Patent ID: 8028670

Claim:
A structure for disposing an oil filter in a power unit for a motorcycle comprising: a vehicle-body frame; an engine main body mounted on the vehicle-body frame; a crankcase forming a part of the engine main body; a crankshaft rotatably supported by the crankcase; a transmission mechanism installed in the crankcase; a clutch cover coupled to the crankcase; a clutch chamber formed between the crankcase and the clutch cover; a clutch apparatus which is installed in the clutch chamber and which connects and disconnects the transmission of power between the crankshaft and the transmission mechanism; an oil pump driven by the power transmitted from the crankshaft; and an oil filter set between the oil pump and a portion to be supplied with oil, the oil filter being attached to the clutch cover and disposed between the axis of the crankshaft and the axis of the clutch apparatus and below the axis of the crankshaft and the axis of the clutch apparatus.