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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2013
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Masaya Yazaki, Asaka, JP;
Hiroshi Kuribara, Asaka, JP;
Yoshitaka Hayama, Kumamoto, JP;
Takaaki Kasai, Shiki, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A motorcycle is provided with vehicle frame, an internal combustion engine operatively attached to the vehicle frame, and an exhaust system for routing exhaust gas from the engine therethrough. The motorcycle also includes a body cover that covers at least a lateral side portion of the engine and constitutes an outer face of the vehicle, and a heat shield having a face closely adjacent and visually continuous to the body cover, the heat shield covering a lateral side portion of the exhaust system. The heat shield and the body cover cooperate to configure the external face of the vehicle, and the heat shield is mounted to the exhaust system. The body cover is formed of a plastic material, and the heat shield is made of metal. The body cover and heat shield cooperate to provide an improved vehicle appearance.