Patent ID: 8272460
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: B62J,B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: a front wheel rotatable about a first axis; a rear wheel generally positioned in line with the front wheel along a longitudinal plane of the two-wheeled vehicle; a frame supported by the front wheel and the rear wheel; a prime mover coupled to the frame and operably coupled to the rear wheel to power the rear wheel; a straddle seat supported by the frame, the straddle seat having a support surface; a steering system rotatably coupled to the frame and coupled to the front wheel; and a pair of highway bars, each of the highway bars having a first, non-cylindrical, solid cross-section at a first height defined by an intersection with one of a first horizontal plane passing through the first axis, a second horizontal plane passing through a top of the front wheel, and a third horizontal plane located halfway between the first horizontal plane and the second horizontal plane, each of the highway bars being coupled to the frame and positioned rearward of a vertical plane passing through the first axis of the front wheel and forward of the rear wheel.