Patent ID: 8827024
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle comprising: a vehicle body including a body frame; a rear arm supported by the body frame, the rear arm being rotatable in a top-to-bottom direction, an elongated hole being formed in the rear arm and extending in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body; a rear wheel supported by a rear portion of the rear arm; a shaft configured to pass through a center of the rear wheel and configured to be inserted through the elongated hole; an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a front-to-rear position of the shaft within the elongated hole; and a fastener member configured to fasten the shaft to the rear arm; wherein the adjustment mechanism includes: wherein the first cover member covers at least part of a portion of said one of the left and right sides of the rear arm that is disposed forward of the elongated hole and at least part of a portion of said one of the left and right sides of the rear arm that is disposed rearward of the elongated hole, independent of an adjustment position of the adjustment mechanism; and wherein the second cover member covers at least part of a portion of said other one of the left and right sides of the rear arm that is disposed forward of the elongated hole and at least part of a portion of said other one of the left and right sides of the rear arm that is disposed rearward of the elongated hole, independent of the adjustment position of the adjustment mechanism.