Patent ID: 7497455

Claim:
A frame assembly for a motorcycle having an engine mounted thereon, the frame assembly having a longitudinal axis and a central plane bisecting the longitudinal axis, comprising: a structural member comprising: a head tube member; and an engine compartment member that defines an opening constructed and arranged for mounting the engine therein, the opening of the engine compartment member having a contiguous inner surface that is substantially bisected by the central plane, which is constructed and arranged to mount the engine thereon, the engine compartment member comprising a top member, wherein a proximal end of the top member is connected to a portion of the head tube member and forms a portion of a front portion of the engine compartment member, wherein the top member extends in a generally rearward direction from the head tube member, wherein the head tube member is connected to the front portion of the engine compartment member; and a gas tank, wherein a portion of the top member of the engine compartment member defines an aperture constructed and arranged for receiving a portion of the gas-tank therein, wherein the structural member comprises a carbon fiber material.