Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Kazuo Satoh

Hiroshi Inaoka

Tsutomu Takeuchi

Atsushi Ishida

Katsuyoshi Kawasaki

A scooter type motorcycle includes a rear fork for supporting a rear wheel of the motorcycle. A front portion of the rear fork is attached to a crankcase of an engine in a vertically swingable manner. The engine is mounted to a body frame through elastic members. The mounting arrangement enhances the comfort of the ride of the motorcycle by reducing vibrations from being transmitted from the rear wheel to the rider.

Engine mounting structure in motorcycle

A two-wheeled vehicle comprising a vehicular body inclusive structure having the center of gravity thereof deviated in either transverse direction from the vehicle center line, a steering system inclusive structure transversely turnably connected with the vehicular body inclusive structure, and front and rear wheels supported by the vehicular body and steering system inclusive structures, respectively. Either one or both of the front and rear wheels are offset with respect to the vehicle center line, in the opposite transverse direction and in the same transverse direction as the center of gravity of the vehicular body inclusive structure, respectively. In this manner, the vehicle is permitted to travel in a straight course with a substantially upright position.

Two-wheeled vehicle with offset wheel

A front suspension of a light vehicle having a single front wheel supported on one side thereof with a single supporting member and offset to one side of the center line of the vehicle. In this manner, the inclining tendency of the vehicle is reduced and the rectilinear travel of the vehicle is maintained, notwithstanding the imbalanced weight of the steering structure resulting from supporting the front wheel on one side thereof through a single support system.

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Saitama, Japan

Kazuo Satoh