Motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakanori Okuma, Shinichi Kokubu, Masato Nakata, Takeo Yokoyama
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Abstract
A motorcycle is provided having an engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel and functional components, e.g., a first radiator, a fuel pump, a rear shock absorber, etc., are arranged, as viewed from the side, on a circumference of a circle with a radius R corresponding to a distance from a crankshaft, serving as a center, to a corner of an oil pan, serving as a part of the engine most distant from the crankshaft, to concentrate the functional components of the motorcycle at positions substantially equidistant from the crankshaft of the engine whereby a mass concentration toward the vehicle body center of a motorcycle is achieved.
Claims20
A motorcycle comprising:
- an engine arranged between a front and a rear wheels;
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- a plurality of functional components being arranged, as viewed from the side, on a circumference with a radius corresponding to a distance from a crankshaft of the engine serving as a center, to a part of the engine most distant from the crankshaft.
A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame for supporting a front wheel at a forward position thereof and a rear wheel at a rearward position thereof;
- an engine arranged between the front wheel and the rear wheel;
- a crankshaft being operatively mounted within said engine;
- a circumference being defined by a radius corresponding to a distance from the crankshaft of the engine serving as a center to a part of the engine most distant from the crankshaft, and
- a plurality of functional components for the motorcycle being arranged, as viewed from the side, on said circumference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.