Adjustable motorcycle sidecar mounting apparatus
AssigneeVetter Design Works, Inc.
InventorCraig W. Vetter
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Abstract
Apparatus for mounting a sidecar to a motorcycle adapted for adjustment by the motorcycle rider during transit to alter the orientation of the motorcycle relative to vertical to match the needs dictated by varying road conditions by providing pivotal connectors located along an axis substantially parallel to the direction of travel for relative pivotal motion between the sidecar and the motorcycle and by providing all other connectors spaced from said axis with means for adjusting their effective length.
Claims19
Apparatus for mounting a sidecar to a motorcycle and to adjustably vary during transit the lean from vertical of the motorcycle, comprising in combination:
- means for securing the sidecar to the motorcycle for pivotal motion about an axis substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the motorcycle and sidecar;
- and
- an elongate member secured to both the motorcycle and the sidecar at respective locations substantially spaced vertically from the axis of said pivotal securing means, and adjustable in length when secured to the sidecar and the motorcycle for selectively varying the pivotal position of the motorcycle relative to the sidecar, said elongate adjustable member being rigid and comprising the only rigid means other than said pivotal securing means for mounting the sidecar to the motorcycle.
In combination:
- a sidecar frame having a pair of opposite sides and a plurality of interconnected elongate struts at least one of which extends between said opposite sides with one end thereof adjacent one of said sides;
- and
- apparatus for adjusting the angular position of a motorcycle relative to the sidecar frame when attached thereto, including
- means adjacent said one of the sides for mounting the sidecar frame to the motorcycle for relative pivotal motion therebetween about an axis vertically spaced from said one end of the one strut and substantially parallel to the direction of travel, and
- means for securing the one end of said one strut to the motorcycle including means for adjusting the effective length of the one strut to change the angular position of the motorcycle about said axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.