A straddled two-wheeled vehicle , comprising: a frame assembly having a front end and a rear end extending along a longitudinally-extending centerline (L); 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 , and a vertically-extending centerline (V) of the vehicle extends vertically at a midpoint of the wheel base and is perpendicular to the longitudinally-extending centerline (L); a fuel tank supported by the frame and a forward portion of the fuel tank is aligned with the vertically-extending centerline (V); an airbox supported by the frame and a rearward portion of the airbox is vertically aligned with the vertically-extending centerline (V); and a battery supported by the frame and positioned longitudinally forward of the vertically-extending centerline (V), 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 (L); 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 , and a vertically-extending centerline (V) of the vehicle extends vertically at a midpoint of the wheel base and is perpendicular to the longitudinally-extending centerline (L); a fuel tank supported by the frame and a forward portion of the fuel tank is aligned with the vertically-extending centerline (V); an airbox supported by the frame and a rearward portion of the airbox is vertically aligned with the vertically-extending centerline (V); and a battery supported by the frame and positioned longitudinally forward of the vertically-extending centerline (V), 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 . <EOS>