Method for disposing a brake for motorcycles having foot boards
OwnerBrant Monsoninventor
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Abstract
A brake for motorcycles includes an improved brake lever assembly having a brake pad arm configured for attachment at one end to a brake pad, and connected at an opposing end to a brake actuator arm by a rotatable collar. The brake pad arm and the brake actuator arm are disposed relative to one another such that the angle of the brake pad arm is lower than the prior art, thereby enabling actuation of the brake with less foot movement and causing less fatigue in frequent braking situations. While the prior art typically has an angle of 30-35 degrees between the brake pad arm and the brake actuator arm, the present invention maintains a preferred offset angle of 50 to 65 degrees between the brake pad arm and the brake actuator arm.
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 arm configured for activating the braking mechanism of the motorcycle and a brake pad arm attached to the actuator arm, the brake pad arm and the actuator arm being spaced apart by a collar and each having a an effective long axis extending between opposing ends thereof, and wherein the effective long axis of the brake pad arm is disposed between about 50 and 65 degrees from the effective long axis of the actuator arm;
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- attaching the brake lever assembly to the motorcycle adjacent the foot boards by the brake actuator means, and positioning the brake pad arm so the effective axis of the brake pad arm 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 brake pad arm with a brake pad at a forward most end and configured for attachment to the motorcycle at an opposing end, the brake pad arm defining an effective long axis between the first end and the second end, and an actuator arm connected to the brake pad arm and offset from the effective long axis of the brake pad arm at an angle of between 50 and 65 degrees.
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 asssembly disposed adjacent to the foot board, the brake lever assembly being formed by a brake actuator arm and a brake pedal arm, the brake actuator arm and the brake pad arm being spaced apart by a collar, the brake actuator arm and the brake pedal arm being offset from one another at and angle of about 30 and 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 with an effective long axis and a brake pad arm with an effective long axis, the brake actuator arm and the brake pad arm being spaced apart by a collar and the effective long axes being offset from one another at an angle of 50 to 65 degrees, and positioning the brake lever assembly such that the effective long axis of 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.