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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hitoshi Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Yuji Tsujimoto, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180229 ; 180 681 ; 180219 ;
Abstract
In a motorcycle having a engine, a fuel tank provided above the engine, and a carburetor provided behind a cylinder of the engine, a stiffener plate and a wind deflector plate are provided at such a position as to cover the front side of an engine upper space defined between the top of the cylinder and the bottom of the fuel tank. The stiffener plate and the wind deflector plate are supported to a pair of right and left down frames. The wind deflector plate is secured together with horn stays for mounting horns. The wind deflector plate has louvers for deflecting and guiding an air flow to the cylinder.