Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Takahiro Yanagisawa

Tadashi Oshima

Masayuki Hirukawa

Yoshitaka Hayama

Makoto Hotozuka

Taeko Togawa

Katsumi Kanai

Hiromi Shibata

Yasuhiro Yokoyama

A muffler system can include an exhaust pipe configured to be connected to an exhaust port of an engine, and a muffler containing a catalyst. The muffler is configured to be connected to a downstream side of the exhaust pipe, and can include a first protector stay covering an upper surface of a high-temperature portion of the muffler. The first protector stay creates a front opening and a rear opening between an upper surface of the muffler and front and rear portions of the protector stay. A muffler protector is attached to the protector stay, the muffler protector being configured to cover an upper surface of the muffler.

Muffler system with protector for small-sized vehicle

A reserve tank structure for enhancing the degree of freedom in the layout of the filling portion of the reserve tank and the mounting bracket and the degree of freedom in the layout of parts around the reserve tank. A reserve tank structure includes a reserve hose for connecting a reserve tank to a radiator. The reserve tank includes a tank body portion for reserving a cooling water with a filling portion that extends upwardly from the tank body portion and includes a water supply port on an upper end thereof. A hose plug is connected to an end portion of the reserve hose. Mounting brackets support an intermediate portion of the reserve hose wherein the mounting bracket is mounted on the filling portion.

Reserve tank structure

To decrease adhesion of dirt to a radiator, miniaturize the radiator in front of an engine and improve engine cooling performance by efficiently applying cooling air to the engine. An oil cooler includes a first oil cooler and a second oil cooler. The first oil cooler is disposed in front of an engine. The second oil cooler is disposed in a front cover at a position higher than an upper edge of a front wheel. The first oil cooler is disposed immediately in front of a cooling fan. The first oil cooler is disposed so as to close an air intake guide of the cooling fan less than 50%. The first oil cooler and the second oil cooler are serially connected along an oil line. A heat radiation area of the second oil cooler is larger than that of the first oil cooler.

Saddle riding type vehicle

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Saitama, Japan

Takahiro Yanagisawa