Patent ID: 6719084
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B60K,F01N,Y02T

Abstract:
An exhaust system for a two-cylinder V-engine having a front cylinder and a rear cylinder and mounted on a saddle-type all-terrain vehicle, said exhaust system comprising:a muffler disposed behind the two-cylinder V-engine; a front-cylinder exhaust pipe having one end connected to a front cylinder, the front cylinder being tilted forward with respect to a moving direction of a vehicle; a rear-cylinder exhaust pipe having one end connected to a rear cylinder, the rear cylinder being tilted rearward with respect to the moving direction of the vehicle; and a crankcase on which the front cylinder and the rear cylinder are being held, the crankcase having a projected portion projected with respect to side surfaces of the front and the rear cylinders, a space being formed by an upper surface of the projected portion and the side surfaces of the front and the rear cylinders, wherein the front-cylinder exhaust pipe is bent upwardly to pass through the space, and passes along the side surfaces of the front and the rear cylinders to the muffler.