Arm member and straddle-type vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body frame including a pivot member;
• a wheel supported by a wheel axle;
• and
• an arm member including a pair of arms and a connecting member disposed between and connecting the pair of arms, the connecting member including one or more brackets;
• and
• a cushion unit arranged to connect a rear end portion of the pair of arms to the vehicle body frame;
• wherein
• the rear end portion of the pair of arms is arranged to support end sections of the wheel axle, and a front end portion of the pair of arms is connected to the pivot member of the vehicle body frame;
• the connecting member is connected to the vehicle body frame via the pair of arms, the connecting member includes a rear end section including a recessed section that is recessed toward the pivot member in a plan view of the vehicle, and the recessed section includes a rear surface that is opposed to the wheel axle;
• the connecting member is defined by a tabular member including one end section bent to abut against another end section of the tabular member in an abutting section of the rear surface that opposes the wheel axle;
• the one end section and the another end section are opposed to each other without projecting toward the wheel axle and are connected to each other via a weld;
• the rear surface includes first and second connections connecting the connecting member and the pair of arms at a rearward most portion of the connecting member, the first and second connections are defined by vertical straight lines, and the weld extends from the first connection to the second connection;
• and
• none of the one or more brackets extends rearward from the rear surface of the connecting member.