Patent ID: 7857338

Claim:
A steering damper mounting structure of a vehicle, comprising: a head pipe forming part of a vehicle body; a front fork steerably disposed on the head pipe, the front fork for suspending a front wheel; a fork bridge including a top bridge and a bottom bridge connecting a left member and a right member of the front fork; a steering damper disposed on the fork bridge and the head pipe, the steering damper for dampening a movement transmitted from a side of the front wheel to a handlebar, the steering damper including a main body, a lower mounting portion extending below the main body and mounted to the head pipe, and an upper mounting portion extending above the main body and mounted to the top bridge, the steering damper being disposed on a side of the top bridge between the top bridge and the bottom bridge, wherein the top bridge includes a protrusion that contacts the main body when an attempt is made to mount the lower mounting portion to the top bridge or mount the upper mounting portion to the head pipe, thereby preventing erroneous installation; and a light unit disposed on a side of the bottom bridge between the top bridge and the bottom bridge.