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US 2008/0156291 A1Published application
Straddle-Type Vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYu KITAMURA
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Abstract
A straddle-type vehicle having an air cleaner disposed in front of a down tube that funnels running wind to a funneled wind target member like an engine that is disposed beneath the air cleaner. The air cleaner has an air cleaner cap that faces a front fender. Side end sections of the air cleaner cap protrude further toward the front of the motorcycle than a central section of the air cleaner cap.
Claims10
A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
- a steering head pipe;
- a down tube that extends downward from the steering head pipe;
- an air cleaner disposed in front of the down tube;
- a front wheel disposed beneath the steering head pipe;
- a front fender that covers above and behind the front wheel;
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- a funneled wind target member, disposed beneath the air cleaner, to which running wind is funneled, wherein
- the air cleaner has a fender facing surface that faces the front fender, and
- side end sections of the fender facing surface protrude further forward than a central section of the fender facing surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.