Patent ID: 7131691

Claim:
A motorcycle seating unit comprising: a seat including a seating surface having an essentially horizontal orientation, a rear side, and a front side having a height, wherein said seat is attachable to a contoured motorcycle chassis and is configured to conform to contours of the motorcycle chassis; and a backrest assembly, including a support arm having a pivot end and a free end, and a back bar having an external surface, wherein said pivot end rotatably engages said seat proximal said rear side and distal said front side, said free end engages said back bar, said backrest assembly has a first selective operational position characterized by an essentially vertical orientation, and said backrest assembly has a second selective operational position characterized by an essentially horizontal orientation with said back bar positioned adjacent said seating surface and adjoining said height of said front side of said seat such that said external surface of said back bar is essentially even with said height of said front side to expose an essentially smooth continuous transition between said back bar and said seat, and further wherein said external surface of said back bar comprises a front face, a rear face, a top face, and a bottom face, and said bottom face adjoins said height of said front side of said seat distal said pivot end and proximal said free end such that said rear face at a junction of said bottom face is essentially even with said height of said front side.