MOTORCYCLE
DRIVE
January 2, 2013
Disclosed is a motorcycle such that weight thereof, including the engine hanger bracket, is reduced, while the rigidity of the chassis frame is improved. The motorcycle comprises a chassis frame (5); an engine (20), further comprising a hanger portion (21) suspended from the chassis frame (5); a pair of down tubes (9), constituting a portion of the chassis frame (5), in the vehicle width direction, and extending downward in the fore portion of the chassis frame (5); and an engine hanger bracket (100), further comprising plate portions (101) formed in flat plate shapes and collar portions (106) disposed upon the plate portions (101), the engine hanger bracket (100) linked to the pair of down tubes (9) and the hanger portion (21). The motorcycle further comprises an upper suspension portion (112), which suspends the engine (20) by fastening the down tubes (9), the plate portions (101), the collar portions (106), and an upper hanger portion (22), in a state of being positioned in a linear state in the vehicle width direction; and a lower suspension portion (124), which suspends the engine (20) by fastening the plate portions (101) and a lower hanger portion (23).
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