Patent ID: 7543672

Claim:
A wheeled vehicle comprising: a frame comprising: an upper frame member; a lower frame member; a forward cross member interconnecting a forward portion of the upper frame member with a forward portion of the lower frame member; a rearward cross member interconnecting a rearward portion of the upper frame member with a rearward portion of the lower frame member, the upper frame member, lower frame member, forward cross member, and rearward cross member defining a closed perimeter with a space therein; and a strut extending from one of the upper frame member, the lower frame member, the forward cross member, and the rearward cross member, to another one of the upper frame member, the lower frame member, the forward cross member, and the rearward cross member, the upper frame member, lower frame member, forward cross member, rearward cross member, and strut being disposed along a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; a straddle seat mounted on the upper frame member; a front left wheel and a front right wheel, each of the front wheels being mounted to the frame via a front suspension, each of the suspensions being connected to the frame at plurality of positions, one of the plurality of positions being on the strut; a single rear wheel disposed along the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; a swing arm mounting the single rear wheel to the frame; a rear suspension operatively disposed between the swing arm and the frame; a steering column operatively connected to the front wheels for steering the front wheels, the steering column extending inside the space rearwardly of the forward cross member; handlebars connected to an upper end of the steering column above the upper frame member; and an engine disposed in the space and operatively connected to the rear wheel to power the rear wheel.