Patent ID: 7900738

Claim:
An engine supporting device for a motorcycle, the engine supporting device comprising: a first frame connected to a head pipe portion at an upper end of the first frame, the first frame extending from the upper end to a lower end of the first frame, the first frame being made of a cast metal; a second frame extending from an upper end, connected to the lower end of the first frame, to a lower end supporting a rear arm, the upper end of the second frame including extensions being made of a forged metal; and a hanger bracket suspending a cylinder section of an engine, the hanger bracket being directly mounted to the extensions of the second frame; wherein a vehicle length direction of the motorcycle extends from a forward end of the motorcycle to a rearward end of the motorcycle, and a vehicle width direction of the motorcycle extends from a left side of the vehicle to a right side of the vehicle and perpendicular to the vehicle length direction; and each of the lower end of the first frame, the upper end of the second frame, and the hanger bracket overlap each other in the vehicle width direction of the motorcycle.