Patent ID: 7287774

Claim:
A stabilizing device for attachment to a motorcycle frame, the stabilizing device comprising: a housing having an elastic receiver disposed within the housing; a stabilizing axle for coupling the housing to the motorcycle frame, wherein the stabilizing axle passes through the motorcycle frame; a torsion assembly having a first and second end, the first end being disposed within the housing, the torsion assembly including a torsion axle and a connecting rod, each with a first and second end, the first end of the torsion axle being disposed within the elastic receiver and the second end connected to the first end of the connecting rod, an inner surface of the elastic receiver and the first end of the torsion axle having the same cross-sectional shape, wherein the elastic receiver provides resiliency to the torsion assembly for assisting in keeping a motorcycle upright and allowing the motorcycle to lean through turns; a pair of mounting brackets coupled to the motorcycle frame allowing the stabilizing axle to pass through the motorcycle frame without binding the stabilizing axle with the motorcycle frame; a stabilizing wheel mounted to the second end of the torsion assembly, the stabilizing wheel forming an angle with a ground plane; and wherein a force applied to the second end of the torsion assembly causes the torsion assembly to rotate from a first position to a second position without substantially changing the angle formed by the stabilizing wheel and the ground plane.