Patent ID: 7298241

Claim:
In a vehicle having a handlebar, a riding seat that, in use, is straddled by a rider, a leg shield for shielding the front of the legs of a rider seated on the riding seat, and an engine operably connected to a main ignition switch, the improvement comprising a remote control apparatus for said vehicle, said remote control apparatus comprising a handlebar lock module and a portable transmitter, wherein the handlebar lock module comprises a knob which enables at least a starting operation of the engine, wherein said knob is disposed on the leg shield, the handlebar lock module further comprises an emergency unlocking key cylinder lock for enabling at least starting of said engine and handlebar lock cancellation without the necessity for said portable transmitter, the key cylinder lock comprising a key hole, the remote control apparatus comprises a handlebar lock cancellation operation in response to reception of a signal from the portable transmitter, the leg shield comprises an article accommodation section, the article accommodation section comprising a first recess formed on said leg shield, the article accommodation section further comprising a lid member hinged to a main body portion of said leg shield to allow opening and closing movement of the lid relative to the first recess, wherein the first recess of article accommodation section is provided on said leg shield on one of the left and right sides of said handlebar lock module, and the emergency unlocking key cylinder lock is disposed in said leg shield such that a keyhole of the emergency unlocking key cylinder lock is disposed on an inner side face of the first recess so as to face in a direction perpendicular to a normal direction of the lid member.