Patent ID: 7234559
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle, comprising: a body frame comprising two spaced-apart seat rails; a rear wheel rotatably attached to a rear portion of the body frame; a rear fender for partially covering said rear wheel, the rear fender comprising an integral rear end which is extended downwardly and a pair of spaced apart side plates, wherein the seat rails of the body frame are arranged externally of the rear fender side plates; and a support stay for supporting the rear fender on the body frame; wherein the rear fender is formed having an inverted substantially U-shaped cross section such that a lower portion of the rear fender is open, the rear fender being supported on the body frame and partially covering the rear wheel, the rear fender comprising a proximal end adjacent a seat, and a distal end adjacent a rearmost surface of the rear wheel, wherein the side plates are arranged on opposite sides of the rear wheel, each of the respective side plates comprising a widened portion at the downwardly extended rear end of the rear fender such that the side plates have a maximum dimension in a radial direction of the rear wheel at a lower edge of the distal end of the rear fender; wherein said support stay is disposed along an inner surface of said rear fender and supports the widened portion from inside the rear fender; and wherein a lamp body is disposed on said widened portion, the lamp body being mounted on a connecting portion of said support stay.