FUEL TANK FOR MOTORCYCLE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCLUDING SAME

摘要

An intake structure for a motorcycle provides an intake air flow passage in a fuel tank arranged at an upper portion of a vehicle body. Left and right upper tank members are provided at an upper portion of a vehicle body. The upper tank portions are each provided with a recessed portion that is opened upward and inward. A tank wall, having an L-shaped cross section, extends rearward and subsequently downward. An upper opening of the recessed portion is covered with a lid member, and thereby, the recessed portion effectively functions as an air-supply passage leading to an interior portion of an air cleaners.

主权项

1. A motorcycle comprising:
a vehicle body frame comprising a head pipe, a fuel tank operatively supported on the vehicle body frame behind the head pipe, an engine operatively supported on the vehicle body frame below the fuel tank, and an air cleaner arranged behind the fuel tank,
wherein the fuel tank comprises a left tank member arranged on a left side of the vehicle body frame and a right tank member arranged on a right side of the vehicle body frame, the left and right tank members configured such that at least one of the left and right tank members is formed with a recessed portion that is opened upward and inward, that extends rearward, that subsequently extends downward, and that is formed by a tank wall having a L-shaped cross section, andfurther comprising at least one lid member provided to cover an upper opening of the recessed portion, the recessed portion and lid member cooperating to function as an intake passage for routing intake air to the air cleaner.