Patent ID: 8051938

Claim:
In a motorcycle having a vehicle body frame, a seat rail assembly comprising a seat rail having a front end portion supported by and extending rearwardly from an intermediate portion of the vehicle body frame, said seat rail assembly comprising: a seat rail body including a left side portion and a right side portion each having a slotted opening formed therein at a rear portion thereof, said slotted opening extending inwardly and upwardly from an outer portion of each of the left and right side portions, respectively; right and left seat rail members; each of said right and left seat rail members having said slotted opening formed therein; a separately formed rear fender which is operatively attached to and supported by the right and left seat rail members, said rear fender having a pair of convex portions formed thereon, wherein one of said convex portions protrudes towards and corresponds to a respective slotted opening of the right and left seat rail members.