Patent ID: 7588111

Claim:
A rear shock absorber arrangement structure for a motorcycle, comprising: a swing member swingably connected to a body frame and rotatably supporting a wheel; a rear shock absorber adapted to cause the body frame to suspend the swing member; and a storage chamber disposed above the wheel; wherein a lower end of the rear shock absorber is brought connected at a position lower than a wheel-axle provided in the swing member as viewed from a side of the motorcycle, and an upper end of the rear shock absorber is connected to a portion lower than the storage chamber and near a bottom portion of the storage chamber, wherein the body frame includes a pair of left and right frames, for supporting the storage chamber, the hanging portion is attached to each of the left and right frames, and the hanging portions are connected by a cross member, wherein the cross member is located at a position corresponding to a rear end portion and a bottom portion of the storage chamber as viewed from the side of the motorcycle, and wherein the cross member is formed in a shape of a rearward concave as viewed from above the motorcycle and a rear surface of the storage chamber is formed to extend along the cross member.