A straddled two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: a frame assembly having a front end and a rear end extending along a longitudinally-extending centerline; the frame assembly comprises a main frame which surrounds a powertrain assembly and extends over and forward of an engine and a transmission, the main frame 42 is coupled to engine through a pair of upstanding members, the upstanding members are coupled to mounting flanges on a crankcase of the engine, the mounting flanges are positioned forward of crankcase such that upstanding members also are positioned forward of the crankcase, a front wheel operably coupled to the front end of the frame assembly at a front rotational axis; a rear wheel operably coupled to the rear end of the frame assembly at a rear rotational axis, where a wheel base is defined between the front and rear rotational axes (290, 292), and a vertically-extending centerline of the vehicle extends vertically at a midpoint of the wheel base and is perpendicular to the longitudinally-extending centerline; a fuel tank supported by the frame and a forward portion of the fuel tank is aligned with the vertically-extending centerline; an airbox supported by the frame and a rearward portion of the airbox is vertically aligned with the vertically-extending centerline; and a battery supported by the frame and positioned longitudinally forward of the vertically-extending centerline, wherein the battery is positioned vertically lower than a lower surface of the fuel tank, the battery is supported in a battery housing, the battery is positioned at a lower portion of the vehicle positioned rearward of the front wheel and below a radiator, the battery is positioned within the profile of the pair of upstanding members of the main frame. a frame assembly having a front end and a rear end extending along a longitudinally-extending centerline; the frame assembly comprises a main frame which surrounds a powertrain assembly and extends over and forward of an engine and a transmission, the main frame 42 is coupled to engine through a pair of upstanding members, the upstanding members are coupled to mounting flanges on a crankcase of the engine, the mounting flanges are positioned forward of crankcase such that upstanding members also are positioned forward of the crankcase, a front wheel operably coupled to the front end of the frame assembly at a front rotational axis; a rear wheel operably coupled to the rear end of the frame assembly at a rear rotational axis, where a wheel base is defined between the front and rear rotational axes (290, 292), and a vertically-extending centerline of the vehicle extends vertically at a midpoint of the wheel base and is perpendicular to the longitudinally-extending centerline; a fuel tank supported by the frame and a forward portion of the fuel tank is aligned with the vertically-extending centerline; an airbox supported by the frame and a rearward portion of the airbox is vertically aligned with the vertically-extending centerline; and a battery supported by the frame and positioned longitudinally forward of the vertically-extending centerline, wherein the battery is positioned vertically lower than a lower surface of the fuel tank, the battery is supported in a battery housing, the battery is positioned at a lower portion of the vehicle positioned rearward of the front wheel and below a radiator, the battery is positioned within the profile of the pair of upstanding members of the main frame.