Evaporative emissions canister arrangement for a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same

A motorcycle comprising

• a vehicle body frame,
• a fuel tank and a headlight which are disposed on the vehicle body frame,
• and a front cowl which covers a front portion of the vehicle body frame and has a swell-shaped protuberant portion formed therein and defining a swell-shaped recess therein extending in a vehicle width direction,
• an evaporated fuel treatment device comprising a canister for receiving an evaporated fuel coming from the fuel tank, said canister disposed in the swell-shaped recess inside of the front cowl, situated between the headlight and the fuel tank, as seen in side view,
• a charging pipe interconnecting the fuel tank and the canister;
• a purging pipe interconnecting the canister and an intake system component of an internal combustion engine;
• and
• a purge control valve which is provided at an intermediate portion of the purging pipe and performs a duty control so as to control a quantity of the evaporated fuel sent to the internal combustion engine,
• wherein the canister is disposed in a space surrounded by the front cowl and an instrument housing, which covers a meter and extends toward the inside of the front cowl,
• wherein the charging pipe and the purging pipe are each supported by a respective clamp provided on the front cowl or the instrument housing;
• and wherein the purge control valve is mounted to the front cowl or the instrument housing.