Patent ID: 8439142
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B62J,F01N,Y02A,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A straddle type vehicle comprising: an engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel, the engine including a crankcase and a cylinder projecting upwardly and forwardly from the crankcase; an exhaust conduit including a front catalytic converter and a rear catalytic converter spaced apart in the exhaust conduit; and a secondary air inducting conduit including a downstream end connected to the exhaust conduit between the front catalytic converter and the rear catalytic converter; wherein the downstream end of the secondary air inducting conduit is located in a space forward of the crankcase, below the cylinder, and behind the front wheel; the secondary air inducting conduit includes a reed valve assembly disposed in a middle portion of the secondary air inducting conduit; and the secondary air inducting conduit is exposed in a forward direction behind the front wheel.