Straddle type vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshimasa Miyabe
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Abstract
The present invention increases the degree of freedom for layout under a seat in a straddle type vehicle. For example, a motorcycle includes a main frame obliquely extending downward rearward from a head pipe, a pair of a right and left sub-frame obliquely extending downward rearward from the main frame, and seat rails obliquely extending upward rearward from the respective sub-frame. A cross member extends between the respective seat rails. A rear cushion unit is supported by the cross member and an upper portion of the rear arm so as to slant forward. A lower portion of a fuel tank projects downward to a space defined between the rear cushion unit and the rear wheel.
Claims9
A straddle type vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body including a vehicle body frame having a head pipe, a front frame connected to the head pipe and obliquely extending downward rearward, and a rear frame connected to the front frame and obliquely extending upward rearward, and an engine supported by the vehicle body frame;
- a seat supported by the rear frame;
- a fuel tank disposed below the seat;
- a rear arm supported by the vehicle body for swinging about an axis of a pivot shaft and extending rearward;
- a rear wheel supported by the rear arm for rotation;
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- a single rear cushion unit having a top support end supported by the rear frame, and a bottom support end supported by an upper portion of the rear arm that is positioned higher than a center thereof in a vertical direction, the single rear cushion unit slanting forward so that the top support end is positioned ahead of the bottom support end, wherein a lower portion of the fuel tank projects toward a space defined by the rear cushion unit and the rear wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.