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US 2008/0156559 A1Published application
Straddle-Type Vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYu KITAMURA
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Abstract
A straddle-type vehicle that effectively cools an engine using running wind while inhibiting damage to the engine caused by contact with the road surface or objects thrown up by a front wheel. An under cover is disposed beneath a leg shield. An opening that opens toward the front of the vehicle is formed in the under cover. A fender lower end section is positioned above a lower end section of the under cover. An engine is disposed to the rear of the opening.
Claims9
A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
- a front wheel;
- a front fender disposed above and behind the front wheel;
- a leg shield disposed behind the front fender;
- an engine;
- and
- an under cover disposed beneath the leg shield, wherein
- an opening that opens toward the front of the vehicle is formed in the under cover,
- a lower end section of the front fender is positioned above a lower end section of the under cover, and
- the engine is disposed behind the opening.
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A straddle-type vehicle comprising:
- a wheel;
- a fork member that rotatably supports the wheel;
- and
- a fender that covers at least a part of an outer side of the wheel, wherein
- the fender is disposed outward of the fork member,
- an outer wall member of the fender that covers the fork member has a curved section that curves inward from a maximum width point that is positioned furthest outward, and
- the curved section extends tangentially with respect to the maximum width point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.