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Three-wheel motorcycle with cambering main frame supporting a front steering column and front wheel. The cambering frame is pivotally mounted on a centralized non-cambering rear support including the engine that carries the rear suspension and laterally spaced drive wheels. Operator footrests are mo

Three-wheel motorcycle with cambering main frame supporting a front steering column and front wheel. The cambering frame is pivotally mounted on a centralized non-cambering rear support including the engine that carries the rear suspension and laterally spaced drive wheels. Operator footrests are mounted on rear support and automatically tilt with the cambering frame to improve operator balance of the vehicle.

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A three-wheel cambering vehicle comprising a front steering fork assembly rotatable about an inclined steering axis, a steerable front road wheel mounted on the lower extremity of said fork assembly for rotation about an axis transverse to said steering axis, manual steering means fixed to an upper

A three-wheel cambering vehicle comprising a front steering fork assembly rotatable about an inclined steering axis, a steerable front road wheel mounted on the lower extremity of said fork assembly for rotation about an axis transverse to said steering axis, manual steering means fixed to an upper portion of said fork assembly, a cambering main frame having a forward support mounting said steering fork assembly for pivotal movement about said steering axis, a rear carriage, forward and rearward pivots pivotally supporting said cambering main frame for left and right cambering movement with respect to said rear carriage about a centralized roll axis, a pair of laterally spaced road wheels operatively supporting said rear carriage, vehicle engine means for driving said rear wheels and rigidly secured to and extending forwardly from said rear carriage to form a forward portion thereof, said forward pivot supported by and extending forwardly of said engine means, said cambering frame having a forward portion pivotally mounted on said forward pivot, said cambering frame extending upwardly and rearwardly from said forward pivot over said engine and rear carriage into connection with said rearward pivot, a seat on said cambering main frame for supporting a vehicle operator and laterally spaced footrest means secured to said rear carriage for receiving the feet of said operator when seated on said seat to permit said operator to directly use said engine means and rear carriage as a ground and instinctively balance said main frame when cambered.