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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2012
Hidenori Nagura, Wako, JP;
Junichi Sakamoto, Wako, JP;
Hidenori Nagura, Wako, JP;
Junichi Sakamoto, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a saddle type vehicle having a swing type power unit swingably supported on the vehicle wherein the vehicle length can be made shorter. A motorcycle includes a link mechanism extending to the rear from a body frame through a link pivot. The swing type power unit includes an engine. A rear wheel is supported rotatably and swingably on the link mechanism. A cross frame extends between a pair of left and right lower frames with a link restriction section for restricting the turning amount of the link mechanism hanging downwardly from the cross frame. The link pivot is disposed under the lower frames.