An on-board mountable power unit, for ride-height adjustment of a “Softail” type of motorcycle, includes a pair of hydraulic actuators, each adapted to be mounted on the forward end of the rod of a piston and cylinder arrangement of a respective shock absorber of the rear suspension assembly of the motorcycle, after removal of the stub shaft extension of each rod. Each actuator is an hydraulic actuator ram having a housing, with longitudinally spaced forward and trailing ends between which is defined a chamber containing a piston movable between the ends. The piston has an elongate piston-rod that projects through an end plate at the trailing end of the housing, with a trailing end of he piston rod adapted for engagement with the forward end of the rod of the piston and cylinder arrangement of the respective shock absorber. The forward end of the housing has a forward extension, with a forward end of the extension engageable with the transverse bracket connecting the lower side members of the main frame of the motorcycle. Each actuator is able to connect the rod of the piston and cylinder arrangement of a respective shock absorber to the transverse bracket, similar to connection otherwise provided by the stub shaft extensions of the shock absorbers in the usual mounting arrangement for the rear shock absorbers of the motorcycle.


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    Title :

    RIDE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR A MOTORCYCLE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-03-02


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60G VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS , Radaufhängungen und Federungen für Fahrzeuge



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