STEERING DAMPER DEVICE FOR SADDLE-RIDING TYPE VEHICLE

摘要

To provide a steering damper device for a saddle riding type vehicle that improves the degree of freedom in disposing the steering damper by making an effective use of a space inside a vehicle body frame. A saddle riding type vehicle includes: a vehicle body frame 4 constituting the vehicle; a front wheel disposed steerably on the vehicle body frame; a steering shaft transmitting a steering input from a rider to the front wheel; and a steering damper giving a steering mechanism an attenuation force relative to rotation of the steering shaft. The steering damper includes: a damper case; a vane rotatable in the damper case; and an arm directly connected to the vane and extending to an outside of the damper case. The damper case is disposed between an upper steering shaft and a lower steering shaft to form part of the steering shaft and the arm is directly connected to the vehicle body frame.