Claims
- 1. A motorcycle having in combination
- a frame body;
- a V-type multicylinder internal combustion engine mounted on said frame body, said engine having a crankshaft transverse to said frame body, a front cylinder block extending forward toward the front of said frame body with its cylinder centerline inclined in the proximity of a horizontal plane and a rear cylinder block extending toward the top of said frame body with its cylinder centerline inclined in the proximity of a vertical plane, said cylinder blocks defining a V-shaped space therebetween, said engine having a plane of bisection extending through said crankshaft and bisecting said V-shaped space;
- a fuel supply system including a front, downdraft carburetor extending to said front cylinder block and a rear, sidedraft carburetor extending to said rear cylinder block, said front and rear carburetors being positioned within said V-shaped space, said front carburetor being positioned generally forwardly of said plane of bisection and said rear carburetor being positioned generally rearwardly of said plane of bisection, said two carburetors each including at least one air intake port, said intake ports facing toward each other on opposite sides of said plane of bisection wherein said intake ports are laterally offset with respect to each other along the plane through the bisection.
Priority Claims (2)
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54-70781 |
Jun 1979 |
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54-70782 |
Jun 1979 |
JPX |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 155,415, filed on June 2, 1980 and is now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (2)
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754929 |
Lepape |
Mar 1904 |
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4226296 |
Higaki |
Oct 1980 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
Entry |
Schofield; "Petersen's Basic Carburetion and Fuel Systems"; 1971, pp. 30-39. |
Divisions (1)
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155415 |
Jun 1980 |
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