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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Takashi Nishiyama, Akashi, JP;
Masato Kogirima, Kakogawa, JP;
Takashi Nishiyama, Akashi, JP;
Masato Kogirima, Kakogawa, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A motorcycle including a multi-cylinder engine; a main frame; and a swing arm for supporting a rear wheel in a rear portion of the main frame. A rear suspension has one end rotatably supported by a portion located in a position above a swing axial support portion of the swing arm. A link mechanism connects the rear suspension and the swing arm, and includes a suspension arm rotatably supported by an upper portion of the swing arm and a link member having one end rotatably supported by the main frame. An exhaust collecting pipe is arranged below the multi-cylinder engine; and an exhaust device is arranged in a space below the swing arm. An exhaust connecting pipe connects an outlet of a rear end of the exhaust collecting pipe with a front surface of the exhaust chamber in a moving direction of the motorcycle.