Straddle vehicle
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorsYoshimoto Matsuda, Kohei Akita
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Abstract
The straddle vehicle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, at least one tank, an internal combustion engine, a seat, and a steering handle. The front wheel is a steering wheel. The rear wheel is a drive wheel arranged located rearward of the front wheel. The tank is configured to be filled with a gaseous fuel. The internal combustion engine generates power using gaseous fuel filled in the tank. The driver sits on the seat. The driver performs the steering operation to the steering handle. The center of gravity of the tank is located closer to the steering wheel with respect to the center of gravity of the internal combustion engine.
Claims12
A straddle vehicle, comprising:
- a front wheel configured as a steering wheel;
- a rear wheel configured as a drive wheel located rearward of the front wheel;
- at least one tank configured to be filled with a gaseous fuel;
- an internal combustion engine configured to generate power using the gaseous fuel filled in the at least one tank;
- a seat for a driver of the vehicle;
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- a steering handle configured to allow the driver to perform a steering operation,
- wherein a center of gravity of the at least one tank is located closer to the steering wheel than a center of gravity of the internal combustion engine;
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- wherein the center of gravity of the internal combustion engine is lower than the center of gravity of the at least one tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.