Patent ID: 8376907

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame; a seat disposed on the frame for supporting one or more riders; an engine supported by the frame; a plurality of wheels supported by the frame, at least one of the plurality of wheels being operatively connected to the engine for propelling the vehicle; a steering device disposed generally forwardly of the seat and operatively connected to at least one of the plurality of wheels for steering the vehicle; a limited slip differential supported by the frame; a first half-shaft and a second half-shaft operatively connected to the limited slip differential, the first half-shaft supporting a first wheel of the plurality of wheels; and the second half-shaft supporting a second wheel of the plurality of wheels; a shaft operatively connected to the limited slip differential for providing an output torque of the engine to the limited slip differential; a brake operatively connected to the limited slip differential via the shaft, the brake selectively exerting a braking torque on the first and second wheels via at least one portion of the limited slip differential to reduce the speed of the vehicle, the brake comprising: a brake disk mounted on and rotating with the shaft; and a brake caliper supported by the frame and operative to selectively frictionally engage the brake disk to exert the braking torque; and a control unit electrically connected to the limited slip differential; wherein when the brake is actuated, the control unit is operative to selectively increase a degree of engagement of the limited slip differential in response to a difference between rotational speeds of the first and second wheels being greater than a first predetermined difference.