A saddle riding type vehicle, comprising: handles; a steering shaft that extends downward from the handles; a head pipe portion having the steering shaft inserted therein; a seat provided behind the handles; a storage space provided below the seat; a fuel tank having a fuel inlet and a fuel cap used to cover the fuel inlet; and a vehicle body cover, the vehicle body cover including: a front cover portion provided below the handles to store at least a part of the steering shaft and the head pipe portion; an arch portion provided to extend in a front-back direction between the front cover portion and the seat and cover the fuel tank from above, the arch portion having a convex front sectional shape; and a foot board portion provided to each of left and right of the arch portion and connected to a lower end of the arch portion, the front cover portion having a rear edge that extends in an up-down direction in a side view, a distance between rear ends of the handles and a front end of the seat in the front-back direction being smaller than a distance between an upper end of the rear edge of the front cover portion and the rear ends of the handles in the front-back direction in the side view, the arch portion having a front part having an upper edge inclined backward and downward and a rear part having an upper edge inclined backward and upward in the side view, characterized in that the fuel cap being exposed at an upper surface of the rear part of the arch portion. handles; a steering shaft that extends downward from the handles; a head pipe portion having the steering shaft inserted therein; a seat provided behind the handles; a storage space provided below the seat; a fuel tank having a fuel inlet and a fuel cap used to cover the fuel inlet; and a vehicle body cover, the vehicle body cover including: a front cover portion provided below the handles to store at least a part of the steering shaft and the head pipe portion; an arch portion provided to extend in a front-back direction between the front cover portion and the seat and cover the fuel tank from above, the arch portion having a convex front sectional shape; and a foot board portion provided to each of left and right of the arch portion and connected to a lower end of the arch portion, the front cover portion having a rear edge that extends in an up-down direction in a side view, a distance between rear ends of the handles and a front end of the seat in the front-back direction being smaller than a distance between an upper end of the rear edge of the front cover portion and the rear ends of the handles in the front-back direction in the side view, the arch portion having a front part having an upper edge inclined backward and downward and a rear part having an upper edge inclined backward and upward in the side view, characterized in that the fuel cap being exposed at an upper surface of the rear part of the arch portion. a front cover portion provided below the handles to store at least a part of the steering shaft and the head pipe portion; an arch portion provided to extend in a front-back direction between the front cover portion and the seat and cover the fuel tank from above, the arch portion having a convex front sectional shape; and a foot board portion provided to each of left and right of the arch portion and connected to a lower end of the arch portion, the front cover portion having a rear edge that extends in an up-down direction in a side view, a distance between rear ends of the handles and a front end of the seat in the front-back direction being smaller than a distance between an upper end of the rear edge of the front cover portion and the rear ends of the handles in the front-back direction in the side view, the arch portion having a front part having an upper edge inclined backward and downward and a rear part having an upper edge inclined backward and upward in the side view, characterized in that the fuel cap being exposed at an upper surface of the rear part of the arch portion.