Abstract: A damage preventing system for use in preventing damage to motorcycles and the like when being conveyed on a transporting vehicle. Inflatable supporting cushions, anchored at selected locations to the transporting vehicle with use of attachment apertures, provide protection from damage resulting from contact between multiple motorcycles, or between a motorcycle and the transporting vehicle. Inflatable supporting cushions having multiple air-tight chambers enable a user to provide various cushioning pressure to different portions of the motorcycle being protected from damage.

Abstract: A crane gantry assembly includes a gantry pivotally connected to a crane bed, a backhitch pivotally connected to the gantry and detachably connected to the crane bed, and a control link pivotally connected to the backhitch and to the crane bed. The control link is used when maneuvering the backhitch between raised and retracted positions, such as when the crane is set up or taken down for transport.