Patent ID: 9051027
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a frame having a front portion and a rear portion; a straddle seat mounted on the frame; a motor supported by the frame; a belt transmission system operatively connected to and driven by the motor; a front left suspension assembly and a front right suspension assembly operatively connected to the front portion of the frame; a front left ground engaging member operatively connected to the front left suspension assembly; a front right ground engaging member operatively connected to the front right suspension assembly; a rear suspension assembly connected to the rear portion of the frame; a rear ground engaging member operatively connected to the rear suspension assembly, at least one of the ground engaging members being driven by the belt transmission system; a steering assembly operatively connected to the front left ground engaging member and the front right ground engaging member to steer the vehicle, the steering assembly having a steering column supported by the frame and a handlebar connected to the steering column; and an inertia wheel operatively connected to the steering assembly, the inertia wheel pivoting about a generally vertical axis when the handlebar is turned to steer the front left and right ground engaging members, the inertia wheel pivoting about the vertical axis in a same direction as the front left and right ground engaging members when steered by the handlebar.