Patent ID: 7913793

Claim:
A motorcycle comprising: a vehicle body frame; a swing arm swingably supported on the vehicle body frame by a support member, the swing arm having a hollow bore formed therethrough; a drive shaft extending inside the hollow bore of the swing arm; a suspension link member extending between a lower portion of the vehicle body frame and the swing arm; said suspension link member comprising a plurality of links; a rear shock absorber disposed between the suspension link member and an upper portion of the vehicle body frame; and a rear wheel rotatably supported on a rear end of the swing arm, and operatively driven by the drive shaft; wherein the suspension link member is connected between a portion of the swing arm and the lower portion of the vehicle body frame, such that the portion of the swing arm is operable to be selectively raised by shifting the drive shaft above the support member; and wherein an end portion of one of the links of the suspension link member, extending from the swing arm, is connected with a lower end of the shock absorber.