Patent ID: 7819211

Claim:
A motorcycle in which an engine is disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel and an exhaust pipe for guiding an exhaust gas emitted from the engine is extended forward relative to the engine, the motorcycle comprising: an electric motor that is configured to apply a torque to a crankshaft of the engine; wherein the engine includes a cylinder block that extends substantially vertically and a crankcase that extends substantially horizontally rearward from a lower portion of the cylinder block, and the cylinder block and the crankcase form a substantially L-shape in a side view; wherein the exhaust pipe is extended rearward from a region forward of the cylinder block through a region below the crankcase; wherein a frame member is extended rearward from a head pipe for supporting the front wheel, a swing arm extending substantially forward and rearward is pivoted at a front portion thereof to the frame member, and the rear wheel is rotatably mounted to a rear portion of the swing arm; wherein the electric motor is disposed forward relative to a connecting point where the swing arm and the frame member are coupled to each other, and is disposed in a space formed behind the cylinder block and above the crankcase; and wherein the electric motor is fastened to the engine, and torque from the electric motor is transmitted to the crankshaft.