Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Koichi Umehara

Takeshi Kashihara

Ryuji Kajio

Sukda Sompun

Krissana Niamsang

This rear wheel suspension device of a motorcycle is disposed so as to be displaced to the right lateral side relative to a center portion in the vehicle widthwise direction of the motorcycle. A swingarm-side support member which extends in the vehicle widthwise direction is provided to a swingarm. An upper end portion of the rear wheel suspension device is rotatably supported by a main frame, and a lower end portion of the rear wheel suspension device is rotatably supported at a right end portion of the swingarm-side support member.

Rear wheel suspension device mounting structure of swingarm

This rear wheel suspension device of a motorcycle is disposed so as to be displaced to one lateral side relative to a center portion in the vehicle widthwise direction of the motorcycle. A main frame which forms the front half of a motorcycle frame structure has a single backbone frame extending from a head pipe rearward and obliquely downward in the center portion in the vehicle widthwise direction. A vehicle-body-side support member which extends in the vehicle widthwise direction is supported by a rear portion of the backbone frame. A one end portion of the rear wheel suspension device is rotatably supported by a right end portion of the vehicle-body-side support member.

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Akashi, Japan

Koichi Umehara