Patent ID: 8662518
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: B62J,B62K,F02M

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle, comprising: a body frame; a rear arm attached to the body frame to support a rear wheel; a rear cushioning member provided between the body frame and the rear arm; an engine fixed to the body frame closer to a front side of the motorcycle than the rear cushioning member, the engine being supplied with air via an intake path in front of the engine; a fuel tank supported rotatably at a supporter arranged closer to a rear side of the motorcycle than a substantially central position of an axis of the rear cushioning member, the fuel tank being provided above the engine; an air cleaner connected to the engine through the intake path and at least partly covered by the fuel tank; a fuel pump provided in the fuel tank; a throttle body connected to an intake pipe; a fuel hose communicating between a discharge opening of the fuel pump and the throttle body, the fuel hose including a slack portion provided between a head of the engine and the body frame so as to at least partly overlap the head of the engine when viewed from a side of the motorcycle while the fuel tank is in a resting position, the slack portion allowing the fuel tank to rotate away from the resting position without disconnecting the fuel hose; a discharge pipe connected with the fuel pump and extending in a substantially widthwise direction; and a thermal insulation cover provided between a portion of the discharge pipe and the head of the engine.