Exhaust system for vehicular two-cylinder engine

An exhaust system for a two-cylinder V-engine having a front cylinder and a rear cylinder and mounted on a saddle-type all-terrain vehicle, said exhaust system comprising:

• a muffler disposed behind the two-cylinder V-engine;
• a front-cylinder exhaust pipe having one end connected to a front cylinder, the front cylinder being tilted forward with respect to a moving direction of a vehicle;
• a rear-cylinder exhaust pipe having one end connected to a rear cylinder, the rear cylinder being tilted rearward with respect to the moving direction of the vehicle;
• and
• a crankcase on which the front cylinder and the rear cylinder are being held, the crankcase having a projected portion projected with respect to side surfaces of the front and the rear cylinders, a space being formed by an upper surface of the projected portion and the side surfaces of the front and the rear cylinders,
• wherein the front-cylinder exhaust pipe is bent upwardly to pass through the space, and passes along the side surfaces of the front and the rear cylinders to the muffler.