Patent ID: 8708086

Claim:
A saddle-ride vehicle comprising: a seat for an occupant to sit on; a leg passing space located in front of the seat, through which the occupant may pass his/her leg when getting on or off; a head pipe located in front of the leg passing space, pivotally supporting a steering system in a rotatable manner; a main frame extending rearward and downward from the head pipe; a down frame extending rearward from the main frame so as to be located under the leg passing space; left and right rear frames located behind the leg passing space, said left and right rear frames extending rearward and upward from the down frame and supporting the seat; and a cross frame directly connecting lower portions of the left and right rear frames, said cross frame curving forward in a convex form and having support parts for supporting a load of the seat, wherein each of the right and left rear frames comprise a rear frame front half portion and a rear frame rear half portion, said right rear frame front half portion being directly joined to said right rear frame rear half portion at a right joint and said left rear frame front half portion being directly joined to said left rear frame rear half portion at a left joint; the cross frame directly connects the left and right rear frame front half portions; the left rear frame rear half portion integrally having an extension part that extends forward from the left joint; the right rear frame rear half portion integrally having an extension part that extends forward from the right joint; and the extension parts are directly joined to the cross frame.