Patent ID: 7970511

Claim:
A saddle-type vehicle comprising: a frame; a vehicle condition sensor supported with respect to the frame and configured to generate a vehicle condition signal; at least one wheel supported with respect to the frame and configured for contacting the ground during travel of the saddle-type vehicle; a steering interface comprising a handlebar supported with respect to the frame, wherein the handlebar is operably coupled with said wheel and is configured to facilitate steering of said wheel by an operator; an electronic steering damper system supported with respect to the frame and comprising a memory device configured to store multiple respective preset dampening maps; and an actuator comprising an electrical switch connected to the electronic steering damper system, wherein the actuator is configured for use by an operator to select from among the preset dampening maps; wherein the electronic steering damper system is configured to selectively impose resistance to steering of said wheel in accordance with a selected one of the preset dampening maps and in real time response to the vehicle condition signal.