Abstract: A cage in which two pulley wheels are mounted with tangent circumferences so that their circumferential cable grooves surround a cable passing between the wheels. The cage freely rotates about an axis that passes between the wheels. The cage axis is normal to the plane of the parallel wheel axes. The cage extends forward of the wheels and forms two curved edges on opposed sides of the cage axis. Each curve has an apex at its forward-most point. A flexible cable passes through the cage, between the wheels, and forward between the curves. Extending the cable substantially away from the plane of the wheels causes it to contact one of the curves. This rotates the cage so that the wheels are aligned with the cable deflection. This switches the cable to one or the other of the wheels, and provides low friction cable operation for any cable direction.

Abstract: A device for increasing the leverage on a motorcycle center stand to position it to support a motorcycle vertically. The center stand is pivotally secured to the motorcycle main frame and is formed of laterally spaced legs adapted to support the motorcycle on their lower ends in an at rest position. Upper end portions of the legs are pivotally mounted to the frame, the stand being normally spring biased on the pivot mounting in the upwardly non-functional position. A side arm on the stand extends outwardly of the motorcycle in the non-functional position and is adapted to move the stand downwardly against the force of the spring to a rearwardly-vertical position and then past the pivot center to a forwardly-vertical position against the weight of the motorcycle to raise the motorcycle to a steady at rest position with the lower ends of the stand legs on the ground surface under the motorcycle.

Abstract: A device for raising and setting back the handlebar of a motorcycle. The device is comprised of two spaced mounting plates which are secured to the handlebar supporting means and which extend rearwardly therefrom to carry the handlebar. A dashboard extends across the space between the plates forwardly of the handlebar.