Patent ID: 7637520

Claim:
A cover assembly for a lower fork tube of a motorcycle front fork assembly, the lower fork tube having a wheel axle mount and a front brake caliper mount, the cover assembly comprising: a first cover member comprising a nonplanar wall having an upper end, a lower end, a front edge, a rear edge, an upper portion and a lower portion, the wall extending from the front edge in a first direction for a first distance, and then extending in a second direction to the rear edge, the second direction being at an angle relative to the first direction, the lower portion extending from the front edge to the rear edge in an arc of about 180 degrees, the front and rear edges of the lower portion comprising arcuate wall cutouts, the lower end comprising a base wall extending generally perpendicular to the lower wall portion; a mounting bracket having a first portion configured for connection to an inner surface of the first cover member, and a second portion configured for connection to the front brake caliper mount; a second cover member comprising a generally hemicylindrical wall having an upper end, a lower end, a front edge, a rear edge, the front and rear edges of the wall adjacent to the lower end comprising arcuate wall cutouts, the lower end comprising a base wall extending generally perpendicular to the wall of the second cover member, the front edge of the second cover member registerable with a wall portion of the first cover member adjacent to the front edge of the first cover member, and the base wall of the first cover member being registerable with the base wall of the second cover member; wherein the first and second cover members are connectable adjacent the respective front edges and the respective base walls.