Patent ID: 7568731

Claim:
A motorcycle including an airbag device, the motorcycle comprising: a body of the motorcycle having a centerline extending in a fore-and-aft direction along the body; a seat for a rider; handlebars forwardly of the seat for steering of the motorcycle; a floor portion of the motorcycle body that is lowered relative to the seat and extends between the seat and the handlebars to provide an open gap therebetween; an airbag for being deployed and inflated in emergency conditions; a retainer from which the airbag is deployed and being mounted to the body adjacent the handlebars, higher than the floor portion, and forwardly spaced from the seat along the body so that the retainer is closer to the handlebars than the seat; an elongate securing member for the airbag extending on the centerline of the motorcycle body; a fastener for the securing member being mounted to the body adjacent the seat; and opposite end portions of the elongate securing member with one of the end portions secured to the airbag and the other end portion secured to the fastener such that with the spacing between the retainer and the fastener there is a long intermediate portion of the elongate securing member extending on the centerline of the motorcycle body from the fastener, down to the floor portion and forwardly therealong, and up to the retainer prior to airbag deployment.