Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Seiji Kido

Toshifumi Osawa

Eikichi Monma

Wataru Ogawa

Erina Aoki

The authentication device for saddled vehicle applied to a saddled vehicle including a FOB key that transmits an authentication signal, a control unit that receives and authenticates the authentication signal, a kick starter that starts an engine, and a generator that rotates in conjunction with an operation on the kick starter is configured such that, due to operating the kick starter, the engine is started, and electric power generated by the generator is supplied to the control unit, wherein the control unit stops the engine when the authentication signal is not authenticated before a lapse of a first predetermined time after the control unit is started.

Authentication device for saddled vehicle

A lighting unit for a motorcycle for efficiently cooling heat generated from an LED apparatus. An LED lighting unit includes two plate-like members on which LED apparatus are mounted as light sources. Reflectors are disposed so as to cover the LED apparatus and configured to reflect irradiation light from the LED apparatus forwardly of the vehicle body. The two plate-like members are disposed in an opposing relationship to each other with a space provided therebetween such that mounting faces of the LED apparatus are directed to the outer sides. Cooling fins are provided on the two plate-like members in such a manner so as to extend in an opposing relationship to each other toward the space. The cooling fins are disposed such that a longitudinal direction thereof is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the two plate-like members. The plate-like members and the reflectors are formed separately from each other.

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Tokyo, Japan

Seiji Kido