TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE
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1. A method of controlling a moveable windshield of a vehicle having a frame and a plurality of ground engaging members, the method comprising the steps of:
- supporting the moveable windshield on the frame of the vehicle; and
encountering a flow of air, a first portion of the flow of air traveling along a front surface of the moveable windshield and a second portion of the flow of air traveling along a back surface of the moveable windshield, wherein the second portion of the flow of air along the back surface of the moveable windshield is increased when the moveable windshield is in a raised position than when the moveable windshield is in a lowered position.
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Abstract
A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include multiple fuel storage tanks arranged in a split side-by-side configuration. The vehicle may include a rear suspension having a linkage which moves in a direction not parallel with a centerline plane of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a tip-over structure which prevents unwanted tip-over of the vehicle. The vehicle may have moveable foot control levers to accommodate different size riders. The vehicle may include a moveable windshield.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a moveable windshield of a vehicle having a frame and a plurality of ground engaging members, the method comprising the steps of:
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supporting the moveable windshield on the frame of the vehicle; and encountering a flow of air, a first portion of the flow of air traveling along a front surface of the moveable windshield and a second portion of the flow of air traveling along a back surface of the moveable windshield, wherein the second portion of the flow of air along the back surface of the moveable windshield is increased when the moveable windshield is in a raised position than when the moveable windshield is in a lowered position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A windshield assembly, comprising:
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a base member; a rear windshield supported by the base member; a front windshield supported by the base member, positioned forward of the rear windshield, and moveable relative to the rear windshield between a lowered position and a raised position; and an actuation device supported by the base member and operatively coupled to the front windshield, the actuation device controlling the movement of the front windshield between the raised position and the lowered position, wherein the front windshield is spaced apart from the rear windshield to provide a flow of air along a back surface of the front windshield. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle for operation by a rider comprising:
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a plurality of ground engaging members including a front ground engaging member and a rear ground engaging member; a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members; a straddle seat supported by the frame; a steering assembly coupled to the front ground engaging member, the steering assembly being moveable to steer the front ground engaging member; and a windshield positioned forward of the straddle seat, the windshield including a front windshield portion and a rear windshield portion, the front windshield portion being moveable relative to the rear windshield portion between a raised position and a lowered position, wherein a flow of air passes between the front windshield portion and the rear windshield portion along a back surface of the front windshield portion the flow of air being increased when the front windshield portion is in the raised position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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