Patent ID: 7764173

Claim:
An integrated circuit (IC) tag equipped motorcycle comprising: an element formed of a resin material having transmissivity to electromagnetic waves; a saddle-ride seat and a steering handle, wherein the element is disposed near said steering handle; and an IC tag integrated with the element by insert forming, including an ID code specific to the motorcycle is registered therein in standardized data form, the IC tag comprising: a CPU; an antenna configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves in a radio frequency band; a radio frequency controller connected to and configured to control the antenna; a modem; and a memory portion; wherein the modem is configured to detect an electromagnetic wave received by the antenna and to modulate information stored in the memory portion to transmit the information from the antenna, and wherein the memory portion comprises a rewritable area and a rewrite-protect area, the rewrite-protect area configured to store the ID code and to protect against rewriting using a read-only memory (ROM); wherein the element comprises a case for a meter unit having high sealing ability, and the meter unit comprising a meter panel on which a speedometer is arranged; said case of the meter unit is configured to protect said IC tag from wind, rain and dust without interrupting electromagnetic waves transmitted/received by said IC tag; wherein the IC tag is housed within the meter unit on a surface of the meter panel; wherein the meter panel is formed of a material having transmissivity to electromagnetic waves, and the IC tag is installed on a back surface of the meter panel; said back surface of the meter panel is configured to protect said IC tag from ultraviolet light and heat without interrupting electromagnetic waves transmitted/received by said IC tag; wherein the rewritable area of the memory portion of the IC tag includes information on the owner of the motorcycle; wherein the motorcycle comprises the said speedometer, a fuel gauge, an odometer, left and right turn indicators, and an ignition indicator, all arranged in the meter panel; and wherein said motorcycle is configured and arranged such that when a current mileage reading is registered at maintenance or repair of the motorcycle, a presence or absence of an odometer reset due to rolling back of the odometer can be checked for.