MOTORISED TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES WITH SUPERCHARGER APPARATUS

摘要

A motorised two-wheeled vehicle having a body frame (1) supporting a front wheel (2) and a rear wheel (3) and provided at its middle portion with an internal combustion engine (4) and supercharger apparatus (7) comprising an exhaust turbine (9) provided on an exhaust passage (8) side of the engine and a compressor (11) provided on an intake passage (10) side of the engine and arranged to be driven by the turbine. The supercharger apparatus (7) is positioned in a space defined by the engine (4) and a support frame (12) which supports the engine and is interposed between the engine and the front wheel (2). In this way the supercharger apparatus is positioned remote from the rider, and also it is protected from external forces.