Motor bicycle provided with article accommodating apparatus

A motor bicycle, comprising:

• a front wheel steered by means of a handle and through means of a head pipe;
• a main body equipped with an engine unit located at a substantially central portion of said main body and including multiple cylinders having cylinder heads, and with an intake system extending rearwardly from said cylinders of said engine unit;
• a seat for a rider located at a rearwardly upper portion of said main body;
• a rear wheel disposed below said seat and driven by said engine unit;
• and
• an article accommodating box provided with a cover to be opened and a locking means for locking said article accommodating box when said cover is disposed in a closed position, said article accommodating box being provided with a bottom portion extending rearwardly above and along said intake system and having a front portion extending upwardly at a rear upper portion of said cylinder heads, said cover being of a double wall structure comprising inner and outer cover and auxiliary cover members spaced apart with respect to each other so as to define an air flow space therebetween, and wherein further, inlet and outlet air ports, open to atmosphere, are provided at front and rear portions of said air flow space so as to define with said cover and auxiliary cover members an air flow passage through which air may flow as said motor bicycle travels along a predetermined path in a predetermined direction.

A motor bicycle, comprising:

• a front wheel steered by means of a handle through means of a head pipe;
• a main body equipped with an engine unit located at a substantially central portion of said main body and including multiple cylinders having cylinder heads, and with an intake system extending rearwardly from said cylinders of said engine unit;
• a seat for a rider located at a rearwardly upper portion of said main body;
• a rear wheel disposed below said seat and driven by said engine unit;
• and
• an article accommodating box provided with a cover to be opened and a locking means for locking said article accommodating box when said cover is disposed in a closed position, said article accommodating box being provided with a bottom portion extending rearwardly above and along said intake system and having a front portion extending upwardly at a rear upper portion of said cylinder heads,
• said locking means for locking said cover at said closed position with respect to said article accommodating box comprising a series circuit which includes a power source, an alarm means, a key sensor switch and a locking member provided for said cover and operatively connected to said key sensor switch, said key sensor switch including switch means for switching said key sensor switch ON when a key is removed from a key hole of said key sensor switch and for switching said key sensor switch OFF when said key is inserted into said key hole, and a lock sensor switch including lock sensor switch means for switching said lock sensor switch OFF when said cover is disposed at a closed locked position and for switching said lock sensor switch ON when said cover is disposed at an open unlocked position, whereby when both said key sensor switch and said lock sensor switch are ON, said alarm will be activated.

A motor bicycle, comprising:

• a front wheel steered by means of a handle through means of a head pipe;
• a main body equipped with an engine unit located at a substantially central portion of said main body and including multiple cylinders having cylinder heads, and with an intake system extending rearwardly from said cylinders of said engine unit;
• a seat for a rider located at a rearwardly upper portion of said main body;
• a rear wheel disposed below said seat and driven by said engine unit;
• and
• an article accommodating box provided with a cover to be opened and a locking means for locking said article accommodating box when said cover is disposed in a closed position, said article accommodating box being provided with a bottom portion extending rearwardly above and along said intake system and having a front portion extending upwardly at a rear upper portion of said cylinder heads,
• said main body having a front portion covered by means of a cowling which has a front portion provided with a window, said cowling further including a rear portion upon which a second article accommodating box is secured such that an opening of said second article accommodating box is in communication with said window, a cover for covering and uncovering said window is pivotably mounted upon said cowling so as to be upwardly openable and thereby provide access to said second article accommodating box, and a head lamp mounted upon said cover.