US 7,549,496 B2
Engine mounting arrangement for two wheeled vehicle
Yousuke Ishida, Shizuoka-ken (Japan); and Akifumi Oishi, Shizuoka-ken (Japan)
Assigned to Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken (Japan)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/287,518.
Application 11/287518 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/260712, filed on Oct. 27, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. 2004-315988 (JP), filed on Oct. 29, 2004; and application No. 2004-339034 (JP), filed on Nov. 24, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0090944 A1, May 04, 2006
Int. Cl. B62D 61/00 (2006.01); B62K 11/00 (2006.01); B62M 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 180—228  [180/219; 180/227; 180/230] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motorcycle comprising a steering head pipe, a backbone type frame comprising a single main frame member extending rearward from the steering head pipe, the main frame member being centrally positioned in a vehicle width direction of the motorcycle, a power unit comprising a case, the case being suspended from the main frame member, the case of the power unit comprising a top face, the top face being spaced from the main frame member along a longitudinally-extending segment of the main frame member and a functional component of the power unit being located right below the main frame member and between the top face of the case and the main frame member, at least a portion of the functional component comprising an axial rotational shaft that is oriented at a substantially right angle relative to the longitudinally-extending segment of the main frame member.