Adjusting device for a suspension strut of a motorcycle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorFranz Berkmann
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Abstract
A motorcycle has at least one suspension strut, with at least one manually operable adjusting mechanism for changing the spring pretensioning and/or damping properties of the suspension strut. The adjusting mechanism is mounted separately from the suspension strut on the motorcycle. At least one actuating element or member on the adjusting mechanism can be brought into two different positions on the motorcycle, an adjusting position for manually adjusting the adjusting mechanism and a stowage position in which the adjusting member is located so that it does not project beyond a contour of the motorcycle located nearby.
Claims33
A motorcycle comprising:
- an adjustable wheel suspension strut, and
- an adjusting mechanism separate from the suspension strut and operable to change suspension characteristics of the suspension strut,
- wherein said adjusting mechanism includes a manually engageable adjusting member which is selectively movable between a stowage position within an outer contour of adjacent motorcycle structure and an adjusting position projecting out of said outer contour.
Motorcycle comprising at least one suspension strut,
- at least one manually operable adjusting means for changing spring pretensioning and/or damping properties of the suspension strut, with the adjusting means being mounted separately from the suspension strut on the motorcycle, and
- at least one operating element for the adjusting means which can be brought into two different positions relative to the motorcycle including an adjusting position for manually adjusting the adjusting means and a stowage position in which the adjusting means are located so that they do not project beyond an adjacent outer contour of the motorcycle.
A motorcycle wheel suspension assembly comprising:
- an adjustable wheel suspension strut, and
- an adjusting mechanism separate from the suspension strut and operable to change suspension characteristics of the suspension strut,
- wherein said adjusting mechanism includes a manually engageable adjusting member is selectively movable between a stowage position within an outer contour of adjacent motorcycle structure and an adjusting position projecting out of said outer contour.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.