MOTOR VEHICLE OF SADDLE RIDING TYPE

摘要

It is made possible to improve a design of a motor vehicle by solving a problem of marring the aesthetic appearance of the motor vehicle, and it is made possible to prevent mud and the like from adhering to an operation unit by solving a problem of water, mud and the like being splashed to an operation unit. The motor vehicle of a saddle riding type comprising: locking means which is provided to the side of a transmission for the purpose of preventing a shift change from being made toward the reverse side while the motor vehicle is running forward; a lock release mechanism which is provided to the side of a front fender for the purpose of releasing the locking means through a cable, wherein an opening is provided to the front fender for arranging the lock release mechanism in the front fender and a main body of the lock release mechanism is housed underneath this opening, and wherein an operation knob (operation unit) of the lock release mechanism is caused to stick out upward from the opening and the sides of this operation knob is covered with a covering body.