Patent ID: 7226062

Claim:
A short wheelbase amusement vehicle designed for performing wheelie maneuvers comprising: (a) a signal support platform for supporting a rider in upright position, (b) a single handlebar assembly mounted upon and extending upwardly from the support platform, (c) three ground contacting wheel members positioned within the perimeter and attached to the bottom of the support platform, with one of the three ground contacting wheel members being mounted centrally behind the other two wheel members in a triangular configuration; the two wheel members constituting front wheels and the one wheel member constituting a rear wheel, (d) the support platform being statically stable on the at least three ground contacting wheels in normal riding mode, (e) the distance between the front wheel members and the rear wheel member constituting the short wheel base, and being sufficiently wide to accommodate a rider's two feet in a side by side position, (g) the handle being centrally mounted within the confines of the wheel base and substantially equidistant from the sides of the platform support and securely attached to such platform support, (h) the platform extending beyond at least the rear wheels for a distance sufficient to prevent contact with the ground of the feet of a rider supported on the platform in a wheelie position, and (i) the handle being of sufficient height to be easily grasped by a rider in an erect position upon the platform and having leverage with respect to the wheel base and its position on the platform relative to the position of a rider's feet on the platform to easily tip the platform into a wheelie attitude on the rear wheel.