US 4,019,774 AGranted

Motorcycle fairing

AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsTakeshi Tsukahara, Minoru Morioka, Yoichi Oguma, Yoshitaka Omori

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Abstract

A fairing of a sturdy structure designed to give a maximum of driving safety without impairing the steerability of the vehicle. The yoke structure to which a windshield is secured is comprised of a central rod and a pair of side rods secured to the front end thereof and includes a forwardly open U-shaped top formation within which an instrument panel is positioned, enabling the rider to observe the instruments without lowering the direction of his sight to any substantial extent. A light shield is arranged to prevent any reflection glare otherwise occurring on the inside surface of the windscreen when the instruments are illuminated during drive at night. The yoke structure is designed to be detachably connected with the body frame of the motorcycle at three locations thereon by simple fastening means. The windshield not only protects the rider from wind, rain and dust but is adapted to serve a number of additional functions. Namely, a pair of side reflectors are mounted outside the opposite side portions of the windshield and a pair of luggage boxes are detachably secured to the side shield portions on the inside thereof and, when removed, leave ample space for maintenance operation. The U-shaped top yoke formation serves also as frame means for protecting the instrument panel even if the motorcycle is accidentally turned sideways.

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Dependent claims

A fairing for a motorcycle having a tubular head post with left and right handlebars, and a pair of left and right side frame members extending rearwardly and downwardly, said fairing comprising:

a windshield including a lower section shaped to cover the front portion of the motorcycle to which the fairing is fitted and an upper transparent section connected to said lower section so as to be upstanding therefrom and disposed in front of the handle bars of the motorcycle, a supporting yoke fixedly secured to the inside of the windshield, an instrument panel supported by said yoke in a position below said upper windshield section on the inside thereof, said yoke comprising a framework including a central rod having a rear end detachably connected to and extending forwardly from said head post, and a pair of side rod portions initially extending laterally from the front end of said central rod in opposite directions and then forwardly together to form a forwardly open U-shaped yoke portion within which said instrument panel is disposed, said side rod portions further extending downwardly and rearwardly from said U-shaped yoke portion for detachable connection at the rear ends to the frame of the motorcycle at respective locations thereon so as to define, together with the connection point of said central rod with said head post, three apexes of an isosceles triangle, a headlight mounted in an opening provided in the front portion of said lower windshield section, a pair of left and right direction indicators disposed outside opposite side portions of said lower windshield section, and connection means on said supporting yoke for detachably connecting the latter to said head post and to the bottom portions of the side frame members of the motorcycle, respectively.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.