Patent ID: 7325853
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: B62J,B62K

Abstract:
1. An arrangement structure of an upper cowl, screen and meter for motorcycles, wherein: the upper cowl is positioned to cover an upper end portion of a front fork for supporting a steering handle, said upper cowl having an upper surface formed into a convex surface; the screen having an upper surface formed by a single smooth arcuate curve providing the screen with a concave-shaped inner face, said screen being mounted on the upper cowl adjacent to the periphery of an open-rear notch for mounting the screen; and a meter having a display surface, the display surface including a circular engine revolution display and a digital speed display, wherein the meter is mounted on a vehicle body frame (F) so that an upper portion of the circular engine revolution display of the meter is disposed vertically across a boundary (L) between the upper cowl and the screen in side view, and wherein a center and an uppermost part of the circular engine revolution display and a center of the concave-shaped inner face of the screen are disposed on a centerline of the vehicle body frame (F), whereby the circular engine revolution display is disposed so as to be easily viewed by a rider, wherein a shallow trough is formed at a juncture between the screen and the upper cowl, the meter being mounted such that a horizontal line extending rearwardly from the lower most part of shallow trough intersects a mid section of the meter, and when viewed from a side of the motorcycle, an upper half of the meter is disposed higher in a vertical direction than the horizontal line extending through the shallow trough, and a lower half of the meter is disposed in a vertical direction below the horizontal line.