Patent ID: 9290230
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B62K

Claim Text:
1. A saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising: a main frame extending rearward and downward from a head pipe; a pair of left and right pivot plates, each of the pivot plates connected to a rear end of the main frame or disposed on a side of the rear end of the main frame; a cross frame configured to straddle the left and right pivot plates or that is connected to the rear end of the main frame and extends in a horizontal direction; a swing arm that is swingably supported by the pivot plates; a rear cushion that extends upward while one end thereof, in a longitudinal direction, is connected to the swing arm and configured to elongate and contract in the longitudinal direction according to swinging of the swing arm to generate damping force with respect to the swinging of the swing arm; and a rear cushion supporting portion that is connected to the cross frame and that supports another end of the rear cushion in the longitudinal direction, wherein the cross frame is disposed on an extension line of the rear cushion in the longitudinal direction, wherein at least one of the left and right pivot plates defines an opening that penetrates through a horizontal direction, and wherein in a side view, the rear cushion supporting portion can be seen inside of the opening.