Patent ID: 7896124
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: B60K,B60Y,B62K

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle comprising: a frame extending between a forward end and a rearward end; an engine supported with respect to the frame and having a first cylinder and a second cylinder, wherein the first cylinder has a first exhaust port and the second cylinder has a second exhaust port, and the first exhaust port is more closely adjacent than the second exhaust port to the forward end of the frame; a muffler disposed at a location substantially beneath the engine, wherein the muffler comprises a first input port and a second input port; a first exhaust pipe extending between and connecting the first exhaust port and the first input port, wherein the first exhaust pipe has a first longitudinal length; and a second exhaust pipe extending between and connecting the second exhaust port and the second input port, wherein the second exhaust pipe has a second longitudinal length substantially equal to the first longitudinal length; wherein substantially the entire first exhaust pipe is disposed forwardly of the engine with respect to the frame; and the first exhaust pipe extends from the first exhaust port, forwardly and then upwardly toward a front fork assembly, laterally across at least a portion of a width of the motorcycle, and downwardly into the first input port of the muffler.