| Author | Message | ||
     Sportster_mann |
There was a report in Motorcycle News this week that Erik was exploring solutions for mounting of the radiators, so I googled for patents and found these: Buell radiator patent ROTATABLY-MOUNTED ENGINE Exhaust system To be honest, I haven't read them, but if anybody wants to, and then care to comment ... Sorry, I've just realsied that I messed up the thread heading ! (Message edited by sportster_mann on January 21, 2009) | ||
| Redbuelljunkie |
Seems to me like the design patents for the 1125 series. | ||
| Clarkjw |
They are. I've downloaded them fron the US Patent office. PM me if you want the PDF files. | ||
| Sportster_mann |
OK, bad example, although the radiator patent I saw had a date of Jan 2009 - surely Buell would have filed for it before the bike went public ? Anyway the article mentions that Buell have come up with 3 designs, 2 that fit the radiator under the seat ( 1 of which is behind the engine, the second under the seat mounted horizontally ), and a third which has the radiator mounted under the swingarm. | ||
| Hooliagn |
The filing date should be on the first page of the USPTO Patent .pdf. | ||
| Bikejunky |
DUDE, that is a butt load of reading. interesting, but long | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
I saw it in Australian Motorcycle News too, I should have bought the magazine. They referred to a few patents having been applied for regarding radiator locations. There was a drawing as well, showing what looked similar to an 1125R with the radiator under the seat. They may have been talking about this: http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20080314671 "The radiator 26 is positioned rearward of the engine 20 in front of the rotational axis 56 of the rear wheel 18, and directly below the seat 14." | ||
| Mndwgz |
Still my favorite... http://www.google.com/patents?id=ImR_AAAAEBAJ&dq=7 198128 |
