Motorcycle Having An Engine With Liquid Cooling
AssigneeRdmo
InventorOlivier Midy
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Abstract
A motorcycle comprising a frame with a side structure supporting a liquid-cooled engine, comprising at least one engine-coolant radiator, characterized in that said engine-coolant radiator is positioned behind the steering column and extends laterally on either side of the median longitudinal vertical plane of the motorcycle, the upper edge of said radiator being positioned above a horizontal plane passing through a point located in the upper two thirds of the axis of the steering column, said frame with a side structure having a housing for receiving the upper portion of said engine-coolant radiator, the engine-coolant radiator being positioned substantially vertical, the median plane of the radiator forming an angle of −20° to +20° relative to the vertical plane.
Claims11
1-10. (canceled)
A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame with a side structure supporting a liquid-cooled engine, said liquid-cooled engine comprising at least one engine-coolant radiator, wherein said engine-coolant radiator is positioned between a steering column and a transverse vertical plane passing through a axis of a crankshaft and extends laterally on either side of a median longitudinal plane of the motorcycle, an upper edge of said coolant radiator being positioned above a horizontal plane passing through a point located in the upper two-thirds of the steering column, said frame with a side structure having a recess for receiving the upper portion of said engine-coolant radiator, said engine-coolant radiator being positioned substantially vertically, the median plane of the radiator forming an angle of −20 degrees to +20 degrees relative to the vertical plane.
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