Patent ID: 7674023
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: B60Q,B62J,B62K

Abstract:
1. A straddle-type vehicle comprising: a front wheel that rotates about a generally horizontal axis; a vehicle body supported at least in part by the front wheel, wherein the vehicle body includes a steering shaft for steering the front wheel; a vehicle body cover extending over at least a portion of the vehicle body, the vehicle body cover including a front portion that extends over at least a portion of the front wheel; and a headlight disposed at least partially within the front portion of the vehicle body cover, the headlight being positioned at a front end of the vehicle body cover and on a center axis extending in the center of a horizontal direction of the vehicle, wherein the headlight projects beyond the front wheel in a forward direction; wherein the vehicle body does not include any portions extending in front of the front wheel and below the horizontal axis supporting a bumper protruding more forward than the headlight and wherein the front portion of the vehicle body cover extends laterally outside the front wheel to overlap the front wheel above the horizontal axis of the front wheel when viewed in a transverse direction of the vehicle, and at least a portion of a lower edge of the front portion of the vehicle body cover lies above the horizontal axis of the front wheel when viewed in the transverse direction of the vehicle.