Motorcycle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsAtsushi Takasaki, Yotaro Mori, Kineo Tomura
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Abstract
A motorcycle is provided with a front fork cover which can suppress traveling resistance as much as possible while increasing a cooling effect of a radiator within a required range. A pair of radiators as viewed in a side view are arranged above a crankcase of an engine. A front fork is arranged over the radiators in the vertical direction as viewed in a side view. Upper surfaces of front fork covers arranged above lower ends of the radiators in the vertical direction extend toward the radiators, and lower surfaces of the front fork covers arranged below the lower ends of the radiators extend toward lateral sides of the crankcase extending to the outside more than the radiators.
Claims9
A saddle-type vehicle, comprising:
- a head pipe;
- a steering shaft rotatably supported on said head pipe;
- a main frame extending rearward and downward from said head pipe;
- an engine including a crankcase, said engine having a cylinder with a cylinder axis extending in a vertical direction, said engine being disposed below said main frame;
- at least one radiator disposed in front of said engine;
- a front fork supported on said steering shaft;
- and
- a front fork cover which covers a lower portion of said front fork,
- wherein said at least one radiator is disposed higher than said crankcase of said engine, as viewed in a side view of the vehicle,
- wherein said front fork is disposed over said at least one radiator, in the vertical direction, as viewed in the side view of the vehicle,
- wherein an upper side surface of said front fork cover, which is disposed higher than a lower end of said at least one radiator in the vertical direction, extends in a direction toward said at least one radiator, the upper side surface extending approximately linearly and obliquely rearward and sideward in cross-section, and
- wherein a lower side surface of said front fork cover, which is disposed lower than said lower end of said at least one radiator in the vertical direction, extends in a direction toward a side of said crankcase which is further to an outside of said vehicle than said at least one radiator, in a vehicle width direction, the lower side surface extending approximately linearly and obliquely rearward and sideward in cross-section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.