Patent ID: 7686115

Claim:
A front suspension and steering system for a motorcycle having a body and a front wheel, comprising: an upright extending along one side of said front wheel at a rake angle, said upright having an integral arcuate upper section that extends around said one side of said front wheel and terminates at an upper end of said upright, and an integral lower section that terminates at a lower end of said upright, to which said front wheel is journalled on a cantilevered live front axle extending from said lower end of said upright; said live front axle being journalled to said lower end of said upright and said front wheel being affixed to said axle, and further including left and right brake disks affixed to said axle on opposite sides of said lower end of said upright, and left and right caliper brake assemblies mounted to said upright and positioned to engage said brake disks; upper and lower swing arms extending forwardly from said body of said motorcycle and being pivotably attached to said upright; and a telescoping steering column assembly pivotably connected to said upper end of said upright and extending upwardly therefrom to a handlebar assembly.