Patent ID: 7997606

Claim:
A motorcycle carrier, comprising: a first bracket, said first bracket having a horizontal member attached to a tongue and extending for a length; a pair of outside flanges, said outside flanges disposed at opposing ends of the length of said first bracket, each of said outside flanges having an aperture in its center; a pair of side bracket members disposed in a substantially vertical manner and in a parallel relationship with respect to each other, each of said side bracket members attached to one of the pair of outside flanges at apertures located near the top of said side bracket members; a pair of side arm bracket members, said side arm bracket members disposed in a substantially diagonal manner and in a parallel relationship with each other, each side arm bracket member attached to a base member at one end of the side arm bracket member, said side arm bracket member also attached to one of said side bracket members at a point along the length of said side arm bracket member; and a pair of cradle members, said cradle members attached to ends of said side arm bracket members, said cradle members disposed in a substantially horizontal manner and in a parallel relationship with each other at a distance sufficient to receive a motorcycle wheel, wherein said receiver member comprises first and second pluralities of apertures, each of said pluralities of apertures located above said cradle members and providing a tie point to which a motorcycle wheel is secured.