Straddle-type vehicle

1. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a front fender configured to cover a front portion of a vehicle body of the vehicle, which is provided with a concave portion having a bottom portion and being formed integrally in the front fender, the concave portion being configured to be recessed toward a front wheel and to open outward of the vehicle body to form a storage portion in which articles are placed for storage; and

a tray which has a concave portion conforming in shape to the concave portion of the front fender and forming the storage portion;

wherein the tray is configured to be mountable to the front fender in such a manner that the concave portion of the tray is fitted to the concave portion of the front fender from a direction in which the concave portion of the front fender opens;

wherein the storage portion has a double-walled bottom portion including the concave portion of the front fender and the concave portion of the tray; and

wherein a cover is configured to be attachable to the tray to cover a part of the concave portion of the tray.

2. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the concave portion of the front fender is provided with a penetrating hole formed to penetrate the front fender to allow a bolt to be inserted therethrough, and the tray is provided with a bolt hole formed to conform to the penetrating hole with the concave portion of the tray fitted to the concave portion of the front fender; and

wherein the tray is configured to be mountable to the concave portion of the front fender in such a manner that the bolt is fastened to the penetrating hole and the bolt hole with a seal member.

3. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 2 ,

wherein the seal member is tubular and has an inner peripheral portion provided with a threaded portion with which-the bolt threadedly engages; and

wherein the seal member is configured to seal a clearance between the penetrating hole and the bolt with the seal member fitted into the penetrating hole of the front fender and the bolt threadedly engaging with the threaded portion of the seal member.

4. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the concave portion of the front fender is provided with a bolt receiving portion having a threaded hole which opens outward of the front fender and does not penetrate the front fender, and the tray is provided with a bolt hole formed to penetrate the tray to conform to the threaded hole of the bolt receiving portion with the concave portion of the tray fitted to the concave portion of the front fender; and

wherein the tray is configured to be mountable to the concave portion of the front fender in such a manner that a bolt is inserted through the bolt hole and is fastened to the treaded hole of the bolt receiving portion.

5. A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

a front fender configured to cover a front portion of a vehicle body of the vehicle, which is provided with a concave portion formed integrally in the front fender, the concave portion being configured to be recessed toward a front wheel and to open outward of the vehicle body to form a storage portion in which articles are placed for storage; and

a cover configured to cover the concave portion;

wherein the front fender is configured to cover a front wheel from above and from behind;

wherein the concave portion of the front fender includes a rear concave portion that is configured to have a bottom wall extending substantially horizontally, a front wall extending upward from a front end portion of the bottom wall and side walls extending upward from lateral end portions of the bottom wall and extending rearward from lateral end portions of the front wall, and is configured to open rearward and upward in a rear fender section of the front fender, which covers a rear portion of the front wheel;

wherein the cover is attached to the rear fender section so as to be opposite to the front wall; and

wherein the storage portion includes the cover, the bottom wall, the front wall, and the side walls and is configured to open upward.

6. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the concave portion of the front fender further includes an upper concave portion that is formed in the upper fender section so as to extend from the rear concave portion and is configured to open upward.

7. The swaddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the concave portion of the front fender includes a rear concave portion that is configured to have a bottom wall extending substantially horizontally, a front wall extending upward from a front end portion of the bottom wall, and side walls extending upward from lateral end portions of the bottom wall and extending rearward from lateral end portions of the front wall, and wherein the concave portion of the front fender is configured to open rearward and upward in a rear fender section of the front fender, which covers a rear portion of the front wheel; and

wherein the concave portion of the tray includes a rear concave portion that is configured to have a bottom wall extending substantially horizontally, a front wall extending upward from a front end portion of the bottom wall, and side walls extending upward from lateral end portions of the bottom wall and extending rearward from lateral end portions of the front wall, and wherein the concave portion of the tray is configured to open rearward and upward.

8. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the cover is attached to the tray so as to be opposite to the front wall of the tray; and

wherein the storage portion includes the cover, the bottom wall of the tray, the front wall of the tray, and the side walls of the tray and is configured to open upward.

9. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the cover is removably attached to the tray via hooks provided on the tray.

10. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the cover has holes at a peripheral region thereof, with which the hooks engage, and a net portion at a center region thereof that is configured to be expandable and contractable.

11. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 8 ,

wherein the concave portion of the front fender further includes an upper concave portion that is formed in the upper fender section so as to extend from the rear concave portion, and wherein the concave portion is configured to open rearward.