Patent ID: 7380534
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: F02D,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An intake device of a V-type engine provided with two cylinders inclining in a longitudinal direction of a motorcycle, comprising: a center air cleaner arranged above a V-bank space formed between the two cylinders of the V-type engine; a pair of right and left side air cleaners arranged on both sides of the V-bank space; and an air/fuel mixture supply device disposed between the center air cleaner and the V-bank space, wherein an internal space of the center air cleaner is communicated with an intake port of each of the cylinders through the air/fuel mixture supply device, each internal space of the side air cleaners is divided into a dirty side and a clean side with an air filter being interposed therebetween, in which the clean sides are connected to the center air cleaner and the dirty sides are provided with an intake port communicating with an outside, respectively, and each of the clean sides is connected to the center air cleaner through an intake duct in a manner offset in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body of the motorcycle.