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US 4,830,134 AGranted
Motorcycle storage container mounting system
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMichiyoshi Hashimoto
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Abstract
A motorcycle frame structure is provided with means for mounting a fuel tank in a lower region of the structure and a storage container thereabove thereby to improve operating performance of the vehicle by lowering its center of gravity. The elevated disposition of the storage container facilitates access to the container whereby articles stored in the container can more readily be deposited therein or retrieved therefrom.
Claims15
A motorcycle-type vehicle wherein the rider straddles the vehicle, comprising:
- a frame structure supportive of said rider and arranged for mounting a steerable front wheel, a power unit, and a rear wheel driven by said power unit,
- said frame structure including structural members supportively positioning a fuel tank intermediate said front and rear wheels and a storage container spaced vertically above said fuel tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.