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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1986
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A motorcycle [1; 101; 201] includes an engine unit [2] disposed centrally in the motorcycle [1; 101; 201], front swing arms [14, 18] having rear ends operatively connected to the engine unit [2] for vertical swinging movement, with a steering arm [26] which supports a front wheel [15] being attached to the front ends of the front swing arms [14, 18], and a rear swing arm [33] supporting a rear wheel [34] on a rear end thereof and having a front end operatively connected to the engine unit [2[ for vertical swinging movement. The motorcycle [1; 101; 201] further includes a front subframe [5; 205] detachably mounted on a front portion of the engine unit [2], the rear ends of the front swing arms [14, 18] being pivotally coupled to the front subframe for vertical swinging movement. The motorcycle [101] further includes a support frame [110] attached to the front subframe [5] and supporting a steering post [8], the support frame [110] having an air cleaner case [113]. The motorcycle [201] further includes a rear subframe [206] detachably mounted on a rear portion of the engine unit [2], the front end of the rear swing arm [33] being pivotally coupled to the rear subframe for vertical swinging movement, the rear subframe [206] having extensions [211, 212] supporting a rider's seat [242].