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Saddle riding type vehicle

  • US 8,260,504 B2
  • Filed: 12/23/2009
  • Issued: 09/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A saddle riding type vehicle capable of making turns by leaning a vehicle body, the saddle riding type vehicle comprising:

  • a vehicle body;

    at least one headlight;

    a drive mechanism arranged to rotate the at least one headlight;

    a right wheel and a left wheel provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body and arranged to move up and down;

    a balancer member rotatably mounted on the vehicle body and arranged to allow the right wheel and the left wheel to move up and down in opposite directions;

    a detector arranged to detect a rotation angle of the balancer member relative to the vehicle body; and

    a controller programmed to control the drive mechanism based on a result of a detection by the detector.

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