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A side wheel outrigger assembly for each side of a motorcycle, includes an arm pivotally connected to a mounting plate which in turn is attached rigidly to the frame of the vehicle. A strut is fixed to the arm and extends outwardly and rearwardly therefrom for supporting rotatably a wheel mounted at

A side wheel outrigger assembly for each side of a motorcycle, includes an arm pivotally connected to a mounting plate which in turn is attached rigidly to the frame of the vehicle. A strut is fixed to the arm and extends outwardly and rearwardly therefrom for supporting rotatably a wheel mounted at the outer end thereof. A piston cylinder assembly has a piston rod pivotally connected to the arm for latching releasably the arm to connect rigidly and releasably and the wheel in position for adding stability to the vehicle. A bypass conduit connects the interiors of the cylinder housing between the opposite sides of the piston head for enabling the piston head to move within the cylinder during normal operation of the vehicle to permit in turn the wheel to follow freely the contours of the ground and to absorb impacts encountered by the wheel. A valve is connected in fluid communication with the conduit for interrupting selectively the fluid communication between opposite sides of the cylinder assembly to prevent the wheel and its strut from moving relative to the mounting plate, thereby rendering the side wheel assembly to become rigid. The side wheel assemblies are adapted to fold upwardly and inwardly when not in use.

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In a vehicle having frame means rollably supported on a pair of front and rear wheels in line with one another and motive means for propelling the vehicle along the ground, a side wheel outrigger assembly, comprising: a pair of right and left mounting means attached rigidly to opposite sides of said

In a vehicle having frame means rollably supported on a pair of front and rear wheels in line with one another and motive means for propelling the vehicle along the ground, a side wheel outrigger assembly, comprising: a pair of right and left mounting means attached rigidly to opposite sides of said frame means; a pair of right and left arms pivotally connected to the respective mounting means; a pair of right and left struts fixed to the respective ones of said arms extending outwardly and rearwardly therefrom; a pair of right and left wheel means rotatably mounted on the respective right and left struts; a pair of right and left piston cylinder assemblies having respective right and left cylinder housings mounted pivotally on the respective ones of said mounting means and having respective right and left piston rods pivotally connected to the respective ones of said arms for latching releasably said arms to connect rigidly and releasably said struts and said wheel means in position, said piston rods having right and left pistons slidably mounted within the respective ones of said cylinders; right by-pass conduit means connecting in fluid communication the interior of said right cylinder housing between the opposite sides of the right piston disposed therein for enabling said right piston head to move within its cylinder during normal operation of the vehicle to permit in turn the right wheel means to follow freely the contours of the ground over which the vehicle is moving and to absorb impacts encountered by said right wheel means; left by-pass conduit means connecting in fluid communication the interior of said left cylinder housing between the opposite sides of the left piston disposed therein for enabling said left piston to move within its cylinder during normal operation of the vehicle to permit in turn the left wheel means to follow freely the contours of the ground over which the vehicle is moving and to absorb impacts encountered by said left wheel means; and valve means connected in fluid communication with said conduit means for interrupting selectively the fluid communication between opposite sides of a selected one of said right and left cylinder assemblies to prevent the selected arm from moving and for preventing in turn its wheel means and its struts from moving relative to its mounting means.