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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Yosuke Inoue, Saitama, JP;
Yoshinobu Tateshima, Saitama, JP;
Tatsuhiko Asano, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An exhaust pipe connected to an exhaust port of an engine and an expansion chamber is disposed in the vicinity of the engine. A main tube is provided that extends rearwardly from a head pipe disposed at the front side of a main body. An engine having a cylinder extending upwardly from a crankcase is disposed under the main tube with an exhaust port open at the front side of the cylinder. A first exhaust pipe is provided that is connected to the exhaust port. A down tube is disposed on the center line in the left-right direction of the main body. The exhaust port disposed behind the down tube is deviatingly open at one side from the center line. The first exhaust pipe extends forward from one side of the down tube, and to the other side of the down tube, subsequently turns, and extends again to one side.