Patent ID: 7806217

Claim:
A motorcycle having a steering mechanism for steering a front wheel through manipulation of a steering handle, and a swing mechanism extending from one of a body frame and an engine for vertically movably supporting the steering mechanism, wherein the steering mechanism comprises: a hub body for rotatably supporting the front wheel; knuckle arms extending upwardly from the hub body; a handle link connected to an upper end of the knuckle arms and being capable of bending vertically; and the steering handle provided on an upper end of the handle link; and wherein the swing mechanism comprises lower swing arms vertically swingably connected to one of the body frame and the engine and extending to the hub body; a cross-member provided on distal ends of the lower swing arms and passing through the hub body; a lower spherical bearing provided on the cross-member for three-dimensionally rotatably supporting the hub body; upper swing arms vertically swingably connected to one of the body frame and the engine and extending to upper parts of the knuckle arms; and an upper spherical bearing provided on distal ends of the upper swing arms for three-dimensionally swingably supporting the knuckle arms.