Patent ID: 7823560
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: B60W,B62K,F02D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A straddle-type vehicle, comprising: an engine; an air intake passage for introducing air into the engine; an electronic control throttle valve which is disposed in the air intake passage and which is controlled in accordance with an operational amount of an accelerator operating element; a detector which detects a rotating speed of the engine or a vehicle speed, and a control apparatus which controls the throttle valve such that a detected speed which is the rotating speed of the engine or the vehicle speed detected by the detector is equal to or lower than a prescribed value, wherein the control apparatus increases an opening degree of the throttle valve or maintains the opening degree at a constant value until the detected speed is equal to a predetermined speed which is smaller than the prescribed value, and the control apparatus decreases the opening degree of the throttle valve if the detected speed exceeds the predetermined speed which is smaller than the prescribed value.