VEHICLE INCLUDING STEPS

摘要

A motorcycle includes a step operating mechanism that changes the position of pillion steps (passenger steps), and an electronic control unit carries out step inclining control to change the position of the pillion steps, so that footrest surfaces of the pillion steps may each become an inclined surface, in which the steps are pivotally raised such that a portion of the passenger step situated at the vehicle body outside is raised toward the vehicle body upper side relative to a portion of the passenger step situated at the vehicle body inside, in response to at least one of an acceleration operation, a deceleration operation, and a turn operation of the motorcycle. Such arrangement provides a vehicle that can induce an occupant to take a riding posture suitable for the traveling status of the vehicle.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising steps, said steps being provided on left and right side of the vehicle and configured for putting feet of an occupant thereon,
the vehicle being characterized by comprising a step operating mechanism that changes a step position; and a control unit operatively connected to said step operating mechanism, said control unit being operable to change a position of the step in response to at least one of an acceleration operation, a deceleration operation, and a turn operation of the vehicle.