Patent ID: 8727058
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A saddle type vehicle comprising a head pipe that steerably supports a steering system including a front wheel, a main frame extending rearwardly downward from said head pipe, a front cross frame connected to a lower portion of said main frame and extending in a vehicle width direction, left and right lower frames spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction and having front end portions connected to left and right end portions of said front cross frame, respectively, such that said left and right lower frames extend rearward from the front cross frame, and a storage space defined between at least said left and right lower frames and a rear side of said main frame, said storage space permitting a vehicle component part or an article to be disposed therein, wherein said main frame, which has a length direction defined between an upper end and a lower end thereof and a mid point located midway between said upper end and said lower end, is bent in a rearwardly projecting shape at a bend point, said bend point being located at a position equal to, or below, the mid point of said main frame, wherein said main frame comprises an upper portion above said bend point and the lower portion below said bend point, and wherein said lower portion extends forwardly downward from the bend point.