Patent ID: 8496084

Claim:
A throttle sensor mounting structure in a saddle seat vehicle comprising: a handle; a throttle grip rotatably mounted on said handle; a throttle sensor for detecting an operational amount of said throttle grip; a controller for controlling a power unit according to a detection value from said throttle sensor; and a pair of right and left main frames extending rearward from a head pipe; wherein said throttle sensor is located on a rear side of said head pipe and between said right and left main frames so that at least a part of said throttle sensor is superimposed on said main frames as viewed in a side elevation, wherein said throttle sensor includes a potentiometer; an axis of a rotating shaft of said potentiometer extends in a longitudinal direction of said vehicle; and a throttle cable for connecting said throttle grip and said potentiometer is routed from a front side of said head pipe toward said rear side of said head pipe.