Straddled vehicle

1. A straddled vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a main frame extending rearward from the head pipe in a vehicle front-rear direction;

a fuel tank including a side wall;

a rubber bracket attached to the main frame and formed to have sides defining a recess that is open upward;

a protruding member extending sideways from the side wall of the fuel tank, wherein the protruding member engages with the rubber bracket to be located within the recess; and

a rear cross frame located rearward of the rubber bracket in the vehicle front-rear direction and extending sideways from the main frame,

wherein a portion of the fuel tank overlaps with the rear cross frame as the vehicle is viewed from directly above the cross frame.

2. The straddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber bracket includes a supporting portion that supports the protruding member, and front and rear barb portions located above the supporting portion and located so that an interval therebetween is narrower than an interval between side walls of the rubber bracket below the front and rear barb portions.

3. The straddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber bracket is fastened to the main frame via a bolt.

4. The straddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding member is formed integrally with the fuel tank.

5. The straddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding member extends outward in a vehicle width direction.

6. The straddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the main frame and the rubber bracket overlap with each other as the vehicle is viewed from the side.

7. The straddled vehicle according to claim 1 , comprising a seat located over the fuel tank, at least a portion of the seat being supported by the fuel tank.

8. The straddled vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein a front end of the seat is located forward of a middle position of the fuel tank in the vehicle front-rear direction.

9. The straddled vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein a front end of the seat is located forward of a front end of the fuel tank in the vehicle front-rear direction.

10. The straddled vehicle according to claim 1 , comprising a first vehicle part located forward of the fuel tank in the vehicle front-rear direction,

wherein a minimum interval between the fuel tank and the first vehicle part in the vehicle front-rear direction is smaller than a dimension of the rubber bracket in the vehicle front-rear direction.

11. The straddled vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the first vehicle part is an air cleaner.

12. The straddled vehicle according to claim 1 , comprising a second vehicle part located rearward of the fuel tank in the vehicle front-rear direction,

wherein a minimum interval between the fuel tank and the second vehicle part in the vehicle front-rear direction is smaller than a dimension of the rubber bracket in the vehicle front-rear direction.

13. The straddled vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the second vehicle part is a battery.

14. The straddled vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the protruding member and the rubber bracket are located forward of a middle position of the fuel tank in the vehicle front-rear direction; and

the straddled vehicle comprises a fastened portion provided in a portion of the fuel tank that is rearward of the middle position thereof in the vehicle front-rear direction, wherein the fastened portion is fastened to the vehicle body frame via a bolt.

15. A straddled vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a main frame extending rearward from the head pipe in a vehicle front-rear direction;

a fuel tank including a side wall;

a protruding member extending sideways from the main frame;

a rubber bracket attached to the side wall of the fuel tank and formed to have sides defining a recess that is open downward, the rubber bracket being made of rubber, such that a portion of the rubber bracket facing the side wall of the fuel tank is made of rubber and the sides defining the recess that is open downward are made of rubber; and

a rear cross frame located rearward of the protruding member in the vehicle front-rear direction and extending sideways from the main frame,

wherein a portion of the fuel tank overlaps with the rear cross frame as the vehicle is viewed from directly above the rear cross frame.

16. The straddled vehicle according to claim 15 , wherein the main frame and the rubber bracket overlap with each other as the vehicle is viewed from the side.

17. The straddled vehicle according to claim 15 , comprising a seat located over the fuel tank, at least a portion of the seat being supported by the fuel tank.

18. The straddled vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein a front end of the seat is located forward of a middle position of the fuel tank in the vehicle front-rear direction.

19. The straddled vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein a front end of the seat is located forward of a front end of the fuel tank in the vehicle front-rear direction.

20. A straddled vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body frame including a head pipe, and a main frame extending rearward from the head pipe in a vehicle front-rear direction;

a fuel tank including a side wall;

a protruding member extending sideways from the main frame;

a rubber bracket attached to the side wall of the fuel tank and formed to have sides defining a recess that is open downward; and

a rear cross frame located rearward of the protruding member in the vehicle front-rear direction and extending sideways from the main frame,

wherein a portion of the fuel tank overlaps with the rear cross frame as the vehicle is viewed from directly above the rear cross frame, and

wherein the rubber bracket includes a supported portion that is supported by the protruding member, and front and rear barb portions located below the supported portion and located so that an interval therebetween is narrower than an interval between side walls of the rubber bracket above the front and rear barb portions.