Patent ID: 8499736

Claim:
A vehicle engine mounted on a body frame comprising: a cylinder set to project upwardly; a head portion of said cylinder being provided with an intake port and an exhaust port opening into a combustion chamber inside said cylinder; a sensor mounting hole being provided in said head portion on one side of said cylinder, said sensor mounting hole opening directly under an upstream end opening portion of said intake port; a water temperature sensor for detecting temperature of water in a water jacket in said cylinder being mounted in said sensor mounting hole; a left-right pair of hanger bosses being formed in said head portion of said cylinder, said left-right pair of hanger bosses being opposed to each other with said water temperature sensor therebetween; and left and right engine hanger brackets extending from said body frame, the left engine hanger being attached to said left hanger boss, and the right engine hanger being attached to said right hanger boss, wherein the water temperature sensor projects rearwardly.