Patent ID: 6591934
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B62K,F02B,F02F

Abstract:
A motorcycle comprising a low bottom floor step board provided between a handle bar and a seat, an engine unit arranged so as to extend from an inner portion of a center console provided in a center portion in a vehicle width direction of said step board toward a lower portion of said seat, said engine unit structured such that a cylinder head, a cylinder block and a crankcase are combined in order from a front, a center axis of a cylinder bore formed in an inner portion of said cylinder block substantially extends along a vehicle body longitudinal direction, and a crankshaft and a balancer shaft are provided along said vehicle width direction substantially perpendicular to said center axis of said cylinder bore, said motorcycle comprising:said crankshaft and said balancer shaft supported on a matching surface between said cylinder block and said crankcase, said balancer shaft arranged above said crankshaft, auxiliary devices of said engine unit placed in front of and behind said balancer shaft and below a pair of right and left frame pipes passing through an inner portion of said center console, wherein said auxiliary devices with smaller outer diameters among said auxiliary devices are arranged in front of said balancer shaft, said auxiliary devices with larger outer diameters are arranged behind said balancer shaft, an oil filter is provided in a lower portion of said cylinder block, said auxiliary devices arranged in front of said balancer shaft include a starter motor, said auxiliary devices arranged behind said balancer shaft include a generator, and said frame pipes curve along upper profiles of said cylinder head, said cylinder block and said auxiliary devices.