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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2018
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata, JP;
Takeshi Toyota, Iwata, JP;
Nobuo Hara, Iwata, JP;
Yukihide Fukuhara, Iwata, JP;
Tatsuya Nagata, Iwata, JP;
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Iwata, JP;
Abstract
A straddled vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a steering shaft supported by the vehicle body frame, a handlebar that includes a left grip and a right grip and is connected to the steering shaft, a steering wheel, and a steering assist device that applies assist force in a same direction as that of a steering torque that has been input to the handlebar by a rider to the steering shaft. The steering assist device causes the assist force to decrease as speed of the vehicle increases in a first vehicle speed zone and causes the assist force to increase as the speed of the vehicle increases in a second vehicle speed zone that is higher than the first vehicle speed zone.