Bipod support for a two wheeled vehicle

A bipod support assembly for a two wheel vehicle comprising:

• a bipod support frame mountable at a vehicle frame for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis extending transversely of a vehicle frame center plane,
• a first and second support legs fixed to the support frame and extending away from said first pivot axis at respective opposite sides of the center plane,
• a first foot member fixed to an end of the first leg and a second foot member fixed to an end of the second leg,
• wherein said support assembly is pivotably movable about the first pivot axis from a stowed position to an intermediate position where said foot members engage a ground surface at respective ground contact points at opposite sides of the vehicle frame center plane and about a second pivot axis through the ground contact points to a vehicle parked position with lifting and supporting of the motorcycle frame, and
• wherein said first foot member is larger than the second foot member in a vehicle longitudinal direction such that, during said movement to the intermediate position, said first foot member engages said ground surface and causes an intentional tilting of the vehicle frame toward one side of the vehicle from center plane to aid a vehicle operator in controlling the vehicle during parking operations.

A motorcycle comprising:

• a vehicle frame having a frame center plane
• a pair wheels spaced longitudinal from one another along the center plane, and
• a bipod support assembly for supporting the motorcycle in a parked position, said bipod support assembly comprises:
• a bipod support frame mountable at a vehicle frame for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis extending transversely of a vehicle frame center plane,
• a first and second support legs fixed to the support frame and extending away from said first pivot axis at respective opposite sides of the center plane,
• a first foot member fixed to an end of the first leg and a second foot member fixed to an end of the second leg,
• wherein said support assembly is pivotably movable about the first pivot axis from a stowed position to an intermediate position where said foot members engage a ground surface at respective ground contact points at opposite sides of the vehicle frame center plane and about a second pivot axis through the ground contact points to a vehicle parked position with lifting and supporting of the motorcycle frame, and
• wherein said first foot member is larger than the second foot member in a vehicle longitudinal direction such that, during said movement to the intermediate position, said first foot member engages said ground surface and causes an intentional tilting of the vehicle frame toward one side of the vehicle from center plane to aid a vehicle operator in controlling the vehicle during parking operations.