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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Ryoji Imai, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A compact shift controller in a straddle type vehicle wherein the layout can be determined more freely, and a rider can mount and dismount the vehicle more easily. In a straddle type vehicle including a body frame; a footrest on which a rider places his/her foot; a shift lever arranged in front of the footrest, and rotated by the rider's operation by foot to shift gears of the vehicle; a shift detection mechanism for detecting operation of the shift lever and an engine supported to the body frame, the footrest is supported to a center frame constituting a part of the body frame below a seat of the rider, and the shift detection mechanism is connected to the shift lever, provided in front of the footrest and the center frame, and is supported to a lower frame constituting a part of the body frame.