Patent ID: 8336968

Claim:
A brake apparatus for a two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: a hydraulic brake receiving a hydraulic force to thereby generate a braking force; a first braking force control unit controlling the braking force of the hydraulic brake disposed in the front wheel by increasing or decreasing the hydraulic pressure, the two-wheeled vehicle including an engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel, the engine including a crankcase disposed downward thereof and a cylinder extending upwardly from a front portion of the crankcase; and a second braking force control unit controlling the braking force of the hydraulic brake disposed in the rear wheel, wherein the first braking force control unit is fixed to one of a left or a right main frame portion of a body frame of the vehicle and disposed in a space surrounded by the cylinder at a position forward thereof and the crankcase at a position directly downward thereof, respectively, and the second braking force control unit is located under where a forward end of a seat rail is attached to the left and right center frame members.