Patent ID: 6264241
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A frame structure for a saddling type vehicle wherein an engine is supported below a pair of left and right main frames extending in forward and backward directions, a pair of left and right steering front wheels are suspended independently of each other on a left and a right front portion of a vehicle body, comprising:a pair of left and right lower members extending downwardly from front end portions of said left and right main frames and further extending rearwardly substantially in parallel to said main frames; andan inclined frame extending rearwardly and obliquely downwardly, as viewed in a side elevation, from the front end portions of said left and right main frames to positions rearwardly of front wheel axles and having rear end portions coupled to portions of said left and right lower members;said inclined frame and said lower members operatively support elements for front wheel suspension mechanisms, said inclined frame is cast or forged and said inclined frame includes a cross portion having a width substantially equal to a width between the left and right main frames and a pair of left and right arm portions integrally formed on the cross portion and extending rearwardly and obliquely downwardly from the cross portion.