Patent ID: 11958561
Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A straddled vehicle comprising:
a body frame including a head pipe;
a front cover disposed in front of the head pipe;
a duct disposed in front of the head pipe, the duct extending rearward from an opening formed in the front cover, to thereby form a traveling wind pathway for traveling wind flowing from ahead that is taken in through the opening; and
an aero-stabilizing member configured to generate a downforce by utilizing the traveling wind flowing from ahead, the aero-stabilizing member including:
a middle portion disposed below a lower distal end of the front cover, and directly below the opening in a front view of the straddled vehicle,
a lateral portion extending from the middle portion to a more outer side of the straddled vehicle than the opening in a width direction of the straddled vehicle, the lateral portion being disposed apart from the front cover with a gap therebetween in an up-and-down direction of the straddled vehicle, and
a front edge slanted forward and downward from the entire middle portion and the entire lateral portion, the front edge being partially disposed further forward than a lower front end of the duct in a forward-and-rearward direction of the straddled vehicle,, an upper surface of the middle portion, an upper surface of the lateral portion and an upper surface of the front edge integrally forming a continuous upper surface of the aero-stabilizing member.