Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120031698 | MOTORCYCLE - A silencer for a motorcycle has a front cup which has a tapered tubular shape, a center sleeve which is connected to the front cup, and a tail cup which is connected to the center sleeve. Since the front cup has a tapered tubular shape, the front cup is arranged such that a front end of the front cup is positioned in the vicinity of a main frame. A distal end of the silencer can be shifted frontward in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle compared to a silencer of a prior art. As a result, a length of the silencer can be increased while avoiding interference between the silencer and legs of a rider and hence, silencing performance of the silencer can be enhanced. Since the distal end of the silencer can be shifted frontward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the concentration of a mass can be acquired. | 02-09-2012 |
20120074667 | FOOT REST FOR SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - Foot rests are provided for a saddle-ride type vehicle each including a step portion for placing a foot and an attachment portion which extends from the step portion toward a vehicle body frame and is turnably attached to a corresponding one of step brackets on the vehicle-body-frame side. The step portion includes: a first foot-placing portion, a second foot-placing portion, and a third foot-placing portion which extend in a vehicle width direction; a first reinforcement member and a second reinforcement member which connect the first foot-placing portion and the second foot placing portion; and a third reinforcement member and a fourth reinforcement member which connect the first foot-placing portion and the third foot-placing portion. | 03-29-2012 |
20120205191 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLE - A muffler of a motorcycle having an outside diameter greater than the outside diameter d | 08-16-2012 |
20130049343 | MUDGUARD STRUCTURE FOR STRADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A mudguard structure for a straddle-ride vehicle suppresses the enlargement of an attachment portion of a mud shield plate and makes satisfactory the external appearance of the circumference of a rear fender. A mudguard has left and right erecting walls erecting to the rear from respective left and right outer edges thereof and a front-lower concave portion integrally continuing into a lower portion of a rear wheel runout concave portion of a rear fender. A box-like attachment portion for attachment to the rear fender is located at each of both, left and right, sides of the upper end portion of the mudguard. | 02-28-2013 |
20130180798 | EXHAUST SYSTEM OF ENGINE - An exhaust system for an engine includes an exhaust pipe connected to an exhaust port of an engine and a muffler attached to the exhaust pipe and configured to reduce exhaust noise. The muffler includes an inner cylinder part connected to the downstream end of the exhaust pipe, an outer cylinder part configured to cover an outside of the inner cylinder part and noise absorbing materials disposed between the inner cylinder part and the outer cylinder part. A plurality of first communication holes providing communication between an inside and an outside of the inner cylinder part is formed in an upstream portion of the inner cylinder part. A plurality of second communication holes providing communication between the inside and the outside of the inner cylinder part is formed in a downstream portion of the inner cylinder part. Guide walls extend toward the inside of the inner cylinder part. | 07-18-2013 |
20130233635 | MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle with a muffler disposed downwardly of a rider's seat positioned, in a side view, upwardly of a rear wheel when a rear shock absorber is extended, to minimize sideway bulging of the muffler from a vehicle body and improve ride comfort, while avoiding interference between the muffler and other parts. An outer shell of a muffler has a rhombus cross section. The muffler is disposed on at least one side in a vehicle width direction of a rear wheel wherein one pair of side walls extend in parallel with each other out of side walls of the outer shell extending in a vertical direction. A side cover is formed to extend along the upper and outer side walls of the four side walls of the outer shell to cover the muffler from a side, downwardly of a rider's seat. | 09-12-2013 |
20130240276 | INTAKE STRUCTURE FOR SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - An intake structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle for increasing the degree of freedom of the length of a duct associated with an intake air cleaner case disposed below a seat. An air taking-in port is provided in a lid member serving as a portion of an upper wall of an air cleaner case located below a seat. A concave portion is formed on an upper wall surface communicating with the taking-in port. The concave portion and a bottom plate of the seat facing the concave portion forms a pseudo duct-like intake passage communicating with the taking-in port. A side cover is provided with a stepped surface extending toward the inside of a vehicle from an external surface thereof. An opening, opened downwardly, is provided in the stepped surface to improvement in intake performance and to reduce dust and the like from entering. | 09-19-2013 |
20130313034 | SADDLE-RIDE-TYPE VEHICLE - A technique for suppressing vibrations generated in an air cleaner thus suppressing noise caused by the vibrations to a low level while reducing an increase in the number of parts. A motorcycle includes a seat frame, an air cleaner mounted on the seat frame and a body cover for covering the outside of the air cleaner. The body cover includes an upper body cover and a lower body cover formed by vertically dividing the body cover on a side of the air cleaner. An elastic member is sandwiched between the lower body cover and a side wall of the air cleaner. A wall member for partitioning the elastic member and a muffler from each other is mounted on the lower body cover. | 11-28-2013 |
20150060177 | VEHICLE BODY FRAME STRUCTURE OF SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A vehicle body frame structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle includes: a frame body having at least a part made of fiber reinforced resin and forming at least part of a vehicle body frame supporting a rider seat and a power unit which generates drive force for driving a drive wheel. The structure increases freedom in partially setting thickness of the frame body. The frame body is formed by joining together a press-molded outer body made of fiber reinforced resin and an injection-molded inner body made of resin with the inner body brought into contact with an inner surface of the outer body. | 03-05-2015 |
20150060178 | SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A two-wheeled motor vehicle includes a seat frame supporting a seat. A metal collar incorporated in the seat frame has a cylindrical shape and is covered by a resin member. The seat frame is fastened at its lower and upper fastening portions to a vehicle body frame of the motor vehicle. The seat frame has a degradation indicating part for indicating degradation of the seat frame when the resin member located at an inner diameter side of the metal collar deforms under a predetermined load to allow the upper fastening portions on the lower fastening portions. | 03-05-2015 |