Patent ID: 7850180

Claim:
A suspension system for a tilting vehicle, comprising: a central frame having a front, a rear and a support means for a rider; a continuous top suspension bar and a continuous bottom suspension bar each having a respective left end and right end, a central portion of said top and bottom suspension bars being pivotally affixed to the central frame; and left and right hubs, each of said hubs having an interior portion with top end and a bottom ends wherein said left and right ends of said top and bottom suspension bars are pivotally attached to said respective top and bottom ends of said interior portion of said left and right hubs, the points of attachment between said left and right hubs and said top and bottom suspension bars forming tilting axes, each of said hubs having an exterior wheel support portion pivotally affixed to said interior portion, said pivots defining steering axes, said steering axes being located outboard from and inclined relative to said tilting axes forming a lever arm that reduces the force required to tilt said tilting vehicle.