Patent ID: 7325816

Claim:
A motorcycle dolly for supporting either a front wheel or a rear wheel of a motorcycle or other similar two-wheeled vehicle on a work surface, the motorcycle dolly comprising: a frame having a connecting member joining a first leg member and a second leg member, said first leg member and said second leg member defining a space therebetween; a wheel support platform carried by said frame for selectively receiving one of the front wheel and the rear wheel thereon; a plurality of casters attached to said frame for supporting the motorcycle dolly; a first clamping member and a second clamping member pivotably attached relative to said frame, said first clamping member and said second clamping member each having a first portion extending upwardly and a second portion aligned with at least one of said first leg member and said second leg member, said first portion and said second portion disposed at an angle relative to one another, wherein, when either the front wheel or the rear wheel is positioned on said wheel support platform between said first clamping member and said second clamping member, said first clamping member and said second clamping member can be selectively pivoted with respect to one another to clamp either the front wheel or the rear wheel therebetween by positioning said first portions of both said first clamping member and said second clamping member in substantial contact with either the front wheel or the rear wheel; a subframe having a base member joining a first arm member and a second arm member, said first arm member and said second arm member supporting said wheel support platform, wherein said subframe is attached to said frame; and a first bracket plate positioned adjacent the end of said first arm member opposite said base member, a second bracket plate positioned adjacent the end of said second arm member a opposite said base member, a first pin extending between said first bracket plate and said base member and a second pin extending between said second bracket plate and said base member, said first and second pins pivotably attaching said first clamping member and said second clamping member to said base member, and said first bracket plate and said second bracket plate, respectively.