Patent ID: 7637340
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: B62J,B62K,F02M

Abstract:
1. A straddle vehicle comprising: a V engine; an air cleaner disposed above an engine; a battery disposed rearward of the air cleaner and above the engine; a fuel tank disposed rearward of the battery; a cover covering the air cleaner and the battery; and a seat covering a top of the fuel tank, wherein a top end of the fuel tank is positioned lower than a top end of the battery, a bottom end of the fuel tank is positioned lower than a bottom end of the battery, the battery is placed at a joining portion of the cover and the seat, the battery is laid along a bending surface of a frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the engine has a front cylinder and a rear cylinder, and the battery is positioned above the rear cylinder and on an axis of the rear cylinder.