Patent ID: 8327970
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: B62K,B62M,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body frame including a main frame extending rearward from a head pipe, and a pivot frame extending downward from a rear portion of the main frame; an engine supported by the vehicle body frame; a shift pedal with which a driver performs a gear-shifting operation; a base part to which a detector and a moveable part are attached, the detector being configured to detect the gear-shifting operation, and the moveable part being configured such that an operation thereof is detected by the detector; and a link which links the shift pedal and the moveable part to each other, wherein the base part is detachably provided to the engine, and wherein the base part and the movable part are configured, in a plan view, inward of an outer side surface of the main frame in a vehicle width direction, wherein the base part is disposed adjacent to a rear of a shift actuator which is attached to the engine, and which is configured to generate a drive force for gear shifting.