Vibration damping apparatus for saddle riding type vehicle

A vibration damping apparatus for a saddle riding type vehicle having a vehicle body frame and an engine disposed on the vehicle body frame, the vibration damping apparatus comprising:

• at least a pair of mutually facing surfaces, disposed in a space between the vehicle body frame and the engine, the surfaces not being relatively displaceable while the engine and the vehicle are stationary and being relatively displaceable while the engine is operating or the vehicle is running, a first surface of the pair of surfaces being disposed on a side of the vehicle body frame and a second surface of the pair of surfaces being disposed on a side of the engine;
• and
• a damping member fixed to each of the surfaces and disposed therebetween, the damping member not being subject to load while the engine and the vehicle are stationary.

The vibration damping apparatus for a saddle riding type vehicle according to 19, wherein:

• the damping member includes a high-damping rubber sheet on which a shearing force acts in a relative parallel displacement between each of the surfaces.