FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to saddle type vehicles and particularly, but not exclusively, to a wheel guard for a saddle type vehicle.
BACKGROUND
A saddle type vehicle usually has a front wheel disposed in the fore end and a rear wheel disposed towards the rear end. The rear wheel is covered partially or fully for several reasons. The primary reasons are to prevent water, dirt or dust from splashing up from the wheels and to prevent any object from interfering with the wheels when the two-wheeled vehicle is in a running condition.
Interference, by an external object, in any part of a running wheel could prove extremely dangerous when the saddle type vehicle is being driven, as it causes the vehicle to be imbalanced heavily and immediately. Such a situation usually does not grant a rider of the saddle type vehicle sufficient warning or time to even attempt to stabilize the vehicle.
Hence, wheel guards are extremely crucial to ensure safe running of the saddle type vehicle. The usual objects that are most likely to interfere with a wheel, during running condition of the vehicle, are the rider or pillion rider of the saddle type vehicle. Either a part of their body or apparel such as footwear or a piece of clothing is likely to come in contact with a running wheel.
Therefore, the wheels of the saddle type vehicle are usually covered with guards. It is prevalent in the state of the art to provide a metal grill partially covering a side of a rear wheel to prevent fabric of the pillion rider from entangling with the rear wheel. However, the mentioned arrangement has a drawback of fabric and other external objects entering through the gaps between the metal grill bars. Thus, the solution prevalent in the state of the art is not completely effective and foolproof in protecting the wheels of a saddle type vehicle from being interfered with by external objects when the vehicle is in motion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0006] The detailed description of the present subject matter is described
with an embodiment of a motorcycle type saddle vehicle with reference to the accompanying figures. Same numbers are used throughout the drawings to reference like features and components.
[0007] Figure 1 illustrates a front view of an exemplary two-wheeled
vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0008] Figure 2 illustrates a rear view of the exemplary two-wheeled
vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0009] Figure 3 illustrates a top view of the exemplary two-wheeled
vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0010] Figure 4 illustrates an exploded view of the front panel sub-assembly
of the exemplary two-wheeled vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0011] Figure 5 illustrates a rear perspective view of the central panel of the
front panel sub-assembly of the exemplary two-wheeled vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0012] Figure 6 illustrates an exploded view of the central panel of the front
panel sub-assembly of the exemplary two-wheeled vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0013] Figure 7 illustrates a sectional view of the central panel of the front
panel sub-assembly of the exemplary two-wheeled vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter
[0014] Figure 8 illustrates a sectional view of the front panel and the central
panel of the front panel sub-assembly of the exemplary two-wheeled vehicle, in accordance with another embodiment of the present subject matter.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] Conventionally, rear wheel of a saddle type vehicle is provided with
a metal grill fastened to a portion of a frame of the saddle type vehicle and to a footrest. The metal grill, which serves as a wheel guard, covers a portion of the rear wheel below a seating position of a pillion rider. The bars of the metal guard are positioned parallel to each other, usually at equal distance to each other.
[0016] This arrangement gives rise to several disadvantages. The primary
disadvantage being that fabric and other such external objects capable of slipping in between the bars of the metal grill pose a serious threat of interfering in the motion of a running wheel and getting entangled in said wheel. Interference of a wheel of a saddle type vehicle causes imbalance of said vehicle. In motion, such an imbalance leads to a high chance of occurrence of fall and skidding.
[0017] Moreover, the metal grill, if assembled to serve as a rear wheel
guard, is mounted to a rear portion of the frame and a pillion footrest. Such an assembly results in transfer of load, at least partly, of the pillion rider to the metal grill through the pillion footrest. The metal grill, used as a wheel guard, is usually not adapted to bear a load of large proportions so as to ensure a low weight of the metal grill. Such unwanted transfer of pillion rider weight on the metal grill may cause it to deform or break.
[0018] In the arrangement, as prevalent in state of the art, the metal grill is
configured to hang from an end, with support one or two points. This leads to the metal grill acting as a cantilever and thereby, being subject to consequent cantilever vibration. The cantilever vibration of the metal grill is transferred, through the end on which it is mounted, to saddle type vehicle, increasing the overall vibration suffered by the metal grill that serves as a wheel guard. Increased vibration causes an increase in noise produced by the vehicle resulting in rider discomfort. Prolonged vibration may loosen the fasteners securing the metal grill to the vehicle leading to undesired separation of the metal grill from the saddle type vehicle.
[0019] Apart from the mentioned disadvantages, there is another drawback
recurring in the arrangement prevalent in the state of the art. The metal grill is

mounted, on one end, to the swing arm directly and another end of the metal grill being supported by a portion of the frame of the saddle type vehicle. The mentioned arrangement interferes with the elasticity of the suspension system, resulting in the metal grille being subject to torsional and longitudinal stress. Especially in a full bump condition, the metal grill undergoes maximum misalignment and deformation on being subject to maximum torsional and longitudinal stress.
[0020] Therefore, a wheel guard of a saddle type vehicle which overcomes
the mentioned disadvantages prevalent in the wheel guard and the wheel guard mounting arrangement prevalent in the existing state of the art is highly desirable.
[0021] The present invention discloses a wheel guard of a saddle type
vehicle, said wheel guard being mounted with a wheel hugger of the vehicle.
[0022] In an embodiment, the wheel guard is mounted with the wheel
hugger, on the saddle type vehicle, through a bracket. The bracket, apart from securing the wheel guard to the wheel hugger, provides skeletal support to the wheel guard, thereby, allowing use of light-weight materials for manufacture of the wheel guard.
[0023] In an embodiment, the bracket is made of a material, such as sheet
metal. This dispenses with the need to use a heavier material to make the wheel guard or manufacture it with ribs to prevent failure of said wheel guard. Thus, use of a bracket to mount the wheel guard to the wheel hugger enables reduction in weight, while ensuring that the wheel guard is provided with sufficient skeletal support to prevent its change in shape during mounting of the wheel guard on the wheel hugger or usage of the vehicle.
[0024] In an embodiment, the wheel guard is made of a light-weight
material such as plastic or fibre composite material. Such materials allow manufacture of a component which enables weight reduction of the saddle type vehicle as well as has the requisite strength to perform as a wheel guard, without suffering from failure. Use of a light-weight material allows the wheel guard to be manufactured as one with a uniform surface instead of the traditional metal grill.

The conventional metal grille is used as a wheel guard in order to have a wheel guard having minimal weight.
[0025] However, use of light-weight material to make a wheel guard
requires provision of adequate skeletal support to said wheel guard. The present invention discloses an configuration which allows manufacture of the wheel guard with a light-weight material while providing it with necessary skeletal support in order to prevent deformation of said wheel guard made of a light-weight material during use of the saddle type vehicle or on being subject to stress.
[0026] The configuration in the present invention in which the wheel
hugger and the wheel guard are mounted together, advantageously discloses a mounting assembly having a plurality of components including the wheel guard and the wheel hugger. The mounting assembly with all the components together has greater load bearing capacity than each of the components of the assembly individually. Also, vibration generated by or subject to one component may be absorbed by another connected to it. Therefore, the vibration dampening ability of the mounting assembly, as a whole, is also greater than the case when the constituent components of the mounting assembly as mounted on the saddle type vehicle individually.
[0027] In an embodiment, the wheel guard is assembled to move with the
swing arm of the vehicle. In another embodiment, the wheel guard is not directly mounted on a swing arm of the saddle type vehicle. The wheel guard is mounted to a chain adjustor which is, in turn mounted on the swing arm of the vehicle. This mounting is advantageous as it reduces the number of mounting positions required to be located on the swing arm, thereby reducing the number of parts of the vehicle. Reduction in the number of parts increases ease of maintenance and service of the vehicle, as well as reduces weight of the saddle type vehicle.
[0028] In an embodiment, the chain adjustor is sandwiched between the
wheel guard and the bracket of the vehicle. In another embodiment, a hex socket cap flange bolt is used to assemble the wheel hugger and the bracket onto the chain adjustor.

[0029] In an embodiment, the bracket is assembled onto the chain adjustor
and the wheel hugger is secured to the bracket. The wheel guard is mounted on to the bracket and the chain adjustor. The chain adjustor is adapted to lie sandwiched between the bracket and the wheel guard on one portion of the bracket. The bracket is adapted to lie sandwiched between the wheel hugger and the wheel guard on another portion.
[0030] In an embodiment, a plurality of fasteners is used to secure the wheel
guard, the bracket and the wheel hugger, all of which form components of the mounting assembly. One or more fasteners of the plurality of fasteners are secured from bottom to top to ensure theft proofing of the mounting assembly. Said one or more fasteners are positioned and fastened in such a way that said one or more fasteners cannot be removed or unfastened without compelling the removal of all said components being mounted together.
[0031] In an embodiment, the plurality of fasteners includes at least one
fastener used to secure the bracket to the chain adjustor. The wheel hugger is mounted to the bracket through at least one another fastener. The wheel guard is assembled with the wheel hugger and the bracket, the bracket being sandwiched between the wheel hugger and the wheel guard.
[0032] In another embodiment, the wheel guard is secured to the chain
adjustor as well as to the wheel hugger with the bracket sandwiched between said wheel hugger and the bracket. In an embodiment, the wheel hugger is mounted to the wheel guard by at least one fastener with the bracket being sandwich mounted.
[0033] In an embodiment, the bracket is integrated into the wheel hugger to
form a combined component. The mounting assembly comprises the combined component and the wheel guard mounted with a plurality of fasteners to the chain adjustor. The combined component, in this embodiment is a single entity with the bracket integrally attached to the wheel hugger. The material of the integrated bracket may or may not be different from the material of the wheel hugger.
[0034] In an embodiment, the wheel hugger and the wheel guard are formed
into a single integrated component. The integrated component of the wheel hugger

and the wheel guard is mounted onto the chain adjuster by the bracket and the plurality of fasteners. The material of the wheel guard portion of the integrated component of the wheel hugger and the wheel guard may or may not be different from the material used in the wheel hugger portion of the same.
[0035] In an embodiment, the chain adjuster and the bracket together form
a single component. The mounting assembly comprises the component of the chain adjuster integrated to the bracket, the wheel hugger, the wheel guard and a plurality of fasteners to mount the wheel hugger and the wheel guard to the component of the chain adjuster integrated to the bracket. The material of the chain adjuster portion of the chain adjuster integrated bracket may or may not be different from the material of the bracket portion of the same.
[0036] In an embodiment, the bracket and the chain adjuster are integrally
manufactured with the wheel hugger to form a combined component. The mounting assembly comprises the combined component and the wheel guard mounted with a plurality of fasteners. The combined component, in this embodiment is a single entity with the bracket and chain adjustor being integrally attached to the wheel hugger. The material of the integrated bracket and chain adjustor may or may not be different from the material of the wheel hugger and the material of the integrated bracket and chain adjustor may or may not be different from the material of each other.
[0037] The mounting assembly and the wheel guard as disclosed in one or
more of the above embodiments serve to guard a running wheel from coming in contact with external objects, particularly parts of a rider’s body or a pillion rider’s body or either rider’s garments or fabrics.
[0038] Thus, the present subject matter provides a solution to the problem
of external objects such as fabric, plastic or paper from coming in contact with the wheel during a running state of the saddle type vehicle by slipping in through the conventionally used metal grill for a wheel guard, said metal grill being a prevalent feature in the state of the art for reasons of weight optimization of the vehicle as a metal surface tends to weigh more than the metal grill.

[0039] The present invention discloses a wheel guard and a mounting
assembly which protects the wheel of the saddle type vehicle from entry of external objects regardless of the magnitude, width or thickness of said external objects.
[0040] The present invention advantageously discloses a wheel guard
having a continuous surface instead of the conventionally used metal grill to protect the wheel from coming into contact with external objects, while running. The continuous surface is made of a material lighter than metal. The structural strength for the wheel guard made of a lighter material is provided through use of a bracket and the disclosed arrangement of mounting the wheel guard along with the wheel hugger of the saddle type vehicle. Such combined mounting provides greater overall structural strength than a stand-alone mounting.
[0041] Therefore, the disclosed arrangement of the present invention allows
manufacture of the wheel guard with a continuous surface rather than a grilled structure as adopted in the conventional metal grill in view of weight considerations.
[0042] Further, the present invention advantageously discloses an
arrangement in which the wheel guard is not mounted to the pillion footrest. In the present invention, the weight of the pillion rider, through the pillion rider’s thigh, foot or any other part is not transferred to the wheel guard; rather it is all taken by the pillion foot rest which is adapted to receive loads of such magnitude. Thus, the present arrangement prevents deformation, damage or failure of the wheel guard.
[0043] The present invention additionally has the advantage of the wheel
guard not suffering from vibration of the wheel guard. The configuration as disclosed in the present invention does not suffer from cantilever vibration, as is the case with traditional mounting of the wheel guard. Therefore, the present invention has an advantage reducing the noise produced by the wheel guard and other parts. In an implementation, the vibration between the wheel guard and the adjoining part, for example, a wheel hugger is reduced by securing the wheel guard and the wheel hugger by means of at least one snap rivet. The snap rivet is also fastened from bottom to top for theft-proof assembly.

[0044] The present invention overcomes the disadvantage prevalent in the
art where the wheel guard interferes with the elasticity of the rear suspension system. Therefore, the problem of the wheel guard suffering from misalignment, stress and deformation in a bump condition is resolved by the present invention.
[0045] Therefore, the present invention addresses the drawbacks prevalent
in the state of the art. Further, it has the added advantage of reducing the weight of the saddle type vehicle through use of a light-weight material. The structural support necessary for allowing the use of such a light-weight material is achieved by the disclosed arrangement of the bracket and the wheel hugger being mounted together with the wheel guard. Also, overall vibrational dampening ability of the components mounted together as disclosed is greater than that of the components individually.
[0046] Moreover, the components being mounted together, as disclosed in
the present invention reduces the number of mounting locations required and thereby, increases ease of maintenance and service of the saddle type vehicle. Multiple components are mounted, in the present invention, in sandwich mounting, thereby reducing the number of fasteners required.
[0047] In the present invention, a majority of the plurality of fasteners are
mounted from bottom to top, thereby, providing a theft-proof mounting assembly. Said majority of fasteners are positioned and fastened in such a way that said majority of fasteners cannot be removed or unfastened without compelling the removal of all said components being mounted together.
[0048] Apart from the advantages already mentioned, the described
invention has several advantages over conventional arrangements prevalent in state of the art.
[0049] An embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail
in conjunction with the figures in the following description. The wheel guard is mounted with a wheel hugger with a bracket sandwiched between said wheel guard and the wheel hugger to provide skeletal support to the mounting arrangement. The wheel guard, wheel hugger and the bracket are mounted together on the chain

adjustor. One or more of the wheel hugger, the wheel guard, the bracket and the chain adjustor may be formed together as integrated members.
[0050] It is obvious to a person ordinarily skilled in the art that other
embodiments of the present invention are possible within the scope of the same.
[0051] Figure 1 illustrates a left side view of an exemplary two-wheeled
vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. The two-wheeled vehicle (100) has a frame assembly comprising a main frame (128), a head tube (not shown), a rear sub frame (not shown) and a swing arm (131). The head tube (not shown) is disposed of towards the front portion of the two-wheeled vehicle (100). The main frame (128) extends from the head tube (not shown). The rear sub frame (not shown) and the swing arm (131) are secured pivotally to the other end of the main frame (128). The head tube (not shown) is configured to rotatably support a steering tube (122). The steering tube (122) supports a handle bar assembly (127).
[0052] Two telescopic front suspension system (124) is attached to a
bracket (not shown) on the lower part of the steering tube (122) on which is supported the front wheel (121). The upper portion of the front wheel (121) is covered by a front fender (125) mounted to the lower portion of the steering shaft (122). A fuel tank (129) is disposed between a seat (130) and the handle bar assembly (127). The internal combustion (IC) engine (not shown) is disposed towards the front portion of the vehicle below the fuel tank (129) and behind the head tube (not shown) of the two-wheeled vehicle (100).
[0053] A prop stand (150) is mounted on the lower portion of the frame
assembly. The prop stand (150) is movably secured to an attaching plate (not shown) which mounts the prop stand (150) onto the frame assembly through a prop stand spring (not shown). The rear sub-assembly (not shown) comprises a seat (130) on which a rider may sit, a main tail cover (103), a bottom tail cover (102) and a rear fender (110) on which rear tail lights (111) are mounted.
[0054] The exhaust emission system (not shown) is disposed at the side
extending rearward coupled to the frame assembly. There is front brake (123) and

rear brake (not shown) arranged on the front wheel (121) and a rear wheel (109) respectively. The rear wheel (109) is shrouded by a rear wheel hugger (168) and mounted on the swing arm (131). A rear suspension system (108) provides shock absorption to the rear portion of the two-wheeled vehicle.
[0055] A rear wheel guard (160) is mounted, as shown in the figure, on the
rear portion of the two-wheeled vehicle (100). The rear wheel guard (160) is seen mounted with the rear wheel hugger (168) through a bracket (shown in figure 2). The rear wheel guard (160), bracket (shown in figure 3) and the rear wheel hugger (168) are mounted to a chain adjustor (161). The chain adjustor (161), in turn, is mounted on the swing arm (131).
[0056] Figure 2 illustrates a front view of a rear portion (200) of the
exemplary two-wheeled vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. The two-wheeled vehicle (100) comprises a rear wheel (109) which is connected to the main frame (128) through a swingably attached swing arm (131) and to a rear suspension system (108). A chain adjustor (161) is mounted on the swing arm (131).
[0057] The chain adjustor (161) is sandwiched between the rear wheel
guard (160) and the bracket (shown in figure 3). A hex socket cap flange bolt (201) is used, in this embodiment, to assemble the rear wheel hugger (168) and the bracket onto the chain adjustor (161).
[0058] In this embodiment, the bracket (shown in figure 3) is made of metal
while the rear wheel hugger (168) and the rear wheel guard (160) are made of a light-weight material such as reinforced plastic. The rear wheel guard (160), the bracket (shown in figure 3) and the rear wheel hugger (168) are the principal components which together form a mounting assembly (shown in figure 3).
[0059] Figure 3 illustrates an exploded view of the mounting assembly
(300) of the exemplary two-wheeled vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. The rear wheel hugger (168) is secured to the bracket (301) through a plurality of fasteners (311, 312, 313). Fasteners 311 and 312 are mounted from bottom to top to ensure theft-proof assembly.

[0060] The chain adjustor (161) is sandwiched between the rear wheel
guard (160) and the bracket (301) by a fastener (315). The bracket (301) is secured to the chain adjuster (161) through a plurality of fasteners (320). The rear wheel guard (160) is attached to the chain adjustor (161) through a fastener (330). The rear wheel guard (160) is attached to the bracket (301) through a plurality of fasteners (331, 332). Vibration between the rear wheel guard (160) and the rear wheel hugger (168) is reduced by securing the rear wheel guard (160) and the wheel hugger (168) on at least one end with a snap rivet (333). The snap rivet (333) is also fastened from bottom to top for theft-proof assembly.
[0061] Figure 4 illustrates an exploded view of a bracket mounting sub-
assembly (400) of the mounting assembly (300) of the exemplary two-wheeled vehicle (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. The bracket mounting sub-assembly (400) comprises the bracket (301), the chain adjustor (161) and the plurality of fasteners (320, 315) securing the bracket (301) to the chain adjustor (161). In this embodiment, the fastener (320) comprises one or more fasteners (320a and 320b). The entire mounting assembly (300) is mounted, primarily, through said one or more fasteners (320a, 320b). Therefore, more than one fastener (320a, 320b) is used to secure the bracket (301) to the chain adjustor (161).
[0062] Figure 5 illustrates an exploded view of a mounting assembly (500)
in another embodiment of the exemplary two-wheeled vehicle (100), in accordance with said embodiment of the present subject matter. In the present embodiment, the chain adjustor (161) and the bracket (301) form a single integral component (501). The rear wheel hugger (168) and the rear wheel guard (160) are mounted to said single integral component (501) in the same manner as detailed in the embodiment mentioned in figure 3. The rear wheel hugger (168) is mounted to the single integral component by the plurality of fasteners (311, 312, 313). Fasteners 311 and 312 are mounted from bottom to top to ensure theft-proof assembly.
[0063] The rear wheel guard (160) is mounted to the rear wheel hugger
(168) and the single integrated component (501) in the same manner in the present embodiment as the rear wheel guard (160) was mounted to the rear wheel hugger

(168), the bracket (301) and the chain adjustor (161) as illustrated in figure 3. The rear wheel guard (160) is not shown in the figure 5 to maintain clarity. The mounting locations (330A, 331A, 332A, 333A) of the plurality of fasteners (330, 331, 332, 333) securing the rear wheel guard (160) to the rear wheel hugger (168) and the single integrated component are marked in figure 5.
[0064] The single integrated component (501) is sandwiched between the
rear wheel guard (160) and the rear wheel hugger (168) by a fastener (313). The rear wheel guard (160) is attached to the single integrated component (501) through a fastener (330) whose mounting location (330A) is as shown in the figure. The rear wheel guard (160) is attached to the single integrated component (501) through a plurality of fasteners (331, 332) whose mounting locations (331A, 332A) are present on the inner face of the single integrated component (501). Vibration between the rear wheel guard (160) and the rear wheel hugger (168) is reduced by securing the rear wheel guard (160) and the wheel hugger (168) with a mounting location (333A) on at least one end with a snap rivet (333). The snap rivet (333) is also fastened from bottom to top for theft-proof assembly.
[0065] Figure 6 illustrates an exploded view of a mounting assembly (600)
in another embodiment of the exemplary two-wheeled vehicle (100), in accordance with said embodiment of the present subject matter. The mounting assembly comprises a rear wheel guard (160) and a rear wheel hugger (168) manufactured to be integrated with the single integrated component (501), the single integrated component (501) is as explained in figure 5. The rear wheel hugger (168) together with the single integrated component (501) is manufactured to be a combined component (601) and not attached to each other through fasteners in the embodiment as illustrated in figure 5.
[0066] Said combined component (601) has a rear wheel hugger portion
(601A), a bracket portion (601B) and a chain adjustor (601C) portion. The material used in each portion of the combined component may be different from each other.
[0067] The rear wheel guard (160) is mounted to the chain adjustor (601C)
portion of said combined component (601) by the fastener (330). The rear wheel

guard (160) is mounted to the bracket portion (601B) of said combined component (601) by a plurality of fasteners (331, 332). A snap rivet (333), secured bottom to top, attaches at least one end of the rear wheel guard (160) to the rear wheel hugger portion (601A) of said combined component (601) to reduce vibration.
[0068] Generally, front wheel of a two-wheeled vehicle is disposed ahead
of the rider and pillion rider. Therefore, providing wheel guards for the front wheel is not as critical as that for the rear wheel. The likelihood of a part of a rider or pillion rider’s body or apparel interfering with the front wheel is remote.
[0069] Therefore, the present invention is explained with respect to a rear
wheel. However, it may be seen by any person skilled in the art that the disclosed invention is applicable to either wheel or both the wheels of the two-wheeled vehicle.
[0070] It is to be understood that the aspects of the embodiments are not
necessarily limited to the features described herein. Many modifications and variations of the present subject matter are possible in the light of above disclosure. Therefore, within the scope of claims of the present subject matter, the present disclosure may be practiced other than as specifically described.

We claim:
1. A saddle type vehicle (100) comprising:
a frame assembly including a main frame (128);
a front wheel (121) disposed in a front portion of the vehicle (100) and a
rear wheel (109) disposed in a rear portion of the vehicle (100);
a swing arm (131) secured to the main frame (128); and
at least one wheel hugger adapted to shroud at least one of the front wheel
(121) and the rear wheel (109), said saddle type vehicle (100) includes a
mounting assembly (300), said mounting assembly (300) comprising a
wheel guard (160) and a bracket (301), wherein said wheel guard (160) is
adapted to cover at least a portion of one of the front wheel (121) and the
rear wheel (109).
2. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mounting assembly (300) comprises the wheel guard (160), the bracket (301) and a wheel hugger (168) of one of the front wheel (121) and the rear wheel (109).
3. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the mounting assembly (300) is mounted to a swing arm (131) of the vehicle (100).
4. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the mounting assembly (300) is mounted to a chain adjustor (161).
5. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the mounting assembly (300) comprises the wheel guard (160), the wheel hugger (168) and a single integrated component (501), said single integrated component (501) being a chain adjustor (161) and the bracket (301) being formed integrally together, said single integrated component (501) being sandwiched between the rear wheel guard (160) and the rear wheel hugger (168)

and wherein the mounting assembly (300) is adapted to be mounted to the vehicle (100) through said single integrated component (501).
6. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the mounting assembly (300) comprises the wheel hugger (168) and a combined component (601), and wherein the combined component (601) comprises of the wheel hugger (168), a chain adjustor (161) and a bracket (301) integrally formed together, and wherein the mounting assembly (300) is adapted to be mounted to the vehicle (100) through said combined component (601).
7. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in 2, wherein the bracket (301) is integrally formed with the wheel hugger (168).
8. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the mounting assembly (300) includes a plurality of fasteners (311, 312, 313, 315, 320, 330, 331, 332, 333), and wherein at least one fastener (311, 312, 333) of said plurality of fasteners (311, 312, 313, 315, 320, 330, 331, 332, 333) are adapted to fasten from bottom to top, said at least one fastener (311, 312, 333) of said plurality of fasteners (311, 312, 313, 315, 320, 330, 331, 332, 333) being adapted to be unfastened only on separation of mounting assembly (300) from said vehicle (100).
9. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bracket (301) of said mounting assembly (300) is made of metal.
10. The saddle type vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wheel guard
(160) of said mounting assembly (300) is made of one of plastic and fibre-
reinforced plastic.