Patent ID: 8336660

Claim:
A snowmobile comprising: a vehicle body including a seat located at an upper portion of the vehicle body; a track belt located at a lower portion of the vehicle body; a driving source arranged to drive the track belt; a left-and-right pair of skis located on a front section of the vehicle body; a suspension mechanism arranged to support the pair of skis so as to move in a vertical direction with respect to the vehicle body and such that the pair of skis move in opposite directions with respect to each other; and a steering mechanism arranged to steer the pair of skis; wherein each of the pair of skis is arranged to pivot around a steering axis, an extension of the steering axis passing further frontward of a point of connection between each of the pair of skis and the suspension mechanism; the suspension mechanism includes: a pair of connecting members to which each of the pair of skis is respectively connected; a pair of arm members, one end of each of which is connected to the vehicle body, the pair of arm members supporting each of the pair of skis respectively so as to allow movement in the vertical direction with respect to the vehicle body; and a spherical bearing for the pair of arm members is arranged to support the other end of each of the pair of arm members against each of the pair of connecting members, respectively; and the spherical bearing for the pair of arm members includes a mounting shaft mounted on the pair of connecting members, the mounting shaft being disposed substantially along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.