Vehicle cowl with opening for horn
A vehicle can include a horn able to produce an effective sound volume. The vehicle can be a motorcycle. The horn of the motorcycle can be positioned relative to parts of the motorcycle in such a way that an effective sound volume can be produced by the horn, while obstruction by the horn of cooling airflow is reduced or eliminated. In particular, at least a part of the horn can be displaced laterally from front forks of the motorcycle, in a position where the horn overlaps with an inner panel of a cowl of the motorcycle in a front view.
1. A motorcycle comprising:
a head pipe;
a front fork supported by the head pipe;
a front wheel rotatably supported at a lower end portion of the front fork;
a front cowl for covering a front portion of the head pipe;
an inner panel disposed below the front cowl and behind the front wheel;
left and right side covers disposed laterally outside the inner panel and extending rearward; and
a horn, wherein at least a part of the horn is displaced laterally from the front fork in a position where the horn overlaps with the inner panel in a front view.
2. A motorcycle according to claim 1 , wherein the horn is disposed behind the inner panel, and a horn opening is formed in a position of the inner panel in front of the horn.
3. A motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein the horn is disposed to face substantially forward.
4. A motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein the horn is disposed so as to be spaced rearward from the horn opening.
5. A motorcycle according to claim 2 , further comprising a cylindrical portion arranged about the horn opening.
6. A motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein the horn opening is formed above a middle position of the inner panel in the front view.
7. A motorcycle according to claim 1 , wherein the inner panel includes a main opening laterally displaced inward from the horn in the front view.
8. A motorcycle according to claim 7 , wherein the main opening extends laterally across a center of the inner panel in the front view.
9. A motorcycle according to claim 7 , further comprising a radiator disposed behind the main opening, wherein the horn is displaced laterally from the radiator in the front view.
10. A motorcycle according to claim 7 , further comprising a radiator disposed behind the main opening, wherein the horn is supported by the radiator.
11. A motorcycle according to claim 7 , further comprising a radiator disposed behind the main opening, wherein an upper end of the horn is positioned above an upper end of the radiator in the front view.
12. A motorcycle according to claim 7 , further comprising an engine having a cylinder at least partially positioned behind the main opening, wherein the horn is displaced laterally from the cylinder in the front view.
13. A motorcycle according to claim 2 , wherein a main opening is formed in the inner panel, in a position laterally displaced inward from the horn in the front view.
14. A motorcycle according to claim 13 , wherein the horn opening is formed to a side of the main opening.
15. A motorcycle according to claim 13 , wherein one or more airflow openings are formed in the inner panel, below the main opening and the horn opening in the front view.
16. A motorcycle according to claim 1 , further comprising an exhaust pipe disposed to the right or left of a center of the motorcycle, wherein the horn is disposed on an opposite side of the exhaust pipe with respect to a lateral direction in a front view of the motorcycle.
17. A motorcycle according to claim 1 , further comprising a single-cylinder engine.
18. A motorcycle according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one other horn.
19. A motorcycle according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one other horn is disposed in a same vertical position, in the front view, as the horn.
20. A motorcycle according to claim 18 , wherein the horn and the at least one other horn are positioned to the right and left, respectively, of a center of the inner panel in the front view.