Saddle riding type vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobuo Hara, Kenichi Watanabe, Yasuhiro Oomura, Takafumi Nonaka
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AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobuo Hara, Kenichi Watanabe, Yasuhiro Oomura, Takafumi Nonaka
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A saddle riding type vehicle includes a support mechanism arranged to support a pair of wheels to be movable up and down relative to a vehicle body, a lock mechanism connectable to the support mechanism and arranged to limit up-and-down motion of the pair of wheels, various sensors arranged to detect vehicle states, and a controller arranged to control the lock mechanism based on results of detection by the various sensors. The controller controls the lean limitation to the up-and-down motion of the pair of wheels and its cancellation automatically. The rider need not carry out a special control for operating the lock mechanism. In addition, the lock mechanism is controlled according to the vehicle states, which allows the rider to travel lightly and comfortably.
A saddle riding type vehicle capable of making turns by leaning a vehicle body, comprising:
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