Rear wheel support device for a motorcycle

摘要

Disclosed is a wheel support structure for a vehicle is provided having a swingarm operatively attached to the vehicle. An axle shaft is connected to the swingarm at essentially a distal end thereof; and a wheel rotatably supported via the axle shaft, the wheel having a wheel hub through which the axle shaft passes. The axle shaft is constituted by a head section and a base section, the head section having a cross-sectional thickness greater than a cross-sectional thickness of the base section.