Patent ID: 8172492

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a bed having a front portion and a rear portion, the bed comprising; ground engaging wheels operatively attached to the bed for permitting the bed to move from place to place on public roads; a channel operatively attached to the bed and having a portion extending upwardly for receiving and abutting a front wheel of a motorcycle; a motorcycle comprising: a frame having front and a rear portions; the front wheel rotatably attached to the front portion of the frame, the front wheel being disposed in the channel of the bed; a rear wheel rotatably attached to the rear portion of the frame; a fuel tank rigidly attached to the frame between the front and the rear portions thereof; a tie down bracket operatively attached to the frame, said bracket comprising: a front portion of the tie down bracket operatively attached to the frame at a place in front of the fuel tank; a left side portion operatively attached to a left side of the front portion of the tie down bracket, the left side portion extending rearwardly from the front portion of the tie down bracket; a right side portion operatively attached to a right side of the front portion of the tie down bracket, the right side portion extending rearwardly from the front portion of the tie down bracket; an opening disposed in the left side portion of the tie down bracket; an opening disposed in the right side portion of the tie down bracket; a left side tie down strap having a first end disposed in the opening in the left side portion of the tie down bracket, the left side tie down strap having another end operatively anchored to the bed on a left side of the motorcycle, the another end being anchored to the left of the bracket and forwardly of the motorcycle fuel tank to create a forward force of the front motorcycle wheel against the bracket when the left side tie down strap is tightened; and a right side tie down strap having a first end disposed in the opening in the right side portion of the tie down bracket, the right side tie down strap having another end operatively anchored to the bed on a right side of the motorcycle, the another end of the right strap being anchored to the right of the bracket and forwardly of the motorcycle fuel tank to create a force of the front motorcycle wheel against the bracket when the right side tie down strap is tightened.