Servo motor layout structure of saddle-ride type vehicle

#The present application claims priority under 35 USC 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-269943 filed on Nov. 27, 2009 the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

#1. Field of the Invention

#This invention relates to the servo motor layout structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle.

#The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a left side view showing a motorcycle in an embodiment of the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is a left side view showing a circumference of a pivot bracket of the motorcycle;

#Referring to the drawings, an embodiment of the invention will be described below. A direction such as a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction in the following description shall be the same as a vehicular direction unless special description is made. An arrow FR in the drawing points to the front side of a vehicle, LH points to the left of the vehicle, and UP points to the upside of the vehicle.

#As shown in FIG. 1, a front wheel 2 of a motorcycle (a saddle-ride type vehicle) 1 is journaled to each lower end of a pair of right and left front forks 3 and an upper part of each front fork 3 is steerably journaled to a head pipe 6 at a front end of a body frame 5 via a steering stem 4. A handlebar 7 is attached onto a top bridge 4a of the steering stem 4.

#As also shown in FIG. 4, a rear wheel 15 of the motorcycle 1 is journaled to a rear end of a swing arm 14 and a front end of the swing arm 14 is vertically swingably journaled to a pivot frame 9 in a rear part of the body frame 5 and others. A rear shock absorber 16 is arranged between a front part of the swing arm 14 and the rear part of the body frame 5.