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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2010
Akira Hamauzu, Saitama, JP;
Kotaro Fujiyama, Saitama, JP;
Jun Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A motorcycle wherein an attachment angle of a tail light bulb is increased to reduce a distance between a seat and a tail light unit, to improve the flexibility of a short tail design around a tail light of a motorcycle. The motorcycle includes a rear cowl attached to a rear part of a vehicle body frame, a seat catch arranged on a rear end portion of the vehicle body frame and configured to lock and to unlock an openable/closable seat, a tail light unit arranged behind the seat catch and attached to the rear cowl, a tail light bulb attached to the tail light unit in a forward-tilted state, and a rear fender covering an upper part of a rear wheel WR. An opening that allows access to the tail light bulb is formed at a portion of the rear fender facing the tail light bulb.