Patent ID: 8302727

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising: an engine, a rear wheel, a rear suspension that absorbs an impact when the rear wheel moves vertically, and an exhaust pipe having at least two separate portions including an engine connection and a wound portion, a front end of the engine connection being connected to a rear surface of the engine, the wound portion being provided between the rear suspension and the rear wheel and extending in a vehicle width direction, a front end of the wound portion being connected to a rear end of the engine connection at a position between the rear suspension and the rear wheel, wherein the entire wound portion, taken from a side of the vehicle, is disposed rearward from the rear suspension, and wherein, taken from a side of the vehicle, the engine connection and the rear suspension intersect each other, such that the engine connection has a portion that overlaps the rear suspension, and the rear suspension, taken from a side of the vehicle, protrudes upward from an uppermost point of the overlapping portion of the engine connection.