JP2794095B2 - Motorcycle front wheel device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a front wheel device of a motorcycle including a disc brake and a front fender.

(Prior Art) A front fork of a motorcycle usually has a pair of left and right upper tubes supported on a head pipe side of a body frame, and a lower end side of each of the upper tubes on the same axis as each of the upper tubes. A pair of left and right lower tubes are slidably fitted in the axial direction, and front wheels are supported on both lower ends of the left and right lower tubes. And
The impact transmitted from the front wheel to the head pipe is absorbed by the upper and lower tubes sliding together.

Further, in the above configuration, there is a configuration conventionally configured as follows.

That is, a disc brake for braking the front wheel is provided. The disc brake is fitted to a side surface of the front wheel, and is fitted to the brake disk from outside in the radial direction and frictionally joined to the side surface of the brake disk. A possible caliper, which is fixed to the lower end of the lower tube. In addition,
In this case, in order to prevent the caliper from protruding outward, the caliper is fitted into a concave portion between the rim of the front wheel and the outer peripheral edge of the brake disc.

On the other hand, a front fender for the front wheel is provided, and the front fender is also fixed to the lower tube.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, as described above, the caliper is provided with the rim of the front wheel,
When the front wheel is moved in the radial direction to remove the front wheel from the front fork during maintenance or inspection work, the front wheel rim must be However, there are cases where the caliper is abutted in the radial direction of the front wheel and cannot be removed.

Therefore, in order to prevent the rim from contacting the caliper when removing the front wheel, a method of removing the caliper from the lower tube prior to removing the front wheel is adopted.

Another alternative is to leave the caliper fixed to the lower tube and remove the front fender from this lower tube so that the lower tube along with the caliper can move around the axis relative to the upper tube. The caliper is allowed to rotate, and the caliper is detached from the recess outward in the vehicle width direction.

However, in any of the above methods, it is necessary to remove at least one of the caliper and the front fender from the lower tube, which causes the work of removing the front wheel to be complicated.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to facilitate the work of removing a front wheel from a front fork.

(Structure of the Invention) A feature of the present invention to achieve the above object is that a front fork 5 is supported on a head pipe 3 side of a body frame 2 by a pair of left and right upper tubes 20, 20.
A pair of left and right fittings that are axially slidable on the lower ends of the upper tubes 20 and 20 on the same axis as the upper tubes 20 and 20 and that are rotatable about the axes. Lower tubes 21, 21 are provided at both lower ends of the left and right lower tubes 21, 21 so that an axle 23 attached to the front wheel 6 is detachably supported, and a brake disc 34 is attached to a side surface of the front wheel 6. The brake disc 34 is fitted into the brake disc 34 from its radial direction.
A caliper 35 capable of being friction-joined is provided on the side surface of the lower tube 21, while a caliper bracket 36 is integrally provided at the lower end of the lower tube 21, and the caliper 35 is fixed to the projection of the caliper bracket 36. In the front wheel device of a motorcycle provided with the front fender 9 for the front wheel 6, (1) a fender bracket 42 is protruded from a lower end of the lower tube 21 so as to extend along the lower tube 21 and extend along the lower tube 21. A support plate 41 is provided near the front of the front fender 21 to support the front fender 9 on the protrusion of the fender bracket 42, and the lower tube 21 and the fender bracket 42 are rotated relative to each other about the axis. (2) Connect the caliper bracket 36 to the lower tube 21
The fender bracket 42 projects forward from the lower end of the lower tube 21, and (3) connects the caliper bracket 36 to the lower tube 21 with the lower part of the lower tube 21. The point is that it is disposed closer to the axle 23 than the connecting portion of the fender bracket 42 to the tube 21.

(Operation) The operation of the above configuration is as follows.

(1) When removing the front wheel 6 from the left and right lower tubes 21, 21, first, the support of the front wheel 6 with respect to the left and right lower tubes 21, 21 is released. Next, the front wheel 6 is slightly moved with respect to each lower tube 21 together with the brake disc 34 in the radial direction of the front wheel 6 (arrow A), and the movement disengages the caliper 35 from the brake disc 34. This prevents the brake disc 34 and the caliper 35 from interfering with each other in the vehicle width direction.

Next, while the caliper 35 is attached to the lower tube 21 via the caliper bracket 36, the “combination body” of the lower tube 21, the caliper 35, and the caliper bracket 36 is combined with the upper tube 20 and the lower tube 21.
Are rotated integrally with respect to the upper tube 20 around the common axis of the upper tube 20. Here, as described above, since the brake disc 34 and the caliper 35 are prevented from interfering with each other in the vehicle width direction, the rotation of the “combination body” is not hindered by the brake disc 34. Can be done smoothly. By this rotation, the caliper 35 is separated from the front wheel 6 side outward in the vehicle width direction.

When the front wheel 6 is further moved in the radial direction in the detached state, the front wheel 6 is prevented from contacting the caliper 35 in the radial direction, and the removal of the front wheel 6 is smoothly performed. Can be done.

In the above case, the lower tube 21 and the fender bracket 42 supporting the front fender 9 via the support plate 41 are relatively rotatable about the axis. When rotating the `` body, '' its lower tube 21 is allowed to rotate relative to the fender bracket 42 around the axis,
In other words, the caliper 35 can be turned without any trouble while the front fender 9 is supported by the fender bracket 42 via the support plate 41.

That is, according to the above configuration, when the front wheel 6 is removed, the front fender 9 and the support plate 41
It is not necessary to remove any of the calipers 35 from the lower tube 21, so that the work of removing the front wheel 6 can be facilitated accordingly.

In addition, since the support plate 41 extends along the lower tube 21 and is located near the front of the lower tube 21, it is possible for a stone or the like jumped up during traveling to collide with the lower tube 21, This is prevented by the support plate 41, and protection of the sliding portion of the lower tube 21 with respect to the upper tube 20 is achieved.

(2) The caliper bracket 36 is protruded rearward from the lower end of the lower tube 21, and the fender bracket 42 is protruded forward from the lower end of the lower tube 21. When both the caliper bracket 36 and the fender bracket 42 protrude from the lower end of the lower tube 21, the two brackets are arranged in the front and rear directions opposite to each other with respect to the lower end.

For this reason, as described above, when the “combination body” is rotated with respect to the upper tube 20, the caliper bracket 36 that is rotated by this is combined with the fender bracket 42.
Thus, the rotation can be smoothly performed without being disturbed by the fender bracket 42.

Therefore, also in this respect, the work of removing the front wheel 6 can be easily performed.

(3) The connecting portion of the caliper bracket 36 to the lower tube 21 is set to be smaller than the connecting portion of the fender bracket 42 to the lower tube 21 by the axle 23.
The following effects are produced.

That is, when the caliper 35 frictionally joins the brake disc 34 to brake the front wheel 6, the caliper 35 receives a large external force from the brake disc 34, and the external force is transmitted through the caliper bracket 36 to the lower tube 21. At the lower end.

Here, the external force from the caliper 35 supported by the lower end of the lower tube 21 is greater than the external force from the front fender 9 supported by the lower end of the lower tube 21.

Therefore, as described above, the connecting portion of the caliper bracket 36 to the lower tube 21 is disposed closer to the axle 23 than the connecting portion of the fender bracket 42 to the lower tube 21. A large external force applied to the lower end of the lower tube 21 from the caliper 35 via the caliper bracket 36,
The lower end of the lower tube 21 is supported in cooperation with the axle 23 fixed to the lower end of the lower tube 21.

Therefore, as described above, the large external force that the caliper 35 receives from the brake disc 34 is more strongly exerted by the lower end of the lower tube 21 while the front wheel 6 can be easily removed. It will surely be supported.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a motorcycle, and a body frame 2 of the motorcycle 1 has a head pipe 3 at a front portion thereof.

A front fork 5 is supported on the head pipe 3 so as to be steerable. The front fork 5 supports a front wheel 6 at a lower end thereof, and a handle 7 is attached to an upper end thereof. Further, a front fender 9 for covering the upper outer peripheral surface of the front wheel 6 is provided, and a disc brake 10 for the front wheel 6 is provided.

In addition, 13 is a fuel tank, 15 is a cowling, and the cowling 15 covers the front surface of the front fork 5 above the front fender 9 and the outer surfaces of the body frame 2 and the like. 16 is a road surface.

First, the front fork 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

This front fork 5 is a steering shaft (not shown) that is rotatably fitted around the axis of the head pipe 3.
have. Upper and lower ends of the steering shaft protrude from the head pipe 3, and an upper bracket 18 is attached to an upper end of the steering shaft, and a lower bracket 19 is attached to a lower end thereof. A pair of left and right upper tubes 20, 20 made of aluminum are fixed to the upper bracket 18 and the lower bracket 19, that is, these upper tubes 20, 20 are attached around the axis of the head pipe 3. It is rotatably supported on the side.

A pair of left and right lower tubes 21, 21 made of steel are slidable in the axial direction on the same axis as the upper tubes 20 and at the lower ends of the upper tubes 20, respectively. It is movably fitted. That is, the front fork 5 is a so-called inverted type.

During traveling when the road surface 16 is flat, the lower end of each lower tube 21 is elastically protruded downward from the lower end of the upper tube 20, and the front wheel 6 receives an impact from the road surface 16. When received, the lower tube 21 slides and fits into the upper tube 20, and at this time, the impact is absorbed.

1 to 6, an axle hole 22 having an axis extending in the vehicle width direction is formed at the lower end of each of the lower tubes 21, and a bolt-shaped axle 23 is removably fitted into the left and right axle holes 22, 22. The axle 23 has a nut 24
Is screwed.

On the other hand, the front wheel 6 has a hub 26,
27 are integrally formed. The rim 27 protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction, and a tire 28 is attached to the rim 27. An axle 23 is fitted and attached to the hub 26, and a bearing 29 is interposed between the two. 30 is color. When the nut 24 is screwed, the axle 23 is fixedly supported on the lower tubes 21, 21, and the front wheel 6 is supported by the axle 23.

On the other hand, if the nut 24 is loosened, the axle 23
The front wheel 6 can be removed from each lower tube 21 in this manner.

The disc brake 10 has a pair of left and right brake discs 34, 34, which are fixed to the left and right sides of the hub 26 by screws with bolts 33. Also, each brake disc 3
4 is provided with a caliper 35 that fits from the outside in the radial direction and can be frictionally joined to the side surface of each of the brake discs 34. The caliper 35 is detachably screwed to a projecting portion of a caliper bracket 36 which is integrally provided at the lower end of the lower tube 21 with a pair of upper and lower bolts 37, 37, whereby the caliper 35 is It is attached to the lower tube 21 via a caliper bracket 36.

The caliper 35 has three hydraulic cylinders 38. When a rider operates a brake lever provided on the right side of the handle 7, each of the hydraulic cylinders 38 operates to frictionally connect a pad to the brake disc 34. As a result, the front wheels 6 are braked.

In the above case, in order to prevent each caliper 35 from protruding greatly outward, the caliper 35 is
And the outer peripheral edge of the brake disc 34.

1 to 6, the front fender 9 is made of carbon FRP. Support plates 41 are integrally protruded downward from both left and right sides of the front fender 9, respectively. It extends along the lower tube 21 and is located near the front of the lower tube 21. On the other hand, the left and right lower tubes 21, 2
A fender bracket 42 is protruded from a lower end of the fender bracket 1, and a lower end of each of the support plates 41 is detachably screwed to the protruding portion of the fender bracket 42 by a pair of upper and lower bolts 43, 43. Thus, the front fender 9 is supported by the support plate 41 on the protruding portion of the fender bracket 42.

In the above case, each fender bracket 42 is rotatable relative to each other with respect to the upper and lower tubes 21 around a common axis of the upper tube 20 and the lower tube 21.
The lower tube 21 is fitted externally. In this case, the fender bracket 42 is provided between the upper surface of the lower tube 21 to which the caliper bracket 36 is connected and the circlip 44 fitted to the lower tube 21 above the upper surface. It is slidably sandwiched.
With these, each caliper 35 and each fender bracket 42 are relatively rotatable relative to each other about the respective axes.
42, the front fender 9 is connected to the lower left and right tubes
Supported by 21,21.

In the above case, the caliper bracket 36 is protruded rearward from the lower end of the lower tube 21, and the fender bracket 42 is protruded forward from the lower end of the lower tube 21.

The connecting portion of the caliper bracket 36 to the lower tube 21 is disposed closer to the axle 23 than the connecting portion of the fender bracket 42 to the lower tube 21.

In the above configuration, when trying to remove the front wheel 6 from the left and right lower tubes 21, 21, first remove the axle 23 and remove the left and right lower tubes 2, as indicated by phantom lines in FIG.
Release the support of the front wheel 6 for 1,21.

Next, as shown by the imaginary lines in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 and the arrow A, the front wheel 6 is moved with respect to each lower tube 21 toward the lower front in the radial direction together with the brake disc 34,
By this movement, the engagement between the caliper 35 and the brake disc 34 is released.

Then, interference between the brake disc 34 and the caliper 35 in the vehicle width direction is avoided. Therefore, the caliper 35 is connected to the lower tube 21 via the caliper bracket 36.
3 and 5 and the imaginary line and arrow B in FIGS.
As shown by, each lower tube 21 is rotated around its axis with respect to the upper tube 20, and the caliper 35 which rotates with this is detached from the recess 39 outward in the vehicle width direction. .

In the above-mentioned disengagement state, even if the front wheel 6 is moved further forward and downward, the rim 27 of the front wheel 6 does not abut on the caliper 35 in the radial direction of the front wheel 6, and therefore,
Removal of the front wheel 6 is achieved.

When the lower tube 21 is rotated with the rotation of the caliper 35 as described above, the lower tube 21 and the fender bracket 42 rotate relatively to each other,
The rotation of the caliper 35 can be performed without any trouble while the front fender 9 is supported by the fender bracket 42.

Also, as described above, when the front wheels 6 are released from the left and right lower tubes 21, 21 and the front wheels 6 are moved toward the lower front with respect to the respective lower tubes 21, the calipers 35 and the brake discs 34 are temporarily provided. If the rim 27 comes into contact with the caliper 35 before the engagement with the caliper 35 is released, interference between the brake disk 34 and the caliper 35 in the vehicle width direction cannot be avoided.

Therefore, this embodiment is configured as follows.
That is, although the hydraulic cylinder 38 is conventionally two,
In particular, as shown in FIG. 1, the number of the diameters is reduced to three as described above, and they are juxtaposed along the circumferential direction of the front wheel 6. This reduces the size of the caliper 35 as viewed from the radial direction of the front wheel 6, and when the front wheel 6 is moved forward and downward as described above, the rim 27
The fitting between the brake disc 34 and the caliper 35 is released before the abutment with the caliper 35.

The attachment of the front wheel 6 to the left and right lower tubes 21, 21 from the above state may be performed in the reverse order to the above.

By the way, when the front wheel 6 is to be attached to the left and right lower tubes 21, 21, each upper tube
Each lower tube 21 slides freely with respect to 20,
If the upper and lower positions of the left and right axle holes 22, 22 are deviated from each other, the mounting work of the axle 23 becomes complicated.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the left and right lower tubes 21, 21 are connected to each other by the front fender 9 and the support plate 41 so that the left and right lower tubes 21, 21 do not slide freely after the axle 23 is removed.

That is, the left and right fender brackets 42, 42 supporting the front fender 9 and the support plate 41 are fitted to the lower tubes 21 as described above, and respectively fitted to the upper surface of the caliper bracket 36 and the lower tube 21. Between the lower tube 21 and the circlip 44. Thus, the left and right lower tubes 21, 21 are connected to each other by the front fender 9 and the support plate 41, that is, the upper and lower positions of the left and right lower tubes 21, 21 are not deviated from each other.

The front fender 9 and the support plate 41 are given sufficient strength and rigidity so that the connection is made firmly. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS. 4 to 8.

The front fender 9 has a front section bent in an arc shape to provide sufficient strength and rigidity. In addition, the support plate 41 is bent so that its plane cross section is substantially U-shaped, thereby providing the support plate 41 with sufficient strength and rigidity. Further, the support plate 41 is located near the front of the lower tube 21. Therefore, when a stone or the like that is flipped up during traveling travels from the front, the stone is moved downward by the lower tube 21 with respect to the upper tube 20. The collision with the sliding portion of the tube 21 is blocked by the support plate 41.

Further, the support plate 41 is formed so that the convex side of the bent portion faces outward of the vehicle body, and the front outer surface 46 located in the front half of the support plate 41 faces outward as it faces rearward. The rear outer surface 47 located in the rear half of the support plate 41 extends in the vehicle width direction and faces the lower portion of the upper tube 20 and the front surfaces of the lower tube 21.

Accordingly, the traveling wind C is smoothly guided outward and rearward by the front outer surface 46, that is, the traveling wind C
The lower tube 20 and the lower tube 21 are prevented from directly hitting.

A recess 48 is formed behind the front outer surface 46 at the lower end of the support plate 41, and the recess 48 is screwed to the fender bracket 42 by the bolt 43 as described above. In this case, the bolt 43 is hidden behind the front outer surface 46 in a front view.

The lower end of the support plate 41 is closed by a bottom plate 49 integrally formed with the support plate 41. That is, the strength of the lower end of the support plate 41 is also improved by the bottom plate 49.

Further, the front fender 9 and the support plate 41 are reinforced in the following manner.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6 to FIG.
A hard foam material 51 is firmly attached to the front inner surface of 41. The upper portion of the hard foam material 51 is stuck to the upper surface of the front fender 9 to improve the strength of this portion, and the lower portion is firmly stuck to the inner surface of the concave portion 48 and the upper surface of the bottom plate 49. Have been.

Further, another hard foam material 52 is firmly attached to the rear inner side surface of the support plate 41 in the same manner as described above. Then, each of the hard foam materials 51 and 52 is further covered with a cloth 53 of carbon Kepler, which is an aramid fiber, whereby
Each of the hard foam materials 51 and 52 is further firmly fixed to the front fender 9 and the support plate 41.

Although the above description is based on the illustrated example, the front fork 5
The upper tube 20 may be an inner tube and the lower tube 21 may be an out tube, that is, an upright type. Further, the front fender 9 and the support plate 41 may be separate bodies. Further, the front outer surface 46 may be an arc convex surface or an arc concave surface.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, a pair of left and right upper tubes in which the front fork is supported on the head pipe side of the vehicle body frame, A pair of left and right lower tubes that are slidable in the axial direction and that are rotatably fitted around the respective axes are provided, and the lower ends of the left and right lower tubes removably support the axle attached to the front wheel. Let
While attaching the brake disc to the side of the front wheel,
A caliper that is fitted to the brake disc from its radial direction and that can be frictionally joined to the side surface of the brake disc is provided, and a caliper bracket is integrally provided at the lower end of the lower tube to protrude. In a motorcycle front wheel device provided with the caliper fixed to a protruding portion and provided with a front fender for the front wheel, (1) a fender bracket is protruded from a lower end portion of the lower tube to extend along the lower tube. A support plate that extends and is located near the front of the lower tube and supports the front fender on the protrusion of the fender bracket; and the lower tube and the fender bracket are rotatable relative to each other about the axis. Therefore, the following effects are obtained.

That is, when trying to remove the front wheels from the left and right lower tubes, first release the support of the front wheels with respect to the left and right lower tubes, and then slightly move the front wheels together with the brake disc to release the engagement between the caliper and the brake disc. This prevents the brake disc and the caliper from interfering with each other in the vehicle width direction.

Next, while the caliper is attached to the lower tube via the caliper bracket, the "combination body" of the lower tube, the caliper, and the caliper bracket is integrally formed around the common axis of the upper tube and the lower tube. Rotate with respect to the upper tube. Here, as described above, since the brake disc and the caliper are prevented from interfering with each other in the vehicle width direction,
The rotation of the "combination body" can be smoothly performed without being disturbed by the brake disc. By this rotation, the caliper is detached from the front wheel side outward in the vehicle width direction.

When the front wheel is further moved in the radial direction in the above-mentioned detached state, the front wheel is prevented from abutting on the caliper in the radial direction, and the front wheel can be removed smoothly. .

In the above case, the lower tube and the fender bracket supporting the front fender via the support plate are rotatable relative to each other around the axis, so that the “combination body” is rotated. When the lower tube is moved, the lower tube is allowed to rotate relative to the fender bracket around the axis.In other words, the rotation of the caliper is performed while the front fender is supported by the fender bracket via the support plate. Can be done without any trouble.

That is, according to the present invention, when removing the front wheel,
It is not necessary to remove any of the front fender, the support plate, and the caliper from the lower tube, so that the front wheel can be easily removed.

Further, as described above, since the support plate extends along the lower tube and is located near the front of the lower tube, a stone or the like that is jumped up during traveling may collide with the lower tube. This is prevented by the support plate and protection of the sliding part of the lower tube with respect to the upper tube is achieved.

(2) The caliper bracket projects rearward from the lower end of the lower tube, and the fender bracket projects forward from the lower end of the lower tube. When both the bracket and the lower tube protrude from the lower end of the lower tube, the two brackets are disposed in the front and rear directions opposite to each other with respect to the lower end.

For this reason, as described above, when the “combination body” is rotated with respect to the upper tube, the rotating caliper bracket is prevented from contacting the fender bracket, that is, the rotation is performed by the fender. It can be done smoothly without being disturbed by the bracket.

Therefore, also in this respect, the work of removing the front wheel can be easily performed.

(3) The connecting portion of the caliper bracket to the lower tube is disposed closer to the axle than the connecting portion of the fender bracket to the lower tube, and the following effects are obtained.

That is, when the caliper frictionally joins the brake disc to brake the front wheel, the caliper receives a large external force from the brake disc, and the external force is supported by the lower end of the lower tube via the caliper bracket. .

Here, the external force from the caliper side supported by the lower end of the lower tube is greater than the external force from the front fender side supported by the lower end of the lower tube.

Therefore, as described above, the connecting portion of the caliper bracket to the lower tube is disposed closer to the axle than the connecting portion of the fender bracket to the lower tube. Therefore, the caliper is moved from the caliper to the lower tube. The large external force applied to the lower end of the lower tube via the bracket causes the lower end of the lower tube to be supported in cooperation with the axle fixed to the lower end of the lower tube.

Therefore, as described above, the large external force received from the brake disc by the caliper is more firmly and surely supported by the lower end of the lower tube, while the front wheel can be easily removed. The Rukoto.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a front side view of a motorcycle, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the front wheel viewed from the lower surface side, FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view, and FIG.
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line VII, and FIG.
FIG. 1 ... motorcycle, 2 ... body frame, 3 ... head pipe, 5 ... front fork, 6 ... front wheel, 9 ...
Front fender, 10 ... Disc brake, 20 ... Upper tube, 21 ... Lower tube, 23 ... Axle, 34 ...
Brake disc, 35 ... Caliper, 36 ... Caliper bracket, 41 ... Support plate, 42 ... Fender bracket.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A pair of left and right upper tubes in which a front fork is supported on a head pipe side of a vehicle body frame; and axially slidable on lower ends of the upper tubes on the same axis as the upper tubes. And a pair of left and right lower tubes that are rotatably fitted around the respective shaft centers. The lower ends of the left and right lower tubes have an axle attached to a front wheel detachably supported at both lower ends thereof. The brake disc is attached to the brake disc, a caliper is fitted to the brake disc from its radial direction, and a caliper is provided on the side surface of the brake disc so as to be able to be frictionally joined, while a caliper bracket is integrally formed at the lower end of the lower tube. The caliper is fixed to the projection of the caliper bracket, and the front fender for the front wheel is provided. (1) A fender bracket protrudes from a lower end of the lower tube, extends along the lower tube and is located near the front of the lower tube, and connects the front fender to the front fender bracket. A support plate for supporting the protrusion is provided, and the lower tube and the fender bracket are relatively rotatable about the axis; (2) the caliper bracket is directed rearward from a lower end of the lower tube. Projecting the fender bracket forward from the lower end of the lower tube, and (3) connecting the connecting portion of the caliper bracket to the lower tube more than the connecting portion of the fender bracket to the lower tube. Front wheel device for motorcycles located on the side close to.