An electric drive motorcycle (100), comprises: a front portion comprising one or more front wheels (103) and a handlebar (104); a rear portion comprising a saddle (101), a shell body (107) arranged below said saddle (101), and a rear wheel (105) arranged below said shell body (105); an intermediate portion (108) extending as a connection between said front portion and said rear portion; an electric drive unit (8) connected to said rear wheel (105); a power supply unit feeding said electric drive unit (8); and a helmet carrying compartment (11) placed in the shell body (107) below the saddle (101), wherein said power supply unit is arranged in a position below said helmet carrying compartment (11), so that said saddle (101), said helmet carrying compartment (11) and said power supply unit are substantially stacked on each other, being said helmet carrying compartment (11) and said power supply unit arranged inside the shell body (107), wherein said supply unit comprises a battery unit (15) or a battery unit (15) and an electric motor/generator, wherein a control unit apt to control said drive unit (8) and said battery unit (15) is provided, said control unit comprising a case (20) arranged below the battery unit (15), wherein a rear fork (1) jointed to the shell body (107) is provided, said rear fork comprising at least a fork arm (3, 4) extending between said shell body (107) and said drive unit (8), and wherein said rear fork (1) is placed beside and/or surrounds said case (20).

A single-sided swing arm for a motorcycle having a traction means for driving a rear wheel of the motorcycle, the swing arm having a first section for rotatably supporting the rear wheel and second sections for pivotally attaching the swing arm to a structural member of the motorcycle. Geometrical centers of the first section and of the second sections define a virtual swing arm center plane, and a rocker arm with an upper side is between the first and the second sections. The rocker arm has a first side wall region and a second side wall region substantially opposite thereto, and the second side wall region extends into the region of a second section; the two side wall regions are connected to one another by a stiffening girder designed for the passage of the traction means. The stiffening girder extends into a region below the swing arm center plane.

An electric drive motorcycle (100) allows a suitable configuration of all the components deputed to the electric supply of the motorcycle electric drive, and comprises: a front portion comprising one or more front wheels (103) and a handlebar (104); a rear portion comprising a saddle (101), a shell body (107) arranged below said saddle (101), and a rear wheel (105) arranged below said shell body (107); an intermediate portion (108) extending as a connection between said front portion and said rear portion; an electric drive unit (8) connected to said rear wheel (105); and a hybrid supply unit supplying said electric drive unit (8), comprising at least a battery unit (115) and a combustion engine (116) actuating an electric generator (120) apt to supply said battery unit (115) and/or said electric drive unit (8), wherein said shell body (107) defines a housing space apt to receive at least said battery unit (115) and said combustion engine (116), with the related electric generator (120), placed side by side therebetween.

A cover member configured to cover a drive-power transmission member is fixed to a swing arm with a simple structure. A saddle-ride type vehicle includes a swing arm swingable up and down, a rear wheel supported at a rear end portion of the swing arm, an endless drive-power transmission member extending along the swing arm in a front-rear direction and configured to transmit drive power of a power unit to the rear wheel, a cover member fixed to the swing arm and covering the drive-power transmission member, and a slider provided on an upper face of the swing arm and configured to receive the drive-power transmission member. The cover member includes a fastening portion that is fastened to the swing arm by a fastener and an engagement portion that engages with the slider.

A saddle-ride type vehicle in which a rear frame and a rear suspension can be attached to a vehicle body frame with a small number of parts and with a simple structure. The saddle-ride type vehicle includes a rear frame fastened to a frame portion of a rear portion of a vehicle body frame, and a rear suspension disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle body frame. The vehicle body frame includes a tubular member inserted into the frame portion in a vehicle width direction and fixed to the frame portion. The rear frame is fastened by a frame fastener to a frame fixation portion provided at an inner end portion of the tubular member in the vehicle width direction, and the rear suspension is connected to a suspension connecting portion provided at an outer end portion of the tubular member in the vehicle width direction.

A vehicle with a Geo-Fenced Ride Control System including: one or more battery modules including one or more battery cells; one or more processors operably connected to the one or more battery cells to control vehicle performance; and a Global Positioning System (GPS) or cellular network receiver configured to determine location of the vehicle; wherein the one or more processors communicates with a remote sever to determine a plurality of available vehicle performance settings for the vehicle based on the location of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a user input interface configured to receive user input including selection of the vehicle performance setting form the plurality of available vehicle performance settings based on the geographic location of the vehicle.

Various battery arrangement structures are presented for a saddle-riding type vehicle. An arrangement can be configured to protect a battery from external impact, and can include a pair of left and right rear frames disposed at the rear section of the vehicle with a battery disposed between the pair of left and right rear frames. The pair of left and right rear frames include a pair of left and right first rear frames and a pair of left and right second rear frames. A power unit-supporting portion which swingably supports a power unit is provided at rear portions of the pair of left and right rear extension portions, and the battery is disposed between the pair of left and right second rear frames and above the power unit-supporting portion.

The present invention is generally directed to a swing arm configuration and, more specifically, a swing arm that is supported by a shaft of a motor, such as an electric motor of a motorcycle. The configuration includes a swing arm assembly that is supported by a shaft of a motor at one end and a rear axle at the other end. Advantageously, the shaft of the motor may be a structural component of an electric motorcycle and serve as the swing arm pivot as well as the drive shaft.

A system for a motorized vehicle having a frame and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame has a first fender housing mounted to the frame, a second fender housing coupled to the first fender housing so that a volume is defined therebetween and an electronic component disposed in the volume.

A motorcycle (10) comprising a first frame member (110) having a first opening (128) and a plurality of wires. A joint member (140) is coupled to the first frame member and at least a second frame member (122, 62). The joint member has a second opening (142) therethrough. The plurality of wires extend into the first opening through the first frame member and through the second opening of the joint member.