Patent ID: 11858585
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A straddle vehicle comprising:
a front wheel;
a rear wheel;
a vehicle body frame;
a suspension structure including a swing arm rotatably supporting the rear wheel and a shock absorber to absorb shocks applied to the swing arm through the rear wheel, the swing arm being elastically suspended on the vehicle body frame via the shock absorber;
a supported structure supported by the vehicle body frame; and
a bridge structure,
wherein the supported structure includes a first element and a second element located above the first element,
wherein the bridge structure is located behind the first and second elements and mounted on both the first and second elements to bridge the first and second elements,
wherein the first element includes a crankcase enclosing a crankshaft that produces rotational driver power to be transmitted to the rear wheel,
wherein the second element includes a motor that produces rotational drive power to be transmitted to the rear wheel,
wherein the motor is located above the crankcase and supported by the crankcase, and
wherein the shock absorber includes an upper mounting portion connected to the motor via the bridge structure, the upper mounting portion being connected to the bridge structure at a height such that the upper mounting portion as viewed in a front-rear direction of the vehicle overlaps a cylinder located above a front portion of the crankcase.