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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Takanori Okuma, Saitama, JP;
Eiji Adachi, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A frame of a motorcycle is designed to allow for a simplified layout of an intake passageway. The frame includes left and right main frames. Rear ends of the left and right main frames are connected to upper parts of left and right pivot plates. Upper parts of the pivot plates have left and right upwardly extending sections jutting up higher than the rear ends of the main frames. A rear cross member is suspended between the left and right upwardly extending sections. An upper surface of the rear cross member supports a rear section of a fuel tank. A rear shock absorber bracket is provided on the rear cross member for supporting an upper part of a rear shock absorber. A space is defined beneath the rear cross member. An intake passageway, including a carburetor and a connecting tube, as well as an exhaust pipe and the rear shock absorber, are arranged in this space.