Exhaust device for internal combustion engine of saddled vehicle

An exhaust device for an internal combustion engine of a saddled vehicle in which an exhaust muffler, configured to be disposed on an outer side of a rear wheel so as to overlap the rear wheel when viewed from a side, is covered by a muffler protector mounted on the exhaust muffler, wherein:

• the muffler protector comprises an inner protector half body covering the exhaust muffler from a rear wheel side configured to be installed facing toward the rear wheel, and an outer protector half body covering the exhaust muffler from a vehicle outer side that is opposite to the rear wheel side,
• the outer protector half body is a unitary member and configured so that the exhaust muffler is covered along an entire length thereof in a longitudinal direction of the exhaust muffler, and the inner protector half body is configured so as to cover only a side face of a rear part of the exhaust muffler in a vehicle fore-and-aft direction, the inner protector half body having an overall shape opening toward the vehicle outer side, and
• the inner protector half body is detachably mounted on the exhaust muffler or the outer protector half body while maintaining a state in which the outer protector half body is mounted on the exhaust muffler,
• and wherein a stay is provided on the lower part of the inner protector half body, the stay having a mounting portion projecting upwardly from an inner face of the lower part of the inner protector half body, an opening corresponding to the mounting portion is formed in the lower part of the inner protector half body, and the mounting portion is fastened to the lower part of the outer protector half body by a fastening member inserted into the opening.