Patent ID: 8881859
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. An air guiding structure for a motorcycle comprising: a radiator positioned forwardly of a combustion engine; and a fairing mounted on a front portion of a motorcycle frame structure and having a single opening to introduce a cooling air to be supplied to the radiator and an engine intake air; wherein the fairing encloses at least an area forwardly of a head pipe and an area laterally outwardly of the radiator, and includes an inner cowl forming at least a portion of an inner peripheral face of the opening; wherein an intake air port is disposed on the motorcycle at a position higher than the radiator and offset to the rear of the fairing for introducing the engine intake air therein; wherein the inner cowl is extended rearwardly to form a cowl extension that extends across at least a front of a lower portion of the head pipe and a front of a lower bracket of a front fork assembly relative to the front portion of the motorcycle, and a side wall of the inner cowl including the cowl extension is formed with a guide for guiding a portion of the cooling air towards the air intake port; and wherein the intake air port is arranged outside of the front fork assembly with respect to a widthwise direction of the motorcycle for receiving the portion of cooling air after it leaves the side wall guide and the portion of the cooling air passes through an open air gap before entering the intake air port.