Patent ID: 7950487
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: B62K,F01N

Abstract:
1. An exhaust system for a motorcycle, comprising: a bracket including a joint portion, an engine support portion, and a swing-arm support portion, the joint portion being configured to be connected to a vehicle-body frame, the engine support portion being configured to support an engine, the swing-arm support portion being provided separately from the joint portion and configured to support a swing arm which is swingable with respect to the vehicle-body frame and at a rear end of which a rear wheel is provided; an exhaust pipe extending rearwards from the engine; a muffler connected to a rear end of the exhaust pipe and disposed along the swing arm; and a muffler support stay having a front end and a rear end, the muffler being connected to the rear end, the front end being connected to the bracket separately from the joint portion, wherein a drive shaft configured to drive the rear wheel is disposed at one side of the swing arm, and wherein the muffler and the muffler support stay are disposed at an opposite side of the swing arm.