Patent ID: 7484361

Claim:
An exhaust gas purifying apparatus of a motorcycle comprising: an engine in which a cylinder block extends upwardly on a crankcase; an exhaust port provided on a front portion of the engine; an exhaust pipe extending forward of the engine from the exhaust port, then extending downward once, and thereafter, extending toward a rear of a vehicle body; and a catalyst placed in the exhaust pipe, wherein the exhaust pipe passes along a side of the cylinder block, wherein the exhaust pipe including a pair of exhaust pipes extending forward of the engine from the exhaust ports, then extending downward, and thereafter, extending upwardly and rearwardly toward the rear of the vehicle body; and wherein the catalyst is placed in the upwardly and rearwardly extending portion of each of the exhaust pipes in positions that overlap the side of the cylinder block, and when viewed in a plan view, the crankcase can be seen to extend further in a lateral direction of the motorcycle than an entirety of the portion of the exhaust pipe that passes along the side of the cylinder block.