Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Akira Nagakubo

Hiroshi Iwakami

Kyohei Hosoya

Satoru Ikami

Kotaro Fujiyama

In a straddle type vehicle having front forks, the left front fork is in an elliptical shape portion whose axial cross section is formed so as to be wider in the width direction of the vehicle as compared to a length in the front and rear direction at the portion located in front of the brake caliper. The brake caliper is disposed so as to be overlapped with the elliptical shape portion, viewed from the front direction of the vehicle.

Straddle type vehicle

A braking device of a saddle-ride type vehicle that can reduce a load acting on a joint is provided. A jointat a front-wheel brake output side which connects a metal pipe and a flexible brake hose is mounted on a body framevia a mount rubberunder a floating state.

Brake device for saddled vehicle

A steering unit for a small watercraft, which can positively prevent jolting of a steering shaft relative to a bearing section for allowing smooth rotation of the steering shaft, and makes for improving the installing characteristic of the steering shaft and a collar into the bearing section. A steering shaft is rotatably supported with respect to a watercraft body through a cylindrical bearing section in which the steering shaft is inserted. A plurality of ribs are provided around an inner surface of the cylindrical bearing section and extend in an axial direction of the steering shaft. The steering shaft is rotatably supported by the bearing section with a collar, formed from an elastic material, being provided interposedly between the ribs and an outer surface of the steering shaft. The cylindrical bearing section includes at least three or more ribs are provided.

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Wako, Japan

Akira Nagakubo