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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshiharu Isaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Yukiharu Hosoi, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ; F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180219 ; 180227 ;
Abstract
An exhaust and rear suspension system for a motorcycle that permits a compact, easily serviced arrangement. The engine is of the V type and has a bank of cylinders with rearwardly facing exhaust ports. The rear wheel is suspended by a pair of spaced apart trailing arms having independent forward pivot axes that define a gap therebetween through which exhaust pipes extend from the rearwardly facing exhaust ports.