Patent ID: 7303038

Claim:
A motorcycle comprising: a dual beam chassis having a pair of parallel, hollow side members extending front to back along opposite sides of said motorcycle; said dual beam chassis also having front and rear hollow frame members joining front and rear portions of said side frame members forming a low box section frame parallel to a road surface, said side, front and rear hollow frame members each containing fuel; an engine mounted above and on said dual beam chassis between front and rear portions of said side members; a rear wheel for receiving drive from said engine; a front wheel mounted for steering of said motorcycle; and a handle bar for steering said motorcycle located to a rear of said engine, and a steering linkage from said handle bar extending along opposite sides of said engine for connection to said front wheel; a front tube for securing said front wheel, said front tube being partitioned into an upper section rigidly attached to said box frame and a lower section joined to said wheel and rotatable with said front wheel when steered; and a linkage within said front tube transmitting steering motion turning force from said handle bar to said front wheel.