Patent ID: 8267460

Claim:
A motorcycle including an array of front covers aligned so as to improve aerodynamic efficiency, the motorcycle comprising: a lower cover having a front-most edge; an upper cover arranged to cover and rotate with a steering handle, at least a front-most edge of the upper cover being disposed rearward of the front-most edge of the lower cover so as to define a straight line along which the front-most edges of the lower and upper covers lie when viewed from a side of the motorcycle; and a middle cover lying on the straight line and comprising a lens arranged to extend across a longitudinal center of the motorcycle in a vehicle width direction, the lens extending rearward across the straight line with at least a portion of the lens projecting forward of the straight line; wherein the middle cover at least partially surrounds a periphery of the lens, the middle cover including a V-shaped cover portion, left and right upper edges, left and right lower edges, and a lower edge of a light opening; a lower surface of the lens extends forwardly from the lower edge of the light opening of the middle cover; the lower surface of the lens is curved when viewed from the side of the motorcycle; and forward-most portions of the left and right lower edges are disposed rearward of forward-most portions of the left and right upper edges and rearward of a forward-most portion of the V-shaped cover portion.