Saddle riding type vehicle having steering damper
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorMasayuki Fujita
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Abstract
A vehicle body is made to be more compact by disposing a steering damper at an even lower position. A top bridge includes a steering damper mounting portion, on which a steering damper is mounted, disposed rearwardly of a head pipe and downwardly of an upper surface of the top bridge. The steering damper includes a steering damper main body disposed on upper portions of main frames and a first link mounted on an input shaft of the steering damper main body and extending in a forward direction of a vehicle body. The steering damper mounting portion and the first link are pivotally movably connected to each other via a second link.
Claims18
A saddle riding vehicle having a steering damper, the vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body frame;
- a head pipe disposed at a front end of the vehicle body frame;
- a front fork steerably disposed on the head pipe, the front fork for supporting a front wheel;
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- a top bridge connecting left and right upper ends of the front fork, the steering damper being interposed between the top bridge and the vehicle body frame;
- wherein the top bridge includes a steering damper mounting portion, to which the steering damper is mounted, disposed rearwardly of the head pipe and downwardly of an upper surface of the top bridge;
- the steering damper includes a steering damper main body disposed on an upper portion of the vehicle body frame and a first link disposed on an input shaft of the steering damper main body, the first link extending in a forward direction of a vehicle body;
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- the steering damper mounting portion and the first link are pivotally movably connected to each other;
- wherein the steering damper mounting portion and the first link are connected via a second link, and
- the second link is disposed downwardly of the steering damper mounting portion and the first link.
A steering damper adapted for use with a vehicle comprising:
- a top bridge adapted to connect a left upper end of a left front fork and a right upper end of a right front fork;
- a steering damper being interposed between the top bridge and the left and right front forks;
- a steering damper mounting portion formed on the top bridge, said steering damper being mounted being disposed rearwardly of a head pipe and downwardly of an upper surface of the top bridge;
- a steering damper main body operatively connected a vehicle body frame;
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- a first link disposed on an input shaft of the steering damper main body, the first link extending in a forward direction of a vehicle body;
- said steering damper mounting portion and the first link being pivotally movably connected to each other;
- wherein the steering damper mounting portion and the first link are connected via a second link, and
- the second link is disposed downwardly of the steering damper mounting portion and the first link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.