Patent 7703787 was granted and assigned to Kawasaki on April, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A cap member of a swing arm for a rear wheel of a vehicle can be structured to provide an excellent outer appearance to the swing arm and to increase strength and be made thinner. The cap member to be attached to a rear end of the swing arm supporting the rear wheel of the vehicle is formed with a rounded outer surface shape which is approximately continuously connected to an outer surface shape of the swing arm.