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A three-wheeled motor vehicle having a two-part frame construction in which a front frame member includes the front steerable wheel assembly and the supports for the driver\s seat, and the rear frame assembly includes support for the engine and a driven pair of rear wheels. The front and rear frames

A three-wheeled motor vehicle having a two-part frame construction in which a front frame member includes the front steerable wheel assembly and the supports for the driver\s seat, and the rear frame assembly includes support for the engine and a driven pair of rear wheels. The front and rear frames are pivotally joined to allow rotational motion of the front frame assembly relative to the rear frame assembly about a generally longitudinal axis, and an arcuate guide bar and associated slide bearings are used to couple the rearmost seat supports of the front frame to the rear frame providing desired rigidity to the composite frame structure.

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A three-wheeled motor vehicle comprising, in combination: (a) a front frame assembly including (i) a steering column supporting one steerable front wheel, (ii) a plurality of downwardly extending struts affixed to said steering column, and (iii) a seat support member extending rearward from said ste

A three-wheeled motor vehicle comprising, in combination: (a) a front frame assembly including (i) a steering column supporting one steerable front wheel, (ii) a plurality of downwardly extending struts affixed to said steering column, and (iii) a seat support member extending rearward from said steering column; (b) a rear frame assembly rotationally coupled to said downwardly extending struts, said rear frame assembly including (i) an engine mounted thereon, (ii) a pair of wheels journaled for rotation on axle means mounted on said rear frame assembly and driven by said engine, and (iii) an arcuate guiderail attached transversely to one of said seat support member and said rear frame assembly at a location above said pair of wheels and forward of said axle means; (c) first and second slide bearing means attached to the other of said seat support and said rear frame assembly and at spaced-apart locations and fitted about said arcuate guiderail for lateral sliding movement therealong with a predetermined desired frictional resistance therebetween; and (d) a dashpot coupled between said front frame assembly and said rear frame assembly inhibiting the free rotation of said rear frame assembly relative to said front assembly.