Patent ID: 7178820

Claim:
A front suspension ( 1 ) for a motorcycle with a front wheel ( 4 ), comprising: a fork ( 2 ) with a headstock ( 8 ), a sliding unit ( 3 ) that slides on the fork ( 2 ) in a substantially vertical direction, the unit ( 3 ) in turn supporting the motorcycle wheel ( 4 ), and an elastic shock absorbing assembly ( 5 ) acting on the sliding unit ( 3 ), the suspension being characterised in that the shock absorbing assembly ( 5 ) is centrally mounted within the headstock ( 8 ) and is connected to the headstock ( 8 ) by a quick-release connection ( 9 , 10 ) so that the assembly ( 5 ) can be easily removed directly from the top or bottom of the headstock ( 8 ), wherein the connection ( 9 ) comprises an upper plate ( 11 ) with a perimetric seat ( 17 ) and a split ring ( 13 ) housed partly in the perimetric seat ( 17 ) under the upper plate ( 11 ), in such a way that moving the plate ( 11 ) closer to the ring ( 13 ) causes the ring ( 13 ) to increase in diameter.