Patent ID: 8567262

Claim:
An electric power steering apparatus for a saddle-ride type vehicle comprising: a steering handlebar; a steering shaft for transmitting a steering force of the steering handlebar to a wheel; an upper bearing provided at a location upward from a vehicle body frame constituting a vehicle body and rotatably supporting an upper part of the steering shaft; a lower bearing provided at a location downward from the vehicle body frame and rotatably supporting a lower part of the steering shaft; a torque sensor for detecting a torsional torque applied to the steering shaft; and an electric motor for imparting a steering force to the steering shaft based on the torsional torque detected by the torque sensor, the steering shaft extending through the electric motor, the electric motor having at least one bearing supporting the steering shaft, wherein the electric motor is mounted to the steering shaft between the upper bearing and the lower bearing, while the torque sensor is mounted to the steering shaft at a location upward from the upper bearing.