Patent ID: 8201654

Claim:
A saddle-riding vehicle having a V engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel, the V engine including a front bank that extends upwardly from a crankcase at a front portion thereof and a rear bank that extends upwardly from the crankcase at a rear portion thereof, the saddle-riding type vehicle comprising: an air intake path disposed between the front bank and the rear bank; and an air cleaner connected to an outer side of the air intake path in a vehicle width direction, wherein: the air cleaner includes an air cleaner element housed in an air cleaner case; and the air cleaner case includes air intake ducts disposed on opposite sides of the air cleaner element, in a vehicle longitudinal direction across the air cleaner element, wherein a front side air intake duct of the air intake ducts extends in a vehicle vertical direction, whereas the rear side air intake duct extends in the vehicle width direction.