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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takanori Okuma, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/500 ;
Abstract
A structural layout of a motorcycle concerning a fuel tank, a fuel cock, a carburetor, and an engine in relation to a frame is provided. A downward projecting portion is provided on a bottom of the fuel tank towards the rear. The projecting portion extends in a space defined behind a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover of the engine and in front of a rear cross member of the frame. The downward projection is juxtaposed with a carburetor across a motorcycle body. The fuel cock is manually accessible from beneath the one of right or left main frames of the frame.