Saddle-type vehicle

A straddle-type vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body frame including an engine mounting frame;
• an internal combustion engine mounted on the engine mounting frame and having an intake port and an exhaust port;
• a swing arm extending rearward from the engine mounting frame and having a front end portion pivotally supported by a pivot shaft at a rear portion of the engine mounting frame;
• a rear wheel connected to a rear end portion of the swing arm;
• and
• at least one exhaust assembly including an exhaust pipe connected to the exhaust port of the internal combustion engine, a muffler connected to the exhaust pipe, and at least one catalyst housed in an intermediate portion of the exhaust pipe on an upstream side of the muffler, wherein
• the pivot shaft is disposed higher than a lower portion of the engine mounting frame, and
• the catalyst is disposed in front of the rear wheel, behind the internal combustion engine, and below the swing arm.