Motor mount for electric powered motorcycle

In an electric powered motorcycle having a frame including a pair of spaced frame members, storage batteries supported on the frame operable for powering the motorcycle, a front wheel, a rear wheel supported on a rear axle, and shock absorber means having one end connected to the frame and the other end operatively connected to the rear wheel and operable for enabling the rear wheel to move relative to the frame in passing over an obstruction in the path of movement thereof, the improvement comprising a motor mount assembly operable for mounting the electric motor of the electric powered motorcycle thereon for movement relative to the frame while the electric motor remains connected in electrical circuit relation with the storage batteries from which the electric motor receives its power and also remains operatively connected to the rear wheel for imparting drive thereto and thereby to the motorcycle, said motor mount assembly comprising:

• a. a motor mount having one end thereof pivotably mounted on the frame of the motorcycle and the other end thereof supported on the rear axle of the motorcycle, said motor mount including a pair of side rails, a planar member and connecting means operable for interconnecting said side rails and said planar member for movement together as a unit, said pair of side rails comprising a pair of elongated members having one end thereof rigidly affixed to said connecting means in spaced relation relative to each other with said pair of elongated members extending in parallel relation to each other and with the major axis of each of said pair of elongated members extending at right angles to the major axis of said connecting means, each of said pair of elongated members being tubular in configuration and having a rectangular cross section, each of said pair of elongated members further including means formed thereon intermediate the ends thereof for attaching one end of the shock absorber means thereto, said connecting means comprising a piece of pipe having a length substantially equal to the spacing between the pair of frame members, said planar member including means for mounting the electric motor thereon, said planar member having one end thereof rigidly affixed to said connecting means intermediate and spaced from the point of attachment of said pair of elongated members to said connecting means with the major axis of said planar member extending at right angles to the major axis of said connecting means, said planar member consisting of a planar portion and a flange portion supported on one side of said planar portion, said planar portion and said flange portion each having one end thereof rigidly affixed to said piece of piping;
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• b. means securing said motor mount on the motorcycle to cause said motor mount whenever the rear wheel moves relative to the frame to move correspondingly, said securing means including a first member having said connecting means supported thereon, said first member comprising a solid rod positioned in said piece of pipe and having threads formed at each end thereof, means fastening one end of said first member to one of the pair of frame members and the other end of said first member to the other of the pair of frame members, and bushing means supported on said pair of elongated members adjacent the other end thereof operable for receiving the rear axle therewithin for movement relative thereto.