Patent ID: 8746390
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A body frame of a straddle-type vehicle comprising: a head tube adapted to steerably support a front fork; a pair of left and right main frames extending rearwards from the head tube; a shock absorber mounting portion on which an upper end portion of a shock absorber is mounted between the left and right main frames; a first cross tube which interconnects the pair of left and right main frames in a right-left direction; and a second cross tube which is disposed rearwards of the first cross tube and interconnects the pair of left and right main frames in the right-left direction, wherein the shock absorber mounting portion is rigidly joined to the first cross tube and the second cross tube, and wherein the shock absorber mounting portion is mounted so that an extension/contraction axis of the shock absorber and a line which passes through a center axis of the first cross tube and a center axis of the second cross tube are offset from each other in a vehicle front-rear direction, in a side view of the vehicle.