembly mounted to and oriented by the securing means so as to extend in a rearward direction relative to the motorcycle when secured by the securing means to the motorcycle; a wheel assembly mounted at an rearward end of the arm assembly, the wheel assembly comprising a wheel that is engageable with the support surface of the motorcycle; and means for biasing the arm assembly to rotate upward an adjustable limited distance at which the wheel is not engaged with the support surface, the biasing means applying a biasing resistance to downward rotation of the arm assembly over the limited distance for engaging the wheel with the support surface, the biasing means allowing the arm assembly to rotate upward farther than the limited distance and to a raised position at which the arm assembly is retained by the biasing means, wherein the first arm assembly is rotatable upward to the raised position without resistance from the biasing means.