Patent ID: 8690192

Claim:
A saddle riding vehicle comprising: a vehicle body frame; an engine disposed on the vehicle body frame and including a cylinder block in a forwardly inclined position; a catalytic device disposed at a front lower portion of the engine, the catalytic device comprising: an exhaust gas introducer oriented substantially at right angles; and a catalyst case disposed below the exhaust gas introducer; and a catalyst cover disposed on the vehicle body frame to cover a front portion of the catalytic device from a front downward direction, the catalyst cover being provided in a space between the catalytic device and a front wheel supported by a front fork provided at a front side of the vehicle body frame, the catalyst cover including an opening portion at a forward portion of the exhaust gas introducer, wherein an opening width of the opening portion in the catalyst cover along a width direction of the vehicle is smaller than a widest dimension of the front wheel along the width direction, wherein the catalyst cover includes a center cover and a pair of left and right side covers assembled together, wherein a first air hole portion is provided between the center cover and the left side cover, wherein a second air hole portion between the center cover and the right side cover, and wherein an upper end of the opening portion is disposed above an upper end of the first air hole portion and an upper end of the second air hole portion.