Patent ID: 8857285

Claim:
A saddle type vehicle comprising a power unit, the saddle type vehicle comprising: a crankshaft; first and second main shafts disposed in this order from said crankshaft side; a single counter shaft engaged with both said main shafts; a crankcase on which said crankshaft, said main shafts and said counter shaft are rotatably borne in parallel to one another; first and second clutches disposed respectively at end portions of said main shafts and individually permitting/interrupting transmission of rotational power from said crankshaft to said main shafts; gear trains for a plurality of gear speeds which are provided on said main shafts and said counter shaft and are selectively established by rotation of a shift drum parallel to said shafts, with a shift position being changed by changing over engaged/disengaged states of said clutches, and with power being transmitted from an end portion of said counter shaft that protrudes from said crankcase to a drive wheel, and a swing arm supporting said drive wheel on a rear portion thereof, and a pivot shaft which is disposed rearwardly of said crankcase in parallel to said shafts and by which said swing arm is supported at a front portion thereof so as to be swingable upward and downward, wherein an axis center of said first main shaft is disposed rearwardly of an axis center of said crankshaft and forwardly of an axis center of said counter shaft, and an axis center of said second main shaft is disposed rearwardly of said axis center of said counter shaft and forwardly of an axis center of said pivot shaft.