Patent ID: 8150587

Claim:
A shift control device of a transmission which changes a gear position by intermittently rotating a shift drum in response to an operation of a shift pedal, the shift control device comprising: a clutch which disengages or engages a drive force transmitted to a drive wheel from an engine; an actuator which generates power for engaging or disengaging said clutch; a control means which controls said actuator; a shift operation initiation detection means which detects initiation of a shift operation in response to the operation of the shift pedal; and a shift change completion detection means which detects the completion of a gear change by the shift operation, wherein said control means disengages said clutch by driving said actuator upon detection of initiation of the shift operation by said shift operation initiation detection means, and engages said clutch by driving said actuator upon detection of completion of the gear change by said shift change completion detection means.