Motorcycle front suspension

In a motorcycle of the type having front and rear wheels connected to a main frame, a suspension assembly for interconnecting the main frame and the front wheel of the motorcycle comprising:

• a main strut member having a lower portion extending downwardly and having a connecting arm extending inwardly from said main strut member's lower end for joining said main strut member to the front wheel, and an upper portion telescopically connected to said lower portion,
• a secondary strut member substantially parallel with and offset from said main strut member, said secondary strut member having upper and lower ends with said lower end terminating at a point outside the circumference of the wheel,
• coupling means for joining said main strut member to said secondary strut member and maintaining the parallel relationship between said strut members, and
• a pair of arms mounted at their forward ends for pivotal movement to said coupling means and extending rearwardly for pivotal connection at their rear ends to substantially opposite sides of the main frame, and
• an upper cross member between said upper portion of said main strut member and said upper end of said secondary strut member, said cross member having spherical bearing means mounted thereon to provide pivotal connection between said upper cross member and the main frame.