Patent ID: 8357864

Claim:
A handlebar switch assembly adapted to be fixed on a handlebar of a motorcycle, in which a first shift switch and a second shift switch for transmission gear shifting are separately provided on a switch case having a plurality of switches for operation of various electric parts, comprising: dividing the switch case into four zones when viewed from an axis line direction of the handlebar, a rear upper zone and a rear lower zone, both located opposite to an occupant with respect to the axis line, and a front upper zone and a front lower zone, both located on a vehicle front side; the first shift switch and the second shift switch are swing-type switches in which operating elements swing when a pushing force is applied; the first shift switch for either shift-up or shift-down operation is located in the front lower zone so as to orient one end of the operating element outwardly in a vehicle transverse direction; and the second shift switch for the shift-down or shift-up operation is located in the rear lower zone so as to orient one end of the operating element outwardly in the vehicle transverse direction, wherein the second shift switch and the plurality of switches are arranged on the switch case fitted to the handlebar on a left side in a vehicle transverse direction from above in a following order: an optical axis changeover switch, a horn switch, a turn signal switch and the second shift switch; and the horn switch is a swing-type switch which swings around a swing shaft located near the handlebar toward a side of the axis line of the handlebar, a pushing surface of the horn switch being formed to project toward an occupant side and to gradually increase toward a vehicle center from a swing shaft side.