Patent ID: 7476179

Claim:
A gear change control device for a straddle-type vehicle having a clutch and a transmission driven by respective actuators, comprising: means for engaging the clutch under a first control routine when the straddle-type vehicle is starting to run with the clutch disengaged and the transmission in gear; means for determining whether a gear change command has been given to the transmission; means for, when a gear change command is given, causing the transmission to change gears according to the gear change command once the clutch is disengaged and then reengaging the clutch under either the first control routine or a second control routine that is different from the first control routine depending on a state of the straddle-type vehicle; wherein the first control routine comprises instructions to reengage the clutch by changing a position of the clutch as a function of an engine speed of an engine mounted on the straddle type vehicle; and wherein the first control routine comprises instructions to reference a table that correlates clutch position with the engine speed.