MOTORCYCLE
First Claim
1. A motorcycle, comprising:
- a vehicle body frame including rear frames and a rear cross frame connecting said rear frames;
an engine disposed on said vehicle body frame;
a rider seat;
a storage box disposed downward of said rider seat;
a fuel tank for storing fuel to be supplied to said engine; and
a canister for adsorbing fuel vapors generated in said fuel tank,wherein said storage box and said fuel tank are disposed in a longitudinally parallel arrangement such that either (i) said storage box is disposed forward of said fuel tank, or (ii) said fuel tank is disposed forward to said storage box,wherein said storage box and said fuel tank are disposed on opposite sides of said cross frame forming part,wherein said storage box and said fuel tank are both disposed between said rear frames; and
wherein said canister is disposed downward of said rear cross frame and between said storage box and said fuel tank.
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Abstract
A motorcycle is provided having an engine disposed on a vehicle body frame, a storage box disposed downward of a rider seat, a fuel tank for storing fuel to be supplied to the engine, and a canister for adsorbing fuel vapors generated in the fuel tank. The canister does not restrict the shape of the fuel tank, and the storage box and the fuel tank are disposed longitudinally. A storage box and a fuel tank are disposed in a longitudinally parallel arrangement. A rear cross frame forming part of a vehicle body frame and disposed between the storage box and the fuel tank connects rear frames which form part of the vehicle body frame and are disposed on both lateral sides of the storage box and the fuel tank. Further, a canister is disposed downwardly of the rear cross frame between the storage box and the fuel tank.
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12 Claims
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1. A motorcycle, comprising:
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a vehicle body frame including rear frames and a rear cross frame connecting said rear frames; an engine disposed on said vehicle body frame; a rider seat; a storage box disposed downward of said rider seat; a fuel tank for storing fuel to be supplied to said engine; and a canister for adsorbing fuel vapors generated in said fuel tank, wherein said storage box and said fuel tank are disposed in a longitudinally parallel arrangement such that either (i) said storage box is disposed forward of said fuel tank, or (ii) said fuel tank is disposed forward to said storage box, wherein said storage box and said fuel tank are disposed on opposite sides of said cross frame forming part, wherein said storage box and said fuel tank are both disposed between said rear frames; and wherein said canister is disposed downward of said rear cross frame and between said storage box and said fuel tank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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