Motorcycle towing device

摘要

The invention provides a device for towing a motorcycle behind a land vehicle with a front wheel of the motorcycle off the ground. The device has a platform connectable via a support bar to a hitch receiver of the towing vehicle. The platform is pivotally connected to the support bar in order to allow the motorcycle to tilts as the towing vehicle turns. The platform has a stationary front stopper for the front side of the motorcycle wheel supported by the platform and a rear stopper which is pivotally connected to the platform and which forms a mechanism for automatically locking the front wheel of the motorcycle from behind when the rear stopper is turned during loading the wheel onto the platform.

主权项

1. A device for towing a motorcycle behind a land vehicle with a front wheel of the motorcycle off the ground, the device comprising:
a support platform for supporting the front wheel of a motorcycle, the front wheel having a front side and a rear side; a stationary front stopper for stopping the front wheel in a stopped position from the front side; and a mechanism for automatically locking the front wheel from the rear side when the front wheel moves on the support platform to the stationary front stopper, wherein the mechanism for automatically locking the front wheel from the rear side comprises a rear stopper which is pivotally connected to the support platform and has a member onto which the front wheel acts as on a cam for turning the rear stopper into a position of locking the front wheel from the back side when the front wheel moves on the support platform to the stationary front stopper.