Patent ID: 8757312

Claim:
A frame structure for a saddle-ride vehicle comprising: a body frame including: a head pipe pivotally supporting a steering system; down tubes configured as a left and right pair, the down tube having a downwardly extending portion having a front end joined to the head pipe and extending rearwardly and downwardly, a first bending portion bending rearwardly at a lower end of the downwardly extending portion, and a horizontal extending portion extending rearwardly and generally horizontally from the first bending portion; seat rails configured as a left and right pair, disposed above the down tubes, said seat rails having respective front ends joined to the corresponding down tubes and extending rearwardly and upwardly; and upper tubes configured as a left and right pair, having respective front ends joined to the head pipe, disposed above the down tubes and having respective rear ends joined to corresponding intermediate portions of the seat rails; and a unit swing power unit swingably supported by the body frame and having a swinging center on a lower portion side thereof; wherein the seat rails are joined at front ends thereof to the corresponding downwardly extending portions of the down tubes; each of the down tubes has a second bending portion formed at a rear end of the horizontally extending portions and an obliquely upwardly extending portion extending rearwardly and upwardly at a position rearwardly of the second bending portion, and the obliquely upwardly extending portion has a rear end joined to a corresponding one of the seat rails; and power unit support portions supporting the unit swing power unit are each formed behind the second bending portion.