Patent ID: 8854196

Claim:
A vehicle approach notification apparatus for an electric motorcycle for outputting a notification sound from a speaker attached to a vehicle body, in order to notify an individual, such as a walker, or an approaching vehicle, the vehicle approach notification apparatus comprising: a front cover mounted in a position forward of a head pipe of a vehicle body frame; and a key cylinder of a main switch, wherein the speaker is mounted in a position rearward of the front cover, forward of the head pipe, and facing one lateral side of the head pipe, wherein the key cylinder is disposed in a position on an opposite lateral side of the head pipe in relation to the speaker, and the speaker has a sound emitting direction directed in a forward direction from a vehicle body rear side of the front cover, the vehicle approach notification apparatus further comprising: a sensor main body of a throttle opening sensor disposed at a position below the key cylinder on the vehicle body rear side of the front cover, and a throttle cable connected to the sensor main body passes in an arcuately curved state between the head pipe and the speaker forwardly of the head pipe, wherein the throttle cable is connected to a pulley attached to said sensor main body.