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Motorcycle apparatus is disclosed, in its preferred form, as a device for filtering and cooling oil including a novel and unique concealed mounting. The oil filtering and cooling device includes a casing having internal and external heat dissipating members for receiving and transferring heat from t

Motorcycle apparatus is disclosed, in its preferred form, as a device for filtering and cooling oil including a novel and unique concealed mounting. The oil filtering and cooling device includes a casing having internal and external heat dissipating members for receiving and transferring heat from the oil, through the casing, to the outside ambient air or atmosphere. The internal heat dissipating members are shown in the preferred embodiment as including fins and shoulders which define an oil filter capturing cavity. An oil filter is biased inside the cavity by a spring which allows the oil to bypass the filter when the filter becomes clogged. The concealed mounting of the apparatus is accomplished by utilizing a mounting plate securable within an indentation formed in the back of the apparatus. Specifically, the mounting plate holds bolts outstanding from the apparatus through apertures in the mounting plate by capturing the heads of the bolts in apertures formed within the indentation of the apparatus. The bolts are securable to the motorcycle frame and especially to Harley-Davidson stock FX or XL frames.

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Device for filtering and cooling oil for attachment to a motorcycle comprising, in combination: an oil filter having a shape and an oil flow passageway including at least one opening; a casing having an outside surface and an inside surface; internal heat dissipating members extending from the insid

Device for filtering and cooling oil for attachment to a motorcycle comprising, in combination: an oil filter having a shape and an oil flow passageway including at least one opening; a casing having an outside surface and an inside surface; internal heat dissipating members extending from the inside surface of the casing for retarding oil flow therearound and for receiving and transferring heat from the oil to the casing; external heat dissipating members extending from the outside surface of the casing for receiving and transferring heat from the casing to the atmosphere, with the internal heat dissipating members terminating in and defining an oil filter capturing cavity of a shape and size for receiving the oil filter; an oil filter seat member located within the oil filter capturing cavity of the casing for seating with the opening of the oil filter; first means for allowing oil flow into the oil flow passageway of the oil filter; second means for allowing oil flow out of the casing; and third means for biasing the oil filter toward the oil filter seat member and for allowing the oil to bypass the oil filter when the oil pressure inside the oil filter overcomes the biasing means thus causing the oil filter to unseat from the seat member and allow oil to escape from the opening in the oil filter, wherein the casing includes a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, wherein the first and second means are located in the bottom, wherein the internal heat dissipating members comprise, in combination: a first shoulder located in the corner between the front and the top; a second shoulder located in the corner between the front and the bottom; a third shoulder located in the corner between the bottom and the back; a fourth shoulder located in the corner between the top and the back, and wherein a longitudinal cross section of the casing through the front, back, top, and bottom is an isosceles trapezoid. Apparatus for mounting an accessory to a motorcycle frame, with the accessory including a back, comprising, in combination: at least a first member securable to the motorcycle frame, with the securable member including an elongated portion having an enlarged end; a mounting plate having a shape and a thickness, with the mounting plate including at least a first aperture having a size allowing the elongated portion of the securable member to pass therethrough but preventing the enlarged end of the securable member from passing therethrough; at least a first aperture formed in the back of the accessory and having a shape and size complementary to and for receiving the enlarged end of the securable member; means for securing the mounting plate to the back of the accessory with the securable member outstanding from the mounting plate and extending through the mounting plate aperture and with the enlarged end captured within the accessory aperture by the mounting plate; two abutting members located on opposite sides of the accessory aperture for providing a three point connection with the securable member for preventing the accessory from turning or twisting about the securable member.