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AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShigekazu Yoshimura, Yoshio Nogami, Kazuo Asakura
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A subsidiary fuel tank apparatus in a motorized two-wheeled vehicle of the type that a vehicle body frame having front and rear wheels is provided with an internal combustion engine in the middle, a fuel tank on the upper side, and a detachable driver's seat in the rear of the fuel tank. The vehicle body frame is provided at its rear portion with a pair of right and left back stays situated below the driver's seat and with a pair of front and rear cross members extending across the back stays so that a room space is formed between the cross members and below the driver's seat, and a subsidiary fuel tank is accommodated in the room space.
An auxiliary fuel tank apparatus for use in a motorized two-wheeled vehicle comprising a body frame having front and rear wheels, a heat generating portion including an internal combustion engine on the central portion of said frame, a fuel tank on the upper side of said frame, and a detachable driver's seat mounted on said body frame to the rear of said fuel tank, said body frame including a rear portion having a pair of right and left support bars positioned below said driver's seat and a pair of front and rear cross members extending across said support bars, wherein a space is formed between said cross members below said driver's seat and apart from the heat generating portion, and an auxiliary fuel tank fixedly mounted in said space.
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