Saddle riding vehicle

A saddle riding vehicle comprising:

• a swing arm that supports a rear wheel;
• a sprocket disposed at the rear wheel;
• and
• a chain that meshes with the sprocket to thereby drive the rear wheel, wherein
• the rear wheel includes a rear wheel-side protruding portion that protrudes from the sprocket to an outside in a vehicle width direction,
• a chain cover fastening portion to which a chain cover for covering the chain is fastened, is disposed on the outside in the vehicle width direction with respect to the rear wheel-side protruding portion and protrudes to an inside in the vehicle width direction,
• the chain cover fastening portion is disposed at a position at which the chain cover fastening portion overlaps the rear wheel-side protruding portion in a vehicle side view, and
• a gap between the chain cover fastening portion and the rear wheel-side protruding portion in the vehicle width direction is smaller than a width of the chain under a condition in which the chain cover fastening portion overlaps the rear wheel-side protruding portion.