Title:
MOTORCYCLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/078571
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A motorcycle has a frame consisting of a first frame and a second frame. The first frame extends in front of rider’s legs, in the vertical direction of the motorcycle, and the second frame extends rearward, in the longitudinal direction of the motorcycle, from the lower part of the first frame. The motorcycle further has a front cover for covering the first frame; a floor for covering the second frame, the floor extending rearward from the lower part of the front cover and having an upper surface as a surface on which rider’s feet can be placed; an engine for driving the motorcycle, the engine being located rearward, in the longitudinal direction, of the floor; and an air inlet in the front of the motorcycle. The lower surface further has upper and lower guide surfaces arranged side by side in the lateral direction of the motorcycle. The guide surfaces are at positions with a difference in height, resulting from the step, in the vertical direction. Air is introduced from the air inlet and led to the engine through the inside of the floor.
Inventors:
MATSUMOTO YOSHIHARU (JP)
SHIINA TAKASHI (JP)
KAMINOKADO HIROYUKI (JP)
SHIINA TAKASHI (JP)
KAMINOKADO HIROYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2004/002833
Publication Date:
September 16, 2004
Filing Date:
March 05, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
MATSUMOTO YOSHIHARU (JP)
SHIINA TAKASHI (JP)
KAMINOKADO HIROYUKI (JP)
MATSUMOTO YOSHIHARU (JP)
SHIINA TAKASHI (JP)
KAMINOKADO HIROYUKI (JP)
International Classes:
B62J23/00; B62J25/00; B62J99/00; B62K19/48; (IPC1-7): B62J39/00; B62J23/00; B62J25/00; B62M7/02
Foreign References:
| JPS59114179A | 1984-07-02 | |||
| JPS5979483U | 1984-05-29 | |||
| JPS62117185U | 1987-07-25 | |||
| JPS62178484A | 1987-08-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Miyoshi, Hidekazu (2-8 Toranomon 1-chom, Minato-ku Tokyo, JP)
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