Patent ID: 7861815

Claim:
A motorcycle, comprising: a body frame including a head pipe positioned at one end of said body frame, a pair of front frame sections comprising opposing side wall members extending substantially obliquely rearward and downward from said head pipe, and a pair of rear frame sections extending substantially rearward and upward from said opposing side wall members; a front fork having a front wheel at a lower end, a handlebar at an upper end, and a steering shaft interposed between the two, said steering shaft being operatively inserted through and supported by said head pipe; and an engine unit mounted to said body frame so that a portion of said engine unit is disposed between said opposing side wall members in a region where said opposing side wall members extend substantially obliquely rearward and downward and a portion of said engine unit extends aft of said opposing wall members in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said engine unit being operatively coupled to a rear wheel and including an engine body supported by said wall members so that an axis of a cylinder of the engine unit extends generally in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle between the wall members.