Patent ID: 8360218

Claim:
A structure for disposing a clutch control apparatus in a power unit for a saddle-ride type vehicle, comprising: an engine main body; a crankcase forming a part of the engine main body; a crankshaft rotatably supported by the crankcase and extending in a width wise direction of the vehicle; a clutch cover coupled to a lateral side surface of the crankcase; a clutch apparatus operatively connected to a power transmission from the crankshaft to a drive wheel for connecting and to disconnecting the transmission of torque of the crankshaft to the drive wheel; a clutch chamber in which the clutch apparatus is installed and which is formed between the crankcase and the clutch cover; a cylinder block forming a part of the engine main body together with the crankcase and coupled to the crankcase; a cylinder bore included in the cylinder block; a piston slidably fitted into the cylinder bore; and a clutch control apparatus for controlling the switching of the connection and disconnection actions of the clutch apparatus and which is attached to an outer surface of the clutch cover in a position at a lateral side of the cylinder block, and when viewed from the lateral side, the clutch control apparatus can be seen to overlap the cylinder bore.