To apply special contrivances to the structure and layout of a reserve oil
tank disposed on the front side of a dry sump type internal combustion
engine mounted on a snowmobile, thereby to achieve effective utilization
of space in the snowmobile, and to achieve a further reduction in the
size of the snowmobile. A reserve oil tank is laid out on the front side
of a dry sump type internal combustion engine mounted on a snowmobile,
and the layout of the tank is so made that a tank wall in the
longitudinal direction crosses the engine front side. The tank is
provided in a tank front wall in the longitudinal direction thereof with
an arcuate recessed groove extending vertically in the tank, and a
steering shaft vertically passes through the inside of the recessed
groove.