Patent ID: 8281889

Claim:
A seat structure for a vehicle, said vehicle comprising: a vehicle body frame; a fuel tank mounted on the vehicle body frame, the fuel tank having an upper surface with a stepped portion formed on a rear portion thereof, said stepped portion being indented downwardly; and a seat arranged rearwardly of said fuel tank, said seat comprising: a cushion member made of an elastic material; and a bottom plate which holds the cushion member, said bottom plate being fixed to the vehicle body frame, wherein said cushion member includes a bulging portion which bulges forwardly from a front end portion of the bottom plate and onto a wall surface of the fuel tank, and wherein said bulging portion is supported on a wall surface of the fuel tank; wherein the seat comprises a front portion arranged on the stepped portion of the fuel tank; and wherein a front upper surface of the fuel tank and an upper surface of the cushion member are arranged substantially continuous with each other.