Patent ID: 8196946

Claim:
A suspension structure, comprising: paired first and second cushion units disposed on opposite sides of a steering stem, in a vehicle width direction, said first cushion unit comprising a compression coil spring for alleviating vibrations and shocks and a first damper for damping vibrations and shocks, said compression coil spring extending between a lower tube of said first cushion unit and an axle support portion of a vehicle, said second cushion unit comprising a second damper having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of said compression coil spring in said first cushion unit and larger than an outer diameter of said first damper in said first cushion unit, wherein said second cushion does not include a compression coil spring extending between a lower tube of said second cushion unit and the axle support portion of the vehicle, wherein said first and second cushion units are connected to each other by a top bridge and a bottom bridge, said first cushion unit, said second cushion unit, said top bridge and said bottom bridge cumulatively forming a front fork, wherein said front fork is steerably supported on a vehicle body, wherein an outer diameter of an upper fitting of said first cushion unit, supported on said top bridge, and an outer diameter of an upper fitting of said second cushion unit, supported on said top bridge, are different from each other, wherein an outer diameter of a lower fitting of said first cushion unit, supported on said top bridge, and an outer diameter of a lower fitting of said second cushion unit, supported on said top bridge, are different from each other.