| US 7,523,800 B2 | ||
| Saddle-type vehicle | ||
| Masami Shinsho, Shizuoka (Japan); and Hajime Nakaaki, Shizuoka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-Ken (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 12, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/549,012. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-302287 (JP), filed on Oct. 17, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0102896 A1, May 10, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 61/02 (2006.01); B62K 11/00 (2006.01); B62M 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—219 [180/227] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising:
a main pipe including a front portion extending forward and downward and a rear portion extending rearward and downward,
a swing arm connected to and supported on the rear portion of the main pipe through a pivot shaft to be able to swing,
an engine mounted to at least the front portion and the rear portion of the main pipe,
wherein the rear portion of the main pipe comprises a curved portion extending rearwardly of the pivot shaft and curving around
the pivot shaft to further extend forward and downward thereof, and wherein a crankcase of the engine is connected to the
curved portion of the rear portion of the main pipe,
a fuel tank arranged rearwardly of the engine and overlapping the curved portion of the rear portion of the main pipe at least
partially as viewed from a side view, and
a fuel pump arranged on a front portion of the fuel tank.
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