Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Yoshiki Higashijima

Toru Sakai

Shota Suzuki

Takuma Koishikawa

Takazumi Hayashi

Hiroshi Furuse

A seat frame for a motorcycle includes a plurality of aluminum parts manufactured with different manufacturing methods. A seat frame includes front members, middle members, and a rear member, the front members, the middle members, and the rear member being formed of aluminum. The rear member is formed by integral molding based on a gravity casting method. The rear member includes a pair of left and right rail portions, a front cross portion, a rear cross portion, and a plurality of attachment bosses for attaching other parts. The left and right rail portions each have an attachment portion to be connected to a rear end portion of corresponding one of the middle members provided on an end portion thereof on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

Seat frame for motorcycle

A saddle type vehicle wherein the supporting rigidity of a rear fender frame is enhanced while securing a degree of freedom of a shape of a vehicle body frame main body. A shock absorber bracket wherein an upper end portion of a rear shock absorber for supporting a rear wheel thereon is coupled and attached to a vehicle body frame main body. A rear fender frame includes a plurality of supported portions in a front region thereof. At least part of the plurality of supported portions is co-fastened to the shock absorber bracket together with the upper end portion of the rear shock absorber, and the remaining supported portions are fixed to the vehicle body frame main body.

Saddle type vehicle

A handle weight mounting structure of a saddle-ride-type vehicle includes a dynamic damper on the inside of a handle pipe while rigidly mounting a handle weight. A hollow handle pipe is provided with the handle weight arranged in the handle pipe by insertion from an outer end of the handle pipe. The handle weight includes a bolt insertion hole having a tapered portion on an inner portion thereof in the vehicle widthwise direction. A split groove with a nut member is formed into a tapered shape and is engaged with a split-groove side of the handle weight. A weight fixing bolt passes through the bolt insertion hole of the handle weight and fastens the handle weight and the nut member to each other. A mounting member for a dynamic damper is supported on the inside of the handle pipe in a floating state and is mounted on the nut member.

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Wako, Japan

Yoshiki Higashijima