Motorcycle
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakashi NISHIYAMA, Masato Kogirima
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a motorcycle which has a swing arm for supporting a rear wheel in the rear portion of a main frame so as to be swingable in the up-down direction. The motorcycle includes a rear suspension suspending the swing arm from the main frame and a link mechanism connecting the rear suspension and the swing arm. The rear suspension has one end rotatably supported by a portion located in the position above a swing axial support portion of the swing arm and below the upper end of the main frame, and extends rearwardly in the position above the swing arm. The link mechanism has a suspension arm rotatably connected to the upper portion of the swing arm, and a link member having one end rotatably supported by the main frame.
Claims7
A motorcycle having a swing arm for supporting a rear wheel in the rear portion of a main frame so as to be swingable in the up-down direction, the motorcycle comprising:
- a rear suspension suspending the swing arm from the main frame and, the rear suspension having one end rotatably supported by a portion located in the position above a swing axial support portion of the swing arm and below the upper end of the main frame, and the rear suspension extending rearwardly in the position above the swing arm;
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- a link mechanism connecting the rear suspension and the swing arm, the link mechanism having a suspension arm rotatably supported by the upper portion of the swing arm and a link member having one end rotatably supported by the main frame, the suspension arm including a first pivot portion rotatably supporting the other end of the rear suspension and a second pivot portion rotatably connecting the other end of the link member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.