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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Kiyohiko Oguri, Iwata, JP;
Masato Yokoi, Iwata, JP;
Makoto Nakazawa, Iwata, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, can include an exhaust pipe connected to a back or rear side of an engine of the vehicle. A rear cushioning member can be provided between the engine and a rear wheel of the vehicle. The exhaust pipe can include a front portion that extends from the engine backward on one side of the rear cushioning member, with respect to a widthwise direction of the vehicle, and a transverse portion that extends, in a direction substantially transverse to a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, from the one side to another side, between the rear cushioning member and the rear wheel.