Patent ID: 8292021

Claim:
A sport-type motorcycle, comprising a body frame; a rear wheel operatively attached to the body frame; a muffler assembly including a muffler and a muffler cover covering at least a laterally outer side portion of the muffler, said muffler assembly being arranged on one of a right side and a left side of the rear wheel in a lateral direction; and a housing box, arranged on the other of the right side and the left side of the rear wheel, said housing box being operatively attached to a rear portion of said body frame; wherein the housing box has a shape substantially similar to a shape of the muffler assembly thereby forming a pseudo muffler assembly, wherein said pseudo muffler assembly is oriented substantially parallel to the muffler assembly when viewed in plan; wherein said housing box comprises: a box body having an opening formed therein at an upper portion thereof, said opening being open from the upper and outer side portions of said box body, and a lid having a substantially L-shaped cross section, said lid being operable to close and open said opening of the box body, and being attached/detached in a vehicle-width direction for covering the box body; wherein a shape of said lid is substantially similar to a shape of the muffler cover; and wherein a color of said lid is substantially similar to a color of said muffler cover.