Patent ID: 8651214

Claim:
A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: a front wheel; a rear wheel generally positioned in line with the front wheel along a longitudinal plane of the two-wheeled vehicle; a frame supported by the front wheel and the rear wheel, the frame including a cast frame member; a prime mover coupled to the frame and operably coupled to the rear wheel to power the rear wheel; a straddle seat supported by the frame, the straddle seat having a support surface; and a steering system rotatably coupled to the frame, the steering system including a steering post passing through an interior of the cast frame member of the frame, a first fork member positioned to a first side of the longitudinal plane and coupled to the front wheel, a second fork member positioned to a second side of the longitudinal plane and coupled to the front wheel, and at least one coupling member which couples the steering post to the first fork member and to the second fork member; wherein a steering axis defined by the steering post is angled upward relative to horizontal by a first angle and a fork axis defined by the first fork member is angled upward relative to horizontal by a second angle, the second angle being less than the first angle and both the first angle and the second angle being acute, wherein a first plane passes through the steering axis and is normal to the longitudinal plane of the two-wheeled vehicle and a second plane passes through the fork axis and is normal to the longitudinal plane of the two-wheeled vehicle, the second plane and the first plane intersecting at a location lower than the at least one coupling member.