REAR SUSPENSION FOR A TWO WHEELED VEHICLE
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1. A two-wheeled vehicle, comprisinga front wheel;
- a rear wheel generally positioned in line with the front wheel along a longitudinal plane of the two-wheeled vehicle;
a frame supported by the front wheel and the rear wheel;
a swingarm pivotably coupled to the frame and supported by the rear wheel;
a suspension system coupled to the swing arm and to the frame, the suspension system including a shock absorber and a linkage coupled to the shock absorber, wherein the linkage moves in a plane which is transverse to the longitudinal plane of the two-wheeled vehicle.
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Abstract
A two-wheeled vehicle, a touring motorcycle, is disclosed. The touring motorcycle may include multiple fuel storage tanks arranged in a split side-by-side configuration. The touring motorcycle may include a rear suspension having a linkage which moves in a direction not parallel with a centerline plane of the motorcycle. The touring motorcycle may include a tip-over structure which prevents unwanted tip-over of the motorcycle.
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25 Claims
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1. A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising
a front wheel; -
a rear wheel generally positioned in line with the front wheel along a longitudinal plane of the two-wheeled vehicle; a frame supported by the front wheel and the rear wheel; a swingarm pivotably coupled to the frame and supported by the rear wheel; a suspension system coupled to the swing arm and to the frame, the suspension system including a shock absorber and a linkage coupled to the shock absorber, wherein the linkage moves in a plane which is transverse to the longitudinal plane of the two-wheeled vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising
a front wheel; -
a rear wheel generally in positioned in line with the front wheel along a longitudinal plane of the two-wheeled vehicle; a frame supported by the front wheel and the rear wheel; a swingarm pivotably coupled to the frame at a first location and supported by the rear wheel; a suspension system coupled to the frame at a second location, the second location being higher than the first location, the suspension system further coupled to the swingarm; an exhaust system coupled to the engine, the exhaust system extending rearward from the engine towards the rear wheel and passing in front of the rear wheel from a first side of the two-wheeled vehicle to a second side of the two-wheeled vehicle at a location lower than the first location. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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18. The two-wheeled vehicle of 17, wherein the exhaust system includes a cross-over section which passes in front of the rear wheel from the first side of the two-wheeled vehicle to the second side of the two-wheeled vehicle at a height lower than the first location, the cross-over section being in fluid communication with a first muffler located on the first side of the two-wheeled vehicle and a second muffler located on the second side of the two-wheeled vehicle.
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24. A method of adjusting the suspension for a two-wheeled vehicle having a frame and a swing arm, the method including the steps of:
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arranging a suspension system between the swingarm arm and the frame of the two-wheeled vehicle, the suspension including a shock and a linkage, wherein the linkage moves in a plane transverse to a longitudinal plane of the vehicle; providing a suspension adjuster accessible underneath a cover of a storage compartment of the two-wheeled vehicle; and adjusting the suspension system with the suspension adjuster. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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