Saddle-type vehicle
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1. A saddle vehicle, comprising:
- a pair of frame members extending in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle; and
a fuel tank supported by the frame members, whereinthe fuel tank has a pair of flanges contacting outer sides of the frame members and the fuel tank includes a plurality of bodies, whereinthe bodies include peripheral edges; and
the flanges are attached to the frame members by attachment members inserted from outside in a vehicle width direction,wherein the flanges are formed with the peripheral edges of the bodies.
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Abstract
A saddle-type vehicle that securely supports a fuel tank with sufficient strength when load in a vertical direction is applied. A pair of frame members extend in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle and support a fuel tank. The fuel tank has a pair of flanges contacting the outer sides of the frame members. The flanges are attached to the frame members by attachment members inserted from outside in a vehicle width direction.
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1. A saddle vehicle, comprising:
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a pair of frame members extending in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle; and a fuel tank supported by the frame members, wherein the fuel tank has a pair of flanges contacting outer sides of the frame members and the fuel tank includes a plurality of bodies, wherein the bodies include peripheral edges; and the flanges are attached to the frame members by attachment members inserted from outside in a vehicle width direction, wherein the flanges are formed with the peripheral edges of the bodies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A saddle vehicle, comprising:
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a pair of frame members extending in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle; a fuel tank supported by the frame members, wherein the fuel tank has a pair of flanges contacting outer sides of the frame members; the flanges are attached to the frame members by attachment members inserted from outside in a vehicle width direction; bosses projecting outward in the vehicle width direction are provided on the outer sides of the frame members; and the flanges of the fuel tank are attached to outer end faces of the bosses; wherein outer end faces of the flanges of the fuel tank and the bosses of the frame members are diagonally disposed such that distances between the flanges and between the bosses at a lower position are larger than those at a higher position in the vehicle width direction.
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