Fuel tank for motorcycle
A fuel tank is provided for a motorcycle having a main body part and a downward swelling part that is opened upward and attached to a bottom part of the fuel tank. The inside of the downward swelling part is connected to the inside of the main body part, thereabove. A fuel pump is provided having a suction part disposed in the downward swelling element and a portion above the suction part installed in the main body part of the fuel tank. A fuel retaining member is also provided in the downward swelling part, whereby fuel retained by the fuel retaining member is sucked by the suction part.
1. A fuel tank for a motorcycle, said fuel tank comprising:
a main body part,
a downward swelling part that is opened upward and attached to a bottom part of the fuel tank wherein the inside of the downward swelling part is connected to the inside of the main body part, thereabove,
a fuel pump having a suction part provided in the downward swelling part and a portion above the suction part installed in the main body part of the fuel tank, and
a fuel retaining member provided in the downward swelling part, whereby fuel retained by the fuel retaining member is sucked by the suction part.
2. The fuel tank accoding to claim 1 , wherein the fuel retaining member is any of a member formed by laminating fibers and a spongy member.
3. The fuel tank according to claim 1 , wherein the fuel tank comprises a return pipe for discharging excess fuel, which is returned from a pressure regulator of a fuel Supply system into the downward swelling part, and an outlet of the return pipe is disposed at a position distant from the suction part of the fuel pump through the fuel retaining member.