Patent ID: 7188695

Claim:
A motorcycle having front and rear wheels, said front wheel being steerably supported by a front fork with a head pipe, said rear wheel having suspension, said motorcycle comprising: an engine having a front portion and a rear portion, said engine being provided with a case and a cylinder block formed on an upper portion of said case, said engine including a cylinder head attached to said cylinder block, said cylinder head and said cylinder block forming a contact surface, said engine tilting forward so that said contact surface tilts downward; a front frame connecting the front portion of said engine with said head pipe, said front frame having a first end portion connected to said head pipe, a second end portion connected to the front portion of said engine via a front side joining portion and a rear side joining portion, and a middle portion between said first and second end portions; said front side joining portion and said rear side joining portion being formed adjacent an upper end portion of said cylinder block near the contact surface between said cylinder head and said cylinder block, with said front side joining portion being formed adjacent an upper portion of a front end of said cylinder block and the rear side joining portion formed adjacent an upper portion of a rear end of said cylinder block, said rear side joining portion being higher than said front side joining portion; and said front and rear side joining portions each have an integral boss that protects inwardly from said second end portion of said front frame toward and into engagement with the cylinder block; and a rear frame which is separate from said front frame connecting the rear portion of said engine with said suspension of said rear wheel; wherein said front and rear frames joined to said engine form a body frame for said motorcycle.