Patent ID: 9168970
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a frame having a front end and a rear end and defining a roll axis extending between the front end and the rear end; an engine supported by the frame; a steering assembly pivotally coupled with the frame and pivotable about a steering axis; a steerable wheel rotatably coupled with the steering assembly; a flywheel assembly comprising an inertial mass and being coupled with the frame, the inertial mass being rotatable about a flywheel axis; and a controller coupled with the flywheel assembly and configured to facilitate rotation of the inertial mass in one of a counterclockwise direction and a clockwise direction in response to pivoting of the steering assembly in a leftward direction and a rightward direction, respectively, wherein the controller is configured to inhibit rotation of the inertial mass during operation of the vehicle below a threshold speed.