Rear wheel suspension structure in motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakashi Ohyama, Chikashi Iizuka, Shinji Kuga
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Abstract
A motorcycle includes an engine mounted on a frame in a non-swingable manner. First and second rear arms are swingably supported by the engine about first and second coaxial swing axes, respectively. A rear wheel is rotatably supported between the first and second rear arms. The second rear arm includes front and rear arm members, which are supported swingably by the engine and support an axle of the rear wheel, respectively. The arm members are separably connected together to facilitate servicing and removal of the rear wheel.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- an engine mounted on said frame;
- a first rear arm which is swingable relative to said frame, said first rear arm extending toward a rear end of said vehicle;
- a second rear arm which is swingable relative to said frame, said second rear arm extending toward the rear end of said vehicle;
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- a rear wheel is disposed between and rotatably supported by said first rear arm and said second rear arm, wherein said second rear arm includes a plurality of arm members, including a forward arm member and a rearward arm member which are removably connected together.
A rear suspension system for a vehicle including a frame and an engine mounted on the frame, said rear suspension system comprising:
- a first rear arm adapted to be swingably mounted relative to the frame;
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- a second rear arm adapted to be swingably mounted relative to the frame, said second rear arm including a plurality of arm members, including a forward arm member and a rearward arm member which are removably connected together, wherein said first rear arm and said second rear arm are adapted to rotatably support a rear wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.