All The Claims

1-10. (canceled)
11. A downhole indexing apparatus for cyclically varying a configuration or operational mode of a downhole tool according to a predetermined sequence, the apparatus comprising:
a tubular body including a throughbore;
an indexing member selectively moveable relative to the tubular body in response to a signal between a first axial position and a second axial position, wherein movement of the indexing member relative to the tubular body is defined by an indexing pin and slot coupling arrangement;
an indexing fluid chamber uphole of the indexing member, wherein the indexing fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the throughbore via an indexing chamber port; and
wherein the signal for moving the indexing member comprises change in a differential fluid pressure acting across the indexing member;
the apparatus further comprising a balance piston for supporting the indexing member at at least one of the axial positions;
wherein the indexing member is selectively movable between the first axial position and the second axial position in response to the signal, the second position comprising the supported position, and wherein the balance piston is configured to move from a passive position to an active position to support the indexing member at the second position;
wherein the indexing member is biased towards the supported position by a biasing force, and the balance piston is configured to at least partially counteract the biasing force when the indexing member is in the supported position;
wherein the balance piston is configured to engage or contact the indexing member at the second position, thereby reducing load on the indexing member and consequently the indexing pin.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the biasing force provides a preload at the supported position, maintaining the indexing member in the supported position, and wherein the balance piston is configured to reduce the preload at the supported position.
13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the biasing force comprises a fluid pressure force component, and the balance piston is configured to at least partially counteract the biasing force’s fluid pressure force component.
14. The apparatus of any of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is configured to expose the balance piston to a similar fluid pressure as the biasing force’s fluid pressure, and wherein the apparatus is configured to propel the balance piston towards the active position and the indexing member from the unsupported or first position towards the supported or second position with fluid from a same source.
15. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising an indexing fluid chamber, intermediate the biasing fluid chamber and the balance piston fluid chamber.
16. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a coupling arrangement for controlling movement of the indexing member, wherein the coupling arrangement comprises a protrusion and a slot, wherein the protrusion engages the slot.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the slot is configured to allow the balance piston to support at least at a portion of the biasing force andor indexing force andor counterforce at the first andor second andor third andor fourth axial positions.
18. A method for cyclically varying a configuration or operational mode of a downhole tool according to a predetermined sequence, the method comprising:
transmitting a signal to selectively move an indexing member relative to a tubular body between two axial positions; and
supporting the indexing member at at least one of the axial positions with a balance piston.
19. The method of claim 17, further comprising transmitting a further signal to selectively move the indexing member relative to the tubular body to a third axial position.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the indexing member is selectively movable between a first axial position and a second axial position in response to the signal, the second position comprising the supported position, and the second or supported position comprising an intermediate axial position, between the first and third axial positions.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. A tablet rotary compression press for the manufacture of multi-layered tablets, comprising a rotationally driven rotor which has a die-plate with die-plate bores and top and bottom rams aligned towards the die-plate bores which are guided in ram guides of the rotor and are axially actuated by stationary control cams, an insertion device for a portion of the tablet-forming compacts which has two or more arms guided in a radially movable manner at the each end of which a compact is held and can be aligned towards a die-plate bore, characterized in that said rotor has circumferentially included thereon a support ring or support surfaces on which the compacts can be deposited in the positions approximately aligned towards the die-plate bores, the radial arms are disposed in the rotor, rotate therewith, and have radially movable gripping portions adapted to be radially moved to each other, and the rotor has provided therein a stationary guide with first and second guide cams the cam followers of which are interacted with by the gripping portions in order to grip a compact on the support ring or a support surface, to bring it into alignment with the die-plate bore, and to release it again.
2. The tablet press according to claim 1, characterized in that the support ring has associated therewith lifting means which lift the deposited compacts if they are between the gripping portions of an arm.
3. The tablet press according to claim 2, characterized in that lifting pins are provided which are actuated by a stationary control cam.
4. The tablet press according to claim 1, characterized in that the stationary guide has a stationary disk in the rotor above the die-plate, with guide grooves for the cam followers.
5. The tablet press according to claim 1, characterized in that the gripping portions and the cam followers each are mounted on tube lengths which telescopically interact with radial bars which are fixed to the rotor in a radial direction.
6. The tablet press according to claim 1, characterized in that the arms are pivotally supported about a horizontal axis at the radial inner end and that another stationary guide is provided which lifts said arms via a predetermined angle of rotation of the rotor.

1. An electronic device comprising a semiconductor memory unit which includes:
a substrate;
a first interlayer insulating layer formed over the substrate;
first and second contact plugs passing through the first interlayer insulating layer and located over the substrate, the first and second contact plugs alternately arranged to have a regular intervals from each other;
a variable resistance element formed over the first interlayer insulating layer and coupled to the first contact plug;
a second interlayer insulating layer formed over an entire structure including the first interlayer insulating layer, the variable resistance element, the first contact plug and the second contact plug;
a third contact plug passing through the second interlayer insulating layer so as to be coupled to the variable resistance element;
a fourth contact plug passing through the second interlayer insulating layer so as to be electrically connected to the second contact plug; and
conductive lines coupled to the third contact plug and the fourth contact plug, respectively.
2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second and fourth contact plugs are arranged to overlap each other in a vertical direction.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a microprocessor which includes:
a control unit configured to receive a signal including a command from an outside of the microprocessor, and performs extracting, decoding of the command, or controlling input or output of a signal of the microprocessor;
an operation unit configured to perform an operation based on a result that the control unit decodes the command; and
a memory unit configured to store data for performing the operation, data corresponding to a result of performing the operation, or an address of data for which the operation is performed, wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the memory unit in the microprocessor.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a processor which includes:
a core unit configured to perform, based on a command inputted from an outside of the processor, an operation corresponding to the command, by using data;
a cache memory unit configured to store data for performing the operation, data corresponding to a result of performing the operation, or an address of data for which the operation is performed; and
a bus interface connected between the core unit and the cache memory unit, and configured to transmit data between the core unit and the cache memory unit,
wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the cache memory unit in the processor.
5. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a processing system which includes:
a processor configured to decode a command received by the processor and control an operation for information based on a result of decoding the command;
an auxiliary memory device configured to store a program for decoding the command and the information;
a main memory device configured to call and store the program and the information from the auxiliary memory device such that the processor can perform the operation using the program and the information when executing the program; and
an interface device configured to perform communication between at least one of the processor, the auxiliary memory device and the main memory device and the outside,
wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the auxiliary memory device or the main memory device in the processing system.
6. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a data storage system which includes:
a storage device configured to store data and conserve stored data regardless of power supply;
a controller configured to control input and output of data to and from the storage device according to a command inputted form an outside;
a temporary storage device configured to temporarily store data exchanged between the storage device and the outside; and
an interface configured to perform communication between at least one of the storage device, the controller and the temporary storage device and the outside,
wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the storage device or the temporary storage device in the data storage system.
7. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a memory system which includes:
a memory configured to store data and conserve stored data regardless of power supply;
a memory controller configured to control input and output of data to and from the memory according to a command inputted form an outside;
a buffer memory configured to buffer data exchanged between the memory and the outside; and
an interface configured to perform communication between at least one of the memory, the memory controller and the buffer memory and the outside,
wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the memory or the buffer memory in the memory system.
8. An electronic device comprising a semiconductor memory unit which includes:
a substrate;
a first interlayer insulating layer formed over the substrate;
first and second contact plugs passing through the first interlayer insulating layer and located over the substrate, the first and second contact plugs alternately arranged to have a regular intervals from each other;
a variable resistance element formed over the first interlayer insulating layer and coupled to the first contact plug;
a second interlayer insulating layer formed over an entire structure including the first interlayer insulating layer, the variable resistance element, the first contact plug and the second contact plug;
a third contact plug passing through the second interlayer insulating layer so as to be coupled to the variable resistance element;
a fourth contact plug passing through the second interlayer insulating layer so as to be coupled to the second contact plug; and
conductive lines coupled to the third contact plug and the fourth contact plug, respectively,
wherein the first and third contact plugs are arranged to overlap each other in a vertical direction.
9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the second and fourth contact plugs are arranged to overlap each other in a vertical direction.
10. The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising a microprocessor which includes:
a control unit configured to receive a signal including a command from an outside of the microprocessor, and performs extracting, decoding of the command, or controlling input or output of a signal of the microprocessor;
an operation unit configured to perform an operation based on a result that the control unit decodes the command; and
a memory unit configured to store data for performing the operation, data corresponding to a result of performing the operation, or an address of data for which the operation is performed, wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the memory unit in the microprocessor.
11. The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising a processor which includes:
a core unit configured to perform, based on a command inputted from an outside of the processor, an operation corresponding to the command, by using data;
a cache memory unit configured to store data for performing the operation, data corresponding to a result of performing the operation, or an address of data for which the operation is performed; and
a bus interface connected between the core unit and the cache memory unit, and configured to transmit data between the core unit and the cache memory unit,
wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the cache memory unit in the processor.
12. The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising a processing system which includes:
a processor configured to decode a command received by the processor and control an operation for information based on a result of decoding the command;
an auxiliary memory device configured to store a program for decoding the command and the information;
a main memory device configured to call and store the program and the information from the auxiliary memory device such that the processor can perform the operation using the program and the information when executing the program; and
an interface device configured to perform communication between at least one of the processor, the auxiliary memory device and the main memory device and the outside,
wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the auxiliary memory device or the main memory device in the processing system.
13. The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising a data storage system which includes:
a storage device configured to store data and conserve stored data regardless of power supply;
a controller configured to control input and output of data to and from the storage device according to a command inputted form an outside;
a temporary storage device configured to temporarily store data exchanged between the storage device and the outside; and
an interface configured to perform communication between at least one of the storage device, the controller and the temporary storage device and the outside,
wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the storage device or the temporary storage device in the data storage system.
14. The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising a memory system which includes:
a memory configured to store data and conserve stored data regardless of power supply;
a memory controller configured to control input and output of data to and from the memory according to a command inputted form an outside;
a buffer memory configured to buffer data exchanged between the memory and the outside; and
an interface configured to perform communication between at least one of the memory, the memory controller and the buffer memory and the outside,
wherein the semiconductor memory unit is a part of the memory or the buffer memory in the memory system.
15. A method for fabricating an electronic device, comprising:
forming a first interlayer insulating layer over a substrate;
simultaneously forming a first contact plug and a second contact plug, which pass through the first interlayer insulating layer to be coupled the substrate and are alternately arranged to have a regular intervals from each other;
forming a variable resistance element over the first interlayer insulating layer which is coupled to the first contact plug;
forming a second interlayer insulating layer over an entire structure including the first interlayer insulating layer, the variable resistance element, the first contact plug and the second contact plug;
simultaneously forming a third contact plug and a fourth contact plug wherein the third contact plug passes through the second interlayer insulating layer so as to be coupled to the variable resistance element and the fourth contact plug passes through the second interlayer insulating layer to electrically connect to the second contact plug; and
forming conductive lines over the second interlayer insulating layer, the conductive lines being coupled to the third contact plug and the fourth contact plug, respectively.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the simultaneously forming of the third contact plug and the fourth contact plugs and the simultaneously forming of the first contact plug and the second contact plug are performed by using the same mask.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the simultaneously forming of the first contact plug and the second contact plug comprises:
forming a first negative photoresist layer on the first interlayer insulating layer;
forming a first photoresist pattern to have a line-type patterns by patterning the first negative photoresist layer through exposure and development processes;
forming a second negative photoresist layer on the first interlayer insulating layer and the first photoresist pattern;
forming a second photoresist pattern to have an opened diagonal island-shaped portions by patterning the second negative photoresist layer through exposure and development processes; and
etching the first interlayer insulating layer using hole patterns exposed by the first and second photoresist patterns.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the forming of the first photoresist pattern comprises:
exposing a portion of the first negative photoresist layer; and
developing the remaining regions of the first negative photoresist layer that are not exposed to remove the remaining regions of the first negative photoresist layer,
wherein the remaining regions developed provide a space the first and second contact plugs are to be formed.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the forming of the second photoresist pattern comprises:
exposing a portion of the second negative photoresist layer; and
developing the remaining regions of the second negative photoresist layer that are not exposed to remove the remaining regions of the second negative photoresist layer;
wherein the remaining regions developed provide a space that the third and fourth contact plugs are to be formed.
20. The method of claim 17, the forming of the second photoresist pattern comprises:
forming the non-exposed region inclined with respect to the non-exposed region of the first negative photoresist layer to form overlapping portion with the non-exposed region of the first negative photoresist layer; and
controlling an inclined angle such that the overlapping portions are not located in the same line in a transverse direction.
21. The method of claim 15, wherein the non-exposed region of the second negative photoresist layer include three portions overlapping with the non-exposed region of the first negative photoresist layer.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A motorcycle-stance alteration kit, comprising:
a handlebar clamp for attaching with a motorcycle’s fork clamp, the handlebar clamp having a base and a cap hingedly connected with the base, and where the base includes a recess therein and the cap also includes a recess, such that when the cap is positioned upon the base, the recesses are aligned to allow for placement of a handlebar therebetween, and where the base is formed to align with and connect with the motorcycle’s fork clamp, with the base being an elongated base having a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween and where the recess is formed in the base such that it is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, whereby use of the handlebar clamp allows a user to reposition a handlebar to alter a user’s riding stance.
2. A kit as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a link, the link having a first end and a second end, where the first end is pivotally connected with the base and the second end is pivotally connected with the cap, thereby hingedly connecting the base with the cap through the link.
3. A kit as set forth in claim 2, wherein the base includes a slot and the cap includes a slot, where the link is positioned within the slot of each the cap and base and affixed with each of the cap and the base using a pin to pivotally connect the link with each of the cap and base.
4. A kit as set forth in claim 3, further comprising a set of adapters for positioning within the recesses in order to accommodate a handlebar of varying diameters, each adapter being connected with a recess using a dowel pin.
5. A kit as set forth in claim 4, wherein the base includes a top side and a bottom side, with the recess being formed in the top side, and where the base further includes an protrusion extending from the bottom side of the first portion, the protrusion being formed to align with and mate with a corresponding recess in the motorcycle’s fork clamp.
6. A kit as set forth in claim 4, further comprising a riser block having a pair of protrusions extending therefrom, and wherein the base includes a top side and a bottom side, with the recess being formed in the top side and a pair of depressions formed substantially within the first portion of the bottom side that correspond to the pair of protrusions on the riser block, and where both the base and riser block include a bolt hole therethrough such that when the pair of protrusions are connected with the pair of depressions, the bolt holes are aligned, thereby allowing a user to connect the riser block and base with a motorcycle’s fork clamp to elevate a user’s riding stance.
7. A kit as set forth in claim 2, further comprising a footpeg extension for connecting with a motorcycle frame, the footpeg extension having a first side and a second side and further being elongated to have a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, the footpeg extension having a footpeg mount attached with the first side such that the footpeg mount is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, the footpeg mount being formed to connect with a motorcycle’s footpeg, and where the first portion is formed to connect with the motorcycle frame, thereby allowing a user to connect the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame and connect the footpeg with the footpeg mount to alter the user’s riding stance.
8. A kit as set forth in claim 7, wherein the footpeg mount includes two footpeg mount pin bores therethrough to accommodate a footpeg mount pin, and where the footpeg mount also includes a sufficient amount of space between the two mount pin bores to accommodate a motorcycle’s footpeg and a footpeg spring therebetween, wherein the footpeg mount further includes a retaining pin hole therethrough that intersects one of the footpeg mount pin bores for placement of a retaining pin therein, whereby a user can place a footpeg and footpeg spring between the two footpeg mount pin bores, with the footpeg mount pin being placed through the footpeg mount pin bores, the footpeg, and footpeg spring, with the retaining pin being placed through the retaining pin hole to contact the footpeg mount pin and thereby affix the footpeg, the footpeg spring, and the footpeg mount pin with the footpeg mount.
9. A kit as set forth in claim 8, wherein the footpeg mount is formed to include a sufficient amount of space between the two footpeg mount pin bores to accommodate a motorcycle’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM) footpeg and OEM footpeg spring therebetween.
10. A kit as set forth in claim 9, wherein the first portion of the footpeg extension includes a pair of bolt holes therethrough that are formed to accommodate OEM bolts, the pair of bolt holes being formed to align with corresponding threaded holes in a motorcycle frame, thereby allowing a user to position the footpeg extension against the motorcycle frame and use the OEM bolts to affix the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame to alter the user’s riding stance.
11. A kit as set forth in claim 9, further comprising:
a clevis-pin;
a clevis-pin retaining pin;
a wedge block; and
a wedge block set screw;
wherein the first portion includes a clevis-pin bore therethrough that has a long axis that is alignable with flanges of an OEM footpeg clevis affixed to a motorcycle frame, and where the first portion further includes a clevis-pin retaining pin hole therethrough, the retaining pin hole having a long axis that approximately intersects the long axis of the clevis-pin bore, and where the first portion further includes a tapered pocket formed in the second side of the footpeg extension with a threaded hole formed through the first portion that intersects the tapered pocket, whereby the footpeg extension can be attached with the motorcycle frame by positioning the footpeg extension over an OEM footpeg clevis, capturing the wedge block between the tapered pocket and the motorcycle frame, and inserting the clevis-pin through both flanges of the OEM footpeg clevis and the clevis-pin bore, with the retaining pin being positioned through the retaining pin hole to affix the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame, and with the wedge block set screw being screwed through the threaded hole to drive the wedge block into the tapered pocket when the wedge block set screw is tightened to prevent the footpeg extension from rotating about the long axis of the clevis-pin.
12. A kit as set forth in claim 9, further comprising:
a clevis-pin;
a clevis-pin retaining pin; and
a set screw;
wherein the first portion includes a clevis-pin bore therethrough that has a long axis that is alignable with flanges of an OEM footpeg clevis affixed to a motorcycle frame, and where the first portion further includes a clevis-pin retaining pin hole therethrough, the retaining pin hole having a long axis that approximately intersects the long axis of the clevis-pin bore, and where the first portion includes a set screw hole therethrough that has a long axis that is aligned to contact a motorcycle frame when the footpeg extension is attached with the motorcycle frame, and where the set screw hole is threaded to accommodate the set screw, whereby the footpeg extension can be attached with the motorcycle frame by inserting the clevis-pin through both flanges of an OEM footpeg clevis and the clevis-pin bore, with the clevis-pin retaining pin being positioned through the retaining pin hole to affix the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame, and where the set screw can be positioned through the set screw hole to contact the motorcycle frame and using the threads, the set screw can be tightened against the motorcycle frame to prevent the footpeg extension from rotating about the long axis of the clevis-pin.
13. A motorcycle stance alteration kit, comprising:
a motorcycle fork clamp, the fork clamp being formed to connect with motorcycle forks having a rake angle, the fork clamp having a horizontal mounting surface, with the horizontal mounting surface having an angle and being formed such that when the fork clamp is attached with motorcycle forks, the angle of the horizontal mounting surface offsets the rake angle to cause the horizontal mounting surface to rest in a substantially horizontal alignment with respect to a ground surface, the fork clamp also being formed to include an adjustment apparatus at the horizontal mounting surface for connecting with a bar clamp, the adjustment apparatus being formed to allow for fore and aft connection positions with the bar clamp; and
a bar clamp for attaching with a motorcycle’s handlebar, the bar clamp being formed to attach with the adjustment apparatus such that when connected with a handlebar, the bar clamp is used to attach the handlebar to the fork clamp, whereby a user can alter the riding stance by connecting the bar clamp at one of the fore and aft connection positions to adjust a position of an attached handlebar.
14. A kit as set forth in claim 13, wherein the horizontal mounting surface includes a fore side and an aft side, and the adjustment apparatus includes at least three bolt holes formed through the horizontal mounting surface, the bolt holes being formed in linear alignment from the fore side to the aft side, and wherein the bar clamp includes at least two receiving mechanisms for receiving two bolts positioned through two of the three bolt holes, thereby allowing a user to selectively adjust a fore and aft position of the bar clamp by selecting two of the three bolt holes for use with connecting the bar clamp to the fork clamp.
15. A kit as set forth in claim 14, wherein the receiving mechanisms are threaded bolt holes.
16. A kit as set forth in claim 15, wherein the fork clamp includes depressions formed proximate the bolt holes and the bar clamp includes corresponding protrusions proximate the receiving mechanisms, thereby allowing a user to affix the bar clamp with the fork clamp by mating the protrusions with the depressions.
17. A kit as set forth in claim 16, wherein the bar clamp includes a base and a cap hingedly connected with the base, and where the base includes a recess therein and the cap also includes a recess, such that when the cap is positioned upon the base, the recesses are aligned to allow for placement of a handlebar therebetween.
18. A kit as set forth in claim 17, wherein the base is an elongated base having a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, and where the recess is formed in the base such that the recess is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, and where the bar clamp is formed such that the bar clamp can be reversibly connected with the fork clamp such that second portion can be selectively positioned proximate the fore or aft positions of the fork clamp, whereby use of the bar clamp allows a user to reposition a handlebar to alter a user’s riding stance.
19. A kit as set forth in claim 18, further comprising a riser configured to connect with and between the horizontal mounting surface and the bar clamp.
20. A kit as set forth in claim 19, wherein the riser includes a top side and a bottom side, where the bottom side includes protrusions formed to mate with the depressions in the horizontal mounting surface and the top side includes depressions formed to mate with the protrusions on the bar clamp.
21. A kit as set forth in claim 20, further comprising a footpeg extension for connecting with a motorcycle frame, the footpeg extension having a first side and a second side and further being elongated to have a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, the footpeg extension having a footpeg mount attached with the first side such that the footpeg mount is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, the footpeg mount being formed to connect with a motorcycle’s footpeg, and where the first portion is formed to connect with the motorcycle frame, thereby allowing a user to connect the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame and connect the footpeg with the footpeg mount to alter the user’s riding stance.
22. A kit as set forth in claim 21, wherein the footpeg mount includes two mount pin bores therethrough to accommodate a footpeg mount pin, and where the footpeg mount also includes a sufficient amount of space between the two mount pin bores to accommodate a motorcycle’s footpeg and a footpeg spring therebetween, wherein the footpeg mount further includes a retaining pin hole therethrough that intersects one of the mount pin bores for placement of a retaining pin therein, whereby a user can place a footpeg and footpeg spring between the two mount pin bores, with the footpeg mount pin being placed through the mount pin bores, the footpeg, and footpeg spring, with the retaining pin being placed through the retaining pin hole to contact the footpeg mount pin and thereby affix the footpeg, the footpeg spring, and the footpeg mount pin with the footpeg mount.
23. A kit as set forth in claim 22, wherein the footpeg mount is formed to include a sufficient amount of space between the two mount pin bores to accommodate a motorcycle’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM) footpeg and OEM footpeg spring therebetween.
24. A kit as set forth in claim 23, wherein the first portion of the footpeg extension includes a pair of bolt holes therethrough that are formed to accommodate OEM bolts, the pair of bolt holes being formed to align with corresponding threaded holes in a motorcycle frame, thereby allowing a user to position the footpeg extension against the motorcycle frame and use the OEM bolts to affix the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame to alter the user’s riding stance.
25. A kit as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:
a clevis-pin;
a clevis-pin retaining pin;
a wedge block; and
a wedge block set screw;
wherein the first portion includes a clevis-pin bore therethrough that has a long axis that is alignable with flanges of an OEM footpeg clevis affixed to a motorcycle frame, and where the first portion further includes a clevis-pin retaining pin hole therethrough, the retaining pin hole having a long axis that approximately intersects the long axis of the clevis-pin bore, and where the first portion further includes a tapered pocket formed in the second side of the footpeg extension with a threaded hole formed through the first portion that intersects the tapered pocket, whereby the footpeg extension can be attached with the motorcycle frame by positioning the footpeg extension over an OEM footpeg clevis, capturing the wedge block between the tapered pocket and the motorcycle frame, and inserting the clevis-pin through both flanges of an OEM footpeg clevis and the clevis-pin bore, with the clevis-pin retaining pin being positioned through the retaining pin hole to affix the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame, and with the wedge block set screw being screwed through the threaded hole to drive the wedge block into the tapered pocket when the wedge block set screw is tightened to prevent the footpeg extension from rotating about the long axis of the clevis-pin.
26. A kit as set forth in claim 23, further comprising:
a clevis-pin;
a clevis-pin retaining pin; and
a set screw;
wherein the first portion includes a clevis-pin bore therethrough that has a long axis that is alignable with flanges of an OEM footpeg clevis affixed to a motorcycle frame, and where the first portion further includes a clevis-pin retaining pin hole therethrough, the retaining pin hole having a long axis that approximately intersects the long axis of the clevis-pin bore, and where the first portion includes a set screw hole therethrough that has a long axis that is aligned to contact a motorcycle frame when the footpeg extension is attached with the motorcycle frame, and where the set screw hole is threaded to accommodate the set screw, whereby the footpeg extension can be attached with the motorcycle frame by inserting the clevis-pin through both flanges of an OEM footpeg clevis and the clevis-pin bore, with the clevis-pin retaining pin being positioned through the retaining pin hole to affix the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame, and where the set screw can be positioned through the set screw hole to contact the motorcycle frame and using the threads, the set screw can be tightened against the motorcycle frame to prevent the footpeg extension from rotating about the long axis of the clevis-pin.
27. A motorcycle-stance alteration kit, comprising:
a handlebar clamp for attaching with a motorcycle’s fork clamp, the handlebar clamp having a base and a cap hingedly connected with the base, and where the base includes a recess therein and the cap also includes a recess, such that when the cap is positioned upon the base, the recesses are aligned to allow for placement of a handlebar therebetween, and where the base is formed to align with and connect with the motorcycle’s fork clamp, with the base being an elongated base having a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, and where the recess is formed in the base such that it is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, whereby use of the handlebar clamp allows a user to reposition a handlebar to alter a user’s riding stance;
a footpeg extension for connecting with a motorcycle frame, the footpeg extension having a first side and a second side and further being elongated to have a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, the footpeg extension having a footpeg mount attached with the first side such that the footpeg mount is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, the footpeg mount being formed to connect with a motorcycle’s footpeg, and where the first portion is formed to connect with the motorcycle frame, thereby allowing a user to connect the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame and connect the footpeg with the footpeg mount to alter the user’s riding stance.
28. A motorcycle-stance alteration kit, comprising a footpeg extension for connecting with a motorcycle frame, the footpeg extension having a first side and a second side and further being elongated to have a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, the footpeg extension having a footpeg mount attached with the first side such that the footpeg mount is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, the footpeg mount being formed to connect with a motorcycle’s footpeg, and where the first portion is formed to connect with the motorcycle frame, thereby allowing a user to connect the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame and connect the footpeg with the footpeg mount to alter the user’s riding stance.
29. A kit as set forth in claim 28, further comprising a handlebar clamp for attaching with a motorcycle’s fork clamp, the handlebar clamp having a base and a cap hingedly connected with the base, and where the base includes a recess therein and the cap also includes a recess, such that when the cap is positioned upon the base, the recesses are aligned to allow for placement of a handlebar therebetween, and where the base is formed to align with and connect with the motorcycle’s fork clamp, with the base being an elongated base having a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, and where the recess is formed in the base such that it is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, whereby use of the handlebar clamp allows a user to reposition a handlebar to alter a user’s riding stance.
30. A kit as set forth in claim 28, further comprising:
a motorcycle fork clamp, the fork clamp being formed to connect with motorcycle forks having a rake angle, the fork clamp having a horizontal mounting surface, with the horizontal mounting surface having an angle and being formed such that when the fork clamp is attached with motorcycle forks, the angle of the horizontal mounting surface offsets the rake angle to cause the horizontal mounting surface to rest in a substantially horizontal alignment with respect to a ground surface, the fork clamp also being formed to include an adjustment apparatus at the horizontal mounting surface for connecting with a bar clamp, the adjustment apparatus being formed to allow for fore and aft connection positions with the bar clamp; and
a bar clamp for attaching with a motorcycle’s handlebar, the bar clamp being formed to attach with the adjustment apparatus such that when connected with a handlebar, the bar clamp is used to attach the handlebar to the fork clamp, whereby a user can alter the riding stance by connecting the bar clamp at one of the fore and aft connection positions.
31. A motorcycle-stance alteration kit, comprising:
a footpeg extension for connecting with a motorcycle frame, the footpeg extension having a first side and a second side and further being elongated to have a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, the footpeg extension having a footpeg mount attached with the first side such that the footpeg mount is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, the footpeg mount being formed to connect with a motorcycle’s footpeg, and where the first portion is formed to connect with the motorcycle frame, thereby allowing a user to connect the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame and connect the footpeg with the footpeg mount to alter the user’s riding stance, wherein the footpeg mount includes two footpeg mount pin bores therethrough to accommodate a footpeg mount pin, and wherein the footpeg mount is formed to include a sufficient amount of space between the two mount pin bores to accommodate a motorcycle’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM) footpeg and OEM footpeg spring therebetween; and
a handlebar clamp for attaching with a motorcycle’s fork clamp, the handlebar clamp having a base and a cap hingedly connected with the base, and where the base includes a recess therein and the cap also includes a recess, such that when the cap is positioned upon the base, the recesses are aligned to allow for placement of a handlebar therebetween, and where the base is formed to align with and connect with the motorcycle’s fork clamp, with the base being an elongated base having a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, and where the recess is formed in the base such that it is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, whereby use of the handlebar clamp allows a user to reposition a handlebar to alter a user’s riding stance.
32. A motorcycle-stance alteration kit, comprising:
a footpeg extension for connecting with a motorcycle frame, the footpeg extension having a first side and a second side and further being elongated to have a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion therebetween, the footpeg extension having a footpeg mount attached with the first side such that the footpeg mount is offset from the center portion and substantially within the second portion, the footpeg mount being formed to connect with a motorcycle’s footpeg, and where the first portion is formed to connect with the motorcycle frame, thereby allowing a user to connect the footpeg extension with the motorcycle frame and connect the footpeg with the footpeg mount to alter the user’s riding stance, wherein the footpeg mount includes two footpeg mount pin bores therethrough to accommodate a footpeg mount pin, and wherein the footpeg mount is formed to include a sufficient amount of space between the two mount pin bores to accommodate a motorcycle’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM) footpeg and OEM footpeg spring therebetween;
a motorcycle fork clamp, the fork clamp being formed to connect with motorcycle forks having a rake angle, the fork clamp having a horizontal mounting surface, with the horizontal mounting surface having an angle and being formed such that when the fork clamp is attached with motorcycle forks, the angle of the horizontal mounting surface offsets the rake angle to cause the horizontal mounting surface to rest in a substantially horizontal alignment with respect to a ground surface, the fork clamp also being formed to include an adjustment apparatus at the horizontal mounting surface for connecting with a bar clamp, the adjustment apparatus being formed to allow for fore and aft connection positions with the bar clamp; and
a bar clamp for attaching with a motorcycle’s handlebar, the bar clamp being formed to attach with the adjustment apparatus such that when connected with a handlebar, the bar clamp is used to attach the handlebar to the fork clamp, whereby a user can alter the riding stance by connecting the bar clamp at one of the fore and aft connection positions.