Patent ID: 8297688

Claim:
A rear body structure for a vehicle, said vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a vehicle body frame which supports the vehicle body thereon, said rear body structure comprising: an occupant seat configured to support an occupant thereon; a body cover which is at least partially located below the occupant seat and which is configured to cover the vehicle body, said body cover comprising a first portion and a second portion; a rear grip member which is located behind the occupant seat and is attached to the vehicle body frame; said rear grip member configured to allow a passenger occupant of said vehicle to hold the rear grip member during operation of the vehicle; and a rear grip cover which is formed separately from and attached to the rear grip member, and which is configured to cover the rear grip member, wherein, in an assembled state thereof, the first portion of the body cover overlaps a top surface of the rear grip member; wherein the rear grip member comprises a body cover positioning section provided on a top surface thereof for positioning the body cover thereon; wherein the second portion of the body cover is positioned by the body cover positioning section such that said second portion of the body cover is covered from above by the rear grip cover; whereby the second portion of the body cover is sandwiched between the rear grip member and the rear grip cover.