Two-wheeled vehicle
AssigneeIndian Motorcycle International, LLC
InventorsDavid L. Bagnariol, Jeffrey M. O′Halloran
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Abstract
A two-wheeled vehicle includes a frame assembly, a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame assembly, and a cooling assembly positioned below a head portion of the frame assembly and intermediate vertically-extending frame tubes of the frame assembly. A lower end of the cooling assembly is coupled to a lower end of the vertically-extending frame tubes, and an upper end of the cooling assembly is frictionally retained at an upper end of each of the vertically-extending frame tubes.
Claims20
A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a frame assembly including:
- a front frame portion including a head portion, a plurality of generally vertically-extending frame tubes, a plurality of generally longitudinally-extending frame tubes, and a plurality of plate members positioned along at least one of the longitudinally-extending frame tubes and extending downwardly therefrom;
- a mid-frame portion removably fastened to the front frame portion, the mid-frame portion including:
- a first side member and a second side member opposed to the first side member, each of the first side member and a second side member extending downwardly relative to the longitudinally-extending frame tubes, each of the first side member and second side member including one or more apertures;
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- a rear frame portion removably fastened to the mid-frame portion;
- a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame assembly;
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- a fuel tank coupled to the plate members, an upper end of the plate members being permanently coupled to the longitudinally-extending frame tubes and a lower end of the plate members being coupled to the head portion.
A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a frame assembly including a front frame portion including a head portion, a plurality of generally vertically-extending frame tubes, a plurality of generally longitudinally-extending frame tubes, and a plurality of plate members coupled to the longitudinally-extending frame tubes and extending downwardly therefrom, the plate members including post members extending outwardly therefrom;
- a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame assembly;
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- a fuel tank coupled to the plate members, an upper end of the plate members being permanently coupled to the longitudinally-extending frame tubes and a lower end of the plate members being coupled to the head portion, wherein the fuel tank is coupled to the post members, wherein the fuel tank includes isolator members configured to receive the post members.
A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a frame assembly including:
- a front frame portion including a head portion, a plurality of generally vertically-extending frame tubes, a plurality of generally longitudinally-extending frame tubes, and a plurality of plate members coupled to the longitudinally-extending frame tubes and extending downwardly therefrom;
- a mid-frame portion removably coupled to the front frame portion;
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- a rear frame portion removably coupled to the mid-frame portion;
- a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame assembly;
- a fuel tank coupled to the plate members;
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- a fuel pump assembly supported on a support plate of the plurality of plate members at a rear end of the fuel tank, wherein the fuel pump assembly includes a pump and a filter, wherein the filter is coupled to the pump via arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.