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US 6,178,613 B2Granted
Method for improving motorcycle braking
OwnerBrant Monsoninventor
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Abstract
A method for improving motorcycle braking includes selecting a motorcycle brake with an actuator arm and a brake pad arm disposed at an angle of 50-65 degrees from one another, and attaching the brake to a motorcycle. Preferably, the brake is attached to a motorcycle having foot boards and disposed at an angle of between about 20 and 35 degrees relative to the foot board.
Claims20
A method for disposing a brake on a motorcycle, the method comprising:
- selecting a motorcycle having foot boards and a braking mechanism;
- selecting a brake lever assembly having an actuator means configured for activating the braking mechanism of the motorcycle and a brake pad arm attached to the actuator means;
- attaching the brake lever assembly to the motorcycle adjacent the foot boards by the brake actuator means, and positioning the brake pad arm so it extends upwardly at an angle between 20 and 35 degrees relative to the foot board.
A method for improving braking for a motorcycle having a foot board, the method comprising:
- selecting a motorcycle having a foot board and an initial brake lever assembly positioned adjacent thereto, the initial brake lever assembly having an actuator arm with a long axis and a brake pad arm which is generally linear and has a long axis offset from the long axis of the actuator arm between about 30 and 35 degrees;
- removing the initial brake lever assembly;
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- attaching to the motorcycle a new brake lever assembly having a linear brake pad arm with a brake pad at a forward most end, and a brake actuator arm connected to the brake pad arm and offset from the brake pad arm at an angle of between 50 and 65 degrees.
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A method for improving braking on a motorcycle having foot boards, the method comprising:
- (a) selecting a motorcycle having an foot board with an initial brake lever assembly disposed adjacent to the foot board, the brake lever assembly being formed by a brake actuator arm and a brake pedal arm spaced apart by a collar, the brake actuator arm and brake pedal arm being offset from one another at and angle of about 30 to 35 degrees and the brake pedal arm being disposed at an angle of about 60 degrees from the foot board;
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- (b) replacing the initial brake lever assembly with a new brake lever assembly having a brake actuator arm and a brake pad arm which are spaced apart by a collar and are offset from one another at an angle of 50 to 65 degrees, and positioning the brake lever assembly such that the brake pad arm is disposed at an angle of between about 30 and 40 degrees from the foot board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.