Rear portion structure of saddle-ride type vehicle

A rear portion structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle (1) including:

• seat frames (2c) inclined rearward and upward toward a rear side of the vehicle and supporting a riding seat (7);
• a tail light (20) supported on rear ends of the seat frames (2c);
• and
• a rear cowl (10) having an upper cowl (10u) which covers upper surfaces of the seat frames (2c) disposed below a rear portion of the riding seat (7) and a lower cowl (10d) which covers lower surfaces of the seat frames (2c),
• wherein the upper cowl (10u) includes:
• a first cowl (11);
• and a second cowl (12) which is connected to a rear side of the first cowl (11) and forms an opening upper edge portion (10hu) of an opening (10h) through which the tail light (20) is exposed,
• wherein the lower cowl (10d) includes:
• a third cowl (13);
• and a fourth cowl (14) which is connected to a rear side of the third cowl (13) and forms an opening lower edge portion (10hd) of the opening (10h),
• wherein the first cowl (11) and the third cowl (13) are connected to each other by a vertical connecting portion (10b) which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle,
• wherein a U-shaped recessed portion (13a) having an approximately U shape which is opened at a rear end (13re) thereof as viewed in a side view is formed on the third cowl (13) below the vertical connecting portion (10b), and
• wherein the fourth cowl (14) forms the opening lower edge portion (10hd) while covering the U-shaped recessed portion (13a) as viewed in a side view.