A saddle type vehicle including a vehicle body frame including a pair of left and right rear frames (34L, 34R) and covered with a vehicle body cover, a swing member supported for upward and downward rocking motion on said vehicle body frame at a position below the paired left and right rear frames (34L, 34R) and extending in a vehicle rearward direction, a rear wheel supported at a rear portion of said swing member, a hydraulic brake supported on said swing member and configured to brake said rear wheel, and a hydraulic pipe connected to said hydraulic brake and disposed along one side of the paired left and right rear frames (34L, 34R) and further along said swing member for transmitting a hydraulic pressure for operating said hydraulic brake, wherein: a frame side supporting portion disposed at an upper portion of said swing member as viewed in a vehicle side view and supporting said hydraulic pipe thereon is provided on the rear frames (34L, 34R) while a swing arm side supporting portion for supporting said hydraulic pipe thereon is provided on said swing member; said hydraulic pipe includes a first hydraulic pipe extending from a hydraulic pressure generation section to said frame side supporting portion, a flexible tube extending from said frame side supporting portion to said swing arm side supporting portion, and a second hydraulic pipe extending from said swing arm side supporting portion to said hydraulic brake; said flexible tube is disposed in a curved state to the other side in a left and right vehicle widthwise direction in front of said rear wheel at a position above said swing member and is deflected when said swing member rocks upwardly and downwardly to absorb the rocking motion of said swing member; said swing member includes a power unit for generating power and a swing arm extending in the vehicle rearward direction from the one side of said power unit in the left and right vehicle widthwise direction; said swing arm side supporting portion is provided on said swing arm; and said flexible tube is disposed in the curved state to the other side in the left and right vehicle widthwise direction at the position above said power unit and is deflected when said swing member rocks upwardly and downwardly to absorb the rocking motion of said swing member; the saddle type vehicle being characterized in that said power unit is an engine which includes a crankcase and a cylinder projecting in a vehicle forward direction from said crankcase, and a radiator is provided on one side of said crankcase in the vehicle widthwise direction. a frame side supporting portion disposed at an upper portion of said swing member as viewed in a vehicle side view and supporting said hydraulic pipe thereon is provided on the rear frames (34L, 34R) while a swing arm side supporting portion for supporting said hydraulic pipe thereon is provided on said swing member; said hydraulic pipe includes a first hydraulic pipe extending from a hydraulic pressure generation section to said frame side supporting portion, a flexible tube extending from said frame side supporting portion to said swing arm side supporting portion, and a second hydraulic pipe extending from said swing arm side supporting portion to said hydraulic brake; said flexible tube is disposed in a curved state to the other side in a left and right vehicle widthwise direction in front of said rear wheel at a position above said swing member and is deflected when said swing member rocks upwardly and downwardly to absorb the rocking motion of said swing member; said swing member includes a power unit for generating power and a swing arm extending in the vehicle rearward direction from the one side of said power unit in the left and right vehicle widthwise direction; said swing arm side supporting portion is provided on said swing arm; and said flexible tube is disposed in the curved state to the other side in the left and right vehicle widthwise direction at the position above said power unit and is deflected when said swing member rocks upwardly and downwardly to absorb the rocking motion of said swing member;