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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Eiichirou Tsujii, Shizuoka, JP;
Hitoshi Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Kitagawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 61/02 (2006.01); B60K 28/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, that can sufficiently control a stagger in an extremely slow speed running state and a tumble of vehicle body in the standstill state thereof. This vehicle, such as a motorcycle includes a head pipe that supports a front wheel and a main frame that supports a rear wheel. The head pipe is movably attached to the main frame. The vehicle includes a hydraulic cylinder for shifting the centroid of the vehicle body by moving one of the head pipe and the main frame 3 relative to the other.