Patent ID: 8360189

Claim:
A motorcycle comprising: a head pipe; a main frame member having a front section extending downwardly and rearwardly from the head pipe, and a horizontal section extending rearwardly from a lower end of this front section, the main frame member comprising left and right sidewall parts and a bottom wall part which cooperate to form a protected space which is opened upwardly; a vehicle body cover covering part of the main frame member, a front wheel and a rear wheel, at least one of which is a driving wheel; a swing arm operatively attached to the main frame member for rotatably supporting the rear wheel; an electric motor for imparting a driving force to the driving wheel; and a battery for supplying an electric power to the motor, wherein the battery is accommodated in the protected space formed by the left and right sidewall parts and the bottom wall part of the main frame member; wherein: recessed parts for accommodating portions of the swing arm are provided in the sidewall parts in the horizontal section of the main frame member, respectively; a pivot part for swingably supporting the swing arm is provided extending through the recessed parts; the vehicle body cover is provided to cover, from above, the protected space formed between the main frame member and a portion of each of the left and right sidewall parts; and a lower portion of the horizontal section is exposed to the outside as an external appearance design surface.