Patent ID: 8333397

Claim:
A vehicle assembly, comprising: a vehicle including a frame having opposed first and second sides, opposed front and rear ends, and a front wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the front end of the frame positioned in front of an opposed rear wheel mounted for rotation to the frame proximate to the rear end of the frame and that is substantially in-line with respect to the front wheel; a first forward stabilizer and a first rearward stabilizer each mounted to a first support assembly mounted to the frame; the first support assembly supporting the first forward stabilizer along the first side of the frame proximate to, and outboard of, the front wheel of the vehicle, and supporting the first rearward stabilizer along the first side of the frame proximate to, and outboard of, the rear wheel of the vehicle; a second forward stabilizer and a second rearward stabilizer each mounted to a second support assembly mounted to the frame; the second support assembly supporting the second forward stabilizer along the second side of the frame proximate to, and outboard of, the front wheel of the vehicle so as to oppose the first forward stabilizer, and supporting the second rearward stabilizer along the second side of the frame proximate to, and outboard of, the rear wheel of the vehicle so as to oppose the first rearward stabilizer; the first and second forward stabilizers positioned to interact with the ground over which the vehicle is driven, along the first and second sides of the frame proximate to the front wheel of the vehicle, to stabilize the vehicle proximate to the front end of the frame of the vehicle; and the first and second rearward stabilizers positioned to interact with the ground over which the vehicle is driven, along the first and second sides of the frame proximate to the rear wheel of the vehicle, to stabilize the vehicle proximate to the rear end of the frame of the vehicle.