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A coolant circulating system for a motorcycle having a liquid cooled engine. The system includes a radiator mounted to the front fork, an engine mounted to the frame, pipes from the engine, pipes from the radiator, and a fluid conducting, two-channel swivel connector on the steering shaft to enable

A coolant circulating system for a motorcycle having a liquid cooled engine. The system includes a radiator mounted to the front fork, an engine mounted to the frame, pipes from the engine, pipes from the radiator, and a fluid conducting, two-channel swivel connector on the steering shaft to enable the radiator and engine to be interconnected without requiring flexure of the pipes. Preferably the swivel connector is a body separate from and attachable to the steering shaft.

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A cooling water circulating system for a motorcycle of the type which carries a water-cooled engine mounted on a motorcycle frame, a steering shaft rotatably mounted to said frame, and a front fork mounted to said steering shaft and rotatable around the axis of said steering shaft, said system compr

A cooling water circulating system for a motorcycle of the type which carries a water-cooled engine mounted on a motorcycle frame, a steering shaft rotatably mounted to said frame, and a front fork mounted to said steering shaft and rotatable around the axis of said steering shaft, said system comprising: a radiator mountable to said front fork; inlet and outlet coolant pipes from the engine and from the radiator; and a two-channel swivel connector means adapted to provide two-channel continuous coolant passages from the engine to the radiator and return at all rotary positions of the front fork relative to the frame, said connector means comprising a body separate from said steering shaft, frame and fork; and means for detachably attaching said swivel connector means to said steering shaft without disassembly of the steering shaft, frame, or fork.