Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Masashi Yamada

Takumi Uemoto

Norikazu Matsumura

A cowling structure of a straddle-type vehicle, comprises a front opening forming section formed with a front opening which opens frontward in a vehicle body; a rear opening forming section formed with a rear opening which is placed rearward relative to the front opening and opens to a rear in the vehicle body; an inclined wall which is placed between a lower portion of the front opening forming section and a lower portion of the rear opening forming section, extends in a forward and rearward direction, and includes an inclined surface inclined to be higher as the inclined surfaces extends in a rearward direction; and an outer side wall protruding upward from an outer side portion of the inclined wall in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle body and extending in the forward and rearward direction.

Cowling structure of straddle-type vehicle and straddle-type vehicle

Seat support for motorcycles

Headlamp for motorcycles

Tail light for motorcycles

Key for vehicle

Motorcycle

A motorcycle of a type having its front region covered with a fairing has an outer side surface of the fairing formed with a guide groove extending from a location in the vicinity of a front end of the fairing to a location downwardly of a grip of a handlebar then held at the zero steering angle. The guide groove guides the incoming air towards a position forwardly of and in the vicinity of the grip and then deflects the incoming air at the position forwardly of and in the vicinity of the grip so that the incoming air can be guided outside the motorcycle body.

Saddle-riding type automotive vehicle

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Akashi, Japan

Masashi Yamada