To provide a swing arm structure capable of suppressing the required
rigidity of a cross member to a low level to reduce the weight of the
cross member. In a swing arm structure, a swing arm includes a pair of
left and right arm bodies with a cross member spanning therebetween. Ends
of the swing arm suspend rear wheels. A rear wheel-driving rear drive
shaft, connected to a rear final reduction gear unit, is placed above the
cross member. As viewed laterally, the cross member is contained within
the profile of each arm body and is formed to be trapezoidal in section
such that its bottom portion is broader than its upper portion.