Patent ID: 8525793

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame; a vehicle body connected to the frame; an engine supported at least in part by the frame for powering the vehicle; at least one seat supported by the frame for receiving a rider thereon; a handlebar disposed at least in part forwardly of the seat for steering the vehicle, the handlebar having two handles; a display device disposed forwardly of the seat for displaying information to the rider, the display device having a plurality of selectable display modes; a control unit electronically connected to the display device; at least one audio signal transmitting device electronically connected to the control unit, each of the at least one audio signal transmitting device having at least one display mode associated therewith; at least one sound output device electronically connected to the control unit, the at least one sound output device being operative to receive an output of the at least one audio signal transmitting device and output audible sound to a rider; and first and second pluralities of buttons disposed on a generally rear-facing side of the handlebar next to one of the two handles, each of the first and second pluralities of buttons being electrically connected to the control unit, each of the first and second pluralities of buttons being positioned in proximity of the one of the two handles, the first plurality of buttons including four first buttons arranged in a generally circular pattern; and the second plurality of buttons including two second buttons arranged side by side in proximity to the generally circular pattern, the two second buttons being positioned at approximately the same distance from the generally circular pattern; wherein: one of the two second buttons is operative to select a display mode of the display device from the plurality of display modes; the first plurality of buttons is operative to control the output of the audio signal transmitting device associated with the selected display mode; the control unit causes an output of the sound-producing device associated with the selected mode to be transmitted to the rider via the at least one sound output device; and another of the two second buttons is operative to change a function of at least one of the first plurality of buttons in at least one of the plurality of display modes.