20120200096 | FUEL TANK LATCH - A fuel tank latch is disclosed for securing a pivotable gas tank on a motorcycle. The fuel tank latch provides a way to tilt up the fuel tank to access components located beneath the fuel tank. When in its normal, non-tilted position, the forward end of the fuel tank may be secured to the motorcycle's chassis. The fuel tank latch releaseably couples a first mount and a second mount of a fuel tank to a first receiving pin and a second receiving pin of a chassis. The fuel tank latch may include a cover plate, a latch, a base plate, and an attachment plate. Example fuel tank latches according to the present disclosure may be configured to releaseably latch together the mounts and pins. A knob may be provided to allow operation of an internal latch assembly. The fuel tank latch may be used to secure components other than a gas tank to motorcycle. | 08-09-2012 |