Patent ID: 7478697

Claim:
A straddle-type vehicle comprising: a vehicle body frame; a rear wheel; a rear wheel brake device having brake calipers for the rear wheel; and a vehicle body cover surrounding the rear wheel brake device, wherein a drive-induced airflow introducing port is formed in the vehicle body cover, wherein a drive-induced airflow guiding duct is provided as a separate member from the vehicle body frame and the vehicle body cover and is supported with the vehicle body frame to guide the drive-induced airflow from the drive-induced airflow introducing port to the brake calipers of the rear wheel brake device, and wherein the drive-induced airflow guiding duct has an inflow port formed on its one end for the drive-induced airflow entering through the drive-induced airflow introducing port to flow in, and an airflow delivery port formed on its other end and opening in the vicinity of the brake calipers to deliver the drive-induced airflow introduced in through the inflow port to the brake calipers.