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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Toshio Unno, Shizuoka, JP;
Ryousuke Asaoka, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Aoki, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 41/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A straddle-type vehicle that can be accelerated rapidly by a simple operation irrespective of a selected drive mode includes a control unit that executes first control of switching between a plurality of drive modes A and B, and in each of at least two of the drive modes A and B, and second control of shifting the change gear to a kick-down state Aor Bin which the speed change ratio is lower than that of the drive mode A or B, according to operation of a shift-down operation member.