Motorcycle with antilock brake system

A motorcycle provided with an antilock brake system comprising:

• a motorcycle body including a body frame extending in a longitudinal direction thereof;
• a front fork supported by a head pipe disposed to a front end portion of the body frame, in which a handle-bar is secured to an upper end portion of the head pipe, and at least one master cylinder attached to the handle-bar and connected to hydraulic wheel brakes, respectively, through brake pipes;
• a swing arm unit mounted to the body frame and connected to a rear wheel to be rotatable;
• an engine unit disposed at substantially a central portion of the motorcycle body and including a crank case, a cylinder and an intake device including air-fuel-mixture supply member and an air cleaner disposed above the cylinder;
• a transmission unit disposed behind the engine unit;
• a seat member disposed above the engine unit;
• and
• an antilock brake system including an ABS-unit for antilock control disposed at an intermediate portion of the brake pipes,
• wherein the ABS-unit is disposed in a space defined by the head pipe of the body frame, a pair of body frame components disposed to both lateral side portions of the motorcycle body and extending, from the head pipe, obliquely downward and backward, while extending outward in directions opposite to each other in a width direction of the motorcycle body and a top surface of the intake device.

A motorcycle provided with an antilock brake system, comprising:

• a front fork supporting a front wheel of the motorcycle, the front fork being supported to be rotatable by a head pipe located at a front end portion of a body frame of the motorcycle;
• a handle-bar secured to one end portion of the head pipe;
• master cylinders attached to the handle-bar and connected to hydraulic wheel brakes, respectively, via brake pipes;
• an ABS-unit for antilock control disposed in an intermediate portion of the brake pipes;
• a cylinder extending forward in a substantially horizontal manner from a front portion of an engine case;
• and
• an engine provided with an intake unit, including air-fuel-mixture supply member and an air cleaner disposed above the cylinder, the engine being disposed below the body frame,
• wherein the ABS-unit is disposed in a space defined by the head pipe of the body frame, a pair of body frame components disposed on lateral sides of the motorcycle body frame and extending, from the head pipe, obliquely downward and backward, while extending outward in directions opposite to each other in a width direction of the motorcycle body frame, and a top surface of the intake unit.