Patent ID: 7156272

Claim:
A carrier for mounting to a motorcycle, the carrier for carrying a golf bag on the motorcycle, the motorcycle having passenger foot pegs, comprising: an elongated mounting frame member having an attachment means for attaching the mounting frame member to the motorcycle; a first support member attached to the mounting frame member so that the first support member extends laterally from the mounting frame member, at least a portion of the first support member being U shaped; a second elongated support member attached to the mounting frame member so that the second support member extends laterally from the mounting frame member, at least a portion of the second support member being U shaped, the second support member being spaced apart from the first support member so that when the mounting frame member is attached to a motorcycle the bottom of the U shaped portion of the first and second support members aligns with the passenger foot peg of the motorcycle so that when a golf bag is placed on the carrier, the golf bag is cradled in the U shaped portion of the first and second support members with the bottom of the golf bag resting on the passenger foot peg of the motorcycle and wherein the top of the golf bag is carried in a rearward reclining position, wherein the attachment means comprises a plurality of passageways through the mounting frame member, at least two of the passageways aligned with at least two fastener receiving means of the motorcycle so that the mounting frame member can be attached to the motorcycle by fasteners extending through the passageways and secured by fastener receiving means.