Patent ID: 7740095
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: an engine; a rear side frame disposed rearward of the engine; a swing arm that swings relative to the rear side frame; and a damper supported by the rear side frame and the swing arm and providing a damping force to the swing arm, wherein the damper extends in a vertical direction, and the rear side frame has a damper supporting section that supports a lateral side of the damper, wherein the damper comprises a cylinder and a rod that is extendable beyond a bottom end of the cylinder; and the damper supporting section of the rear side frame connects to an attaching bracket that projects sideward from an outer surface of the damper between a top end of the damper and a bottom end of the damper in a vertical direction, and wherein the top end of the damper is positioned above the lateral side of the damper that is supported by the damper supporting section of the rear side frame.