Patent ID: 7204355

Claim:
A shock absorbing structure for a two-wheeled vehicle including a shock absorbing member projecting from a vehicular body, wherein shock is absorbed by crashing said shock absorbing member, comprising: a front end of said shock absorbing member located in front of a front wheel or in the vicinity of said front wheel; a top wall of said shock absorbing member located at such a position that the top wall of said shock absorbing member does not block a forward viewing area for a driver, the top wall having a forward section with an inclined upper surface for permitting an operator to have a forward viewing area that is not obstructed; a center of a leading end contact surface of said shock absorbing member located at a position higher than a vertical position of a center of gravity of both said vehicle and said driver; and right and left side surfaces of said shock absorbing member offset to a center of a vehicular body from right and left side surfaces of said vehicular body, wherein said shock absorbing member is mounted on a front cover and includes a rear peripheral wall that is curved into a shape to follow that of the front cover, and wherein a central portion of the rear peripheral wall is concave-shaped so as to fit against a convex-shaped portion of the front cover.