Patent ID: 6883629

Claim:
A three wheeled vehicle comprising: (a) a chassis having front and rear ends and a longitudinal axis; (b) two front wheels mounted on said front end of said chassis; (c) a motor mounted on said chassis, said motor being operatively connected to drive said front wheels; (d) a one-sided swing arm having an outer end portion, a support portion comprising a strut assembly, and an inner end portion pivotally mounted to said rear end of said chassis for pivoting about a first horizontal axis perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said strut assembly including an upper longitudinal member, a lower longitudinal member, and generally at least one vertical member connecting the upper and lower longitudinal members; (e) a shock absorber having one end connected to said chassis and its other end connected to said swing arm for limiting the pivotal movement of said swing arm about said first horizontal axis. (f) a wheel mounting assembly on one side of said outer end portion of said swing arm; and (g) a rear wheel mounted on said wheel mounting assembly, said rear wheel being interchangeable with said front wheels.