Fuel pump mounting structure of saddle-ride-type vehicle

A fuel pump mounting structure of a saddle-ride vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body frame having a main frame which extending rearwardly;
• a saddle-type fuel tank mounted on the main frame in a state where the fuel tank straddles the main frame;
• and
• a fuel pump arranged in the inside of the fuel tank,
• wherein an opening portion is formed in a bottom plate of the fuel tank, and a mounting arm for closing the opening portion by one end thereof and for supporting the fuel pump by the other end thereof is arranged in the inside of the fuel tank,
• wherein the mounting arm extends along a vehicle widthwise direction toward a gap formed between a straddling bottom portion of the fuel tank which straddles the main frame and a side wall of the fuel tank, and supports the fuel pump in the inside of the gap, and
• wherein a recess is indented into a front side wall of the mounting arm and faces toward a front of the vehicle, and a fuel feed pipe connected to the fuel pump is housed inside the recess.