Patent ID: 8904986
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: F02M

Abstract:
1. An air directing device for a motorcycle including an engine having a forward cylinder, a rear cylinder disposed rearwardly of and in line with the forward cylinder, and an air cleaner assembly for intake air for the engine disposed laterally of and overlying outside portions of both of the cylinders, comprising: an engine air cleaner housing bottom portion of the air cleaner assembly, said engine air cleaner housing bottom portion including a sidewall extending away from a base plate; an air filter coupled to said engine air cleaner housing bottom portion and providing an engine air inlet path through said air filter into the engine through said engine air cleaner housing bottom portion; and an external air plenum, coupled to said an engine air cleaner housing bottom portion and enclosing said air filter, said external air plenum defining a forward-facing inlet port, an engine-facing outlet port, and an air communication channel extending from said inlet port past said air filter to said outlet port; wherein an air intake channel extends from said inlet port into said air filter and then into one or more air communication structures coupled into the engine through said engine air cleaner housing bottom portion; and wherein said outlet port overlies an outside portion of the rear cylinder.