A straddle-type vehicle includes a front cowling covering a front portion of a vehicle body; and an aerodynamic device including an aerodynamic force generating section which generates a downforce by air flowing in a rearward direction along an upper surface of the front cowling, and the aerodynamic force generating section is placed to overlap with the upper surface of the front cowling, when viewed from above.

A straddle-type vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame; a heavy weight vehicle member mounted on a vehicle body; a support member fastened to the vehicle body frame to support the heavy weight vehicle member; and a vehicle body behavior sensor which detects a behavior of the vehicle body, and the vehicle body behavior sensor is mounted on the support member.

A saddle-ride-type vehicle having a side cover for enhancing the assembling property and external appearance. In a motorcycle including a side cover which has an upper side cover and a lower side cover in a state where an end portion of the upper side cover and an end portion of the lower side cover overlap with each other, the side cover has a joining portion formed by making the upper side cover overlap with an outer side of the lower side cover. A holding portion is formed by making the lower side cover overlap with an outer side of the upper side cover. A fixing portion is provided where the upper side cover and the lower side cover are made to overlap with each other in the same overlapping state as the joining portion is disposed in the vicinity of the joining portion.

In a cowl stay structure for a vehicle which is mounted on a front end part of a body frame having a pair of main frames extending longitudinally to the left and right, and which supports a cowling, a cowl stay supporting the cowling has a front opening which serves as a duct with a hollow structure designed to guide the air taken in from a front side of a vehicle body to an air cleaner box. The cowl stay is mounted on a front surface of a head pipe arranged on the front end of the body frame for establishing a flow path of the front opening with said head pipe opening. A headlight configured to irradiate an area in front of a vehicle with light is placed inside the cowl stay. Such a cowl stay structure has reduced size and weight, and it supports multiple parts.

In an outside air intake duct, a duct body extends intersecting with a part of a vehicle body frame in a top view of a vehicle body. The vehicle body frame includes a duct holding portion. The duct holding portion is formed so as to surround the duct body at an intersecting site with the duct body. The duct body includes an air intake opening and a discharge port. The air intake opening projects outside the vehicle body frame. The discharge port is positioned inside the vehicle body frame. The duct holding portion includes a plurality of duct securing portions to secure the duct body. The duct securing portions are disposed so as to be positioned on both sides of the duct body nipping the duct body.

A saddle-ridden vehicle includes: a pair of frame members which are disposed on one side and on other side in a vehicle width direction so as to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction; an engine which is disposed between and supported by the pair of frame members; an air cleaner which cleans air for fuel combustion; a supercharger which compresses the air cleaned by the air cleaner; an intercooler which cools, using a cooling wind, the air compressed by the supercharger and supplies resulting air to the engine; and an exhaust wind duct which determines a discharge position or a discharge direction of the cooling wind discharged from the intercooler, and the exhaust wind duct is disposed above the engine on the one side in the vehicle width direction and extends to rear of the engine.

An airflow shaping enclosure is mounted to the rear of a cyclist riding a bicycle. The airflow shaping enclosure is wide at its front and tapers toward its rear, maintaining and shaping airflow streamlines behind the cyclist. The forward section of the airflow shaping enclosure is shaped to match the rear of the cyclist and to fill space behind the cyclist's buttocks, back, and calves. The rear section of the airflow shaping enclosure is shaped to form a streamlined extension of the cyclist's body. The airflow shaping enclosure fore-aft and height locations are adjustable to minimize the gap between the airflow shaping enclosure and the cyclist's buttocks, back, and thighs. The airflow shaping enclosure is configured to carry luggage.

A solar-powered vehicle that includes a body having a front end, rear end, top and opposing sides; two or more wheels; and a first and second solar panel assembly respectively disposed on the opposing sides of the body including a first side and a second side.

An enclosed electric tricycle is disclosed for use in an urban commuting environment. Aspects of the enclosed electric tricycle keep it balanced, protect the rider from the environment, and allow the rider higher visibility to see and be seen by adjacent car drivers. An electric assist feature provides the rider supplemental power during a commute, which may be especially helpful in hilly areas or longer distance commutes.

A cladding assembly for a motor vehicle, in particular for a motorcycle or a motorcycle-like motor vehicle, has at least two flat cladding elements. The first cladding element has a first exterior, and the second cladding element has a second exterior which form at least one part of an outer cladding of the motor vehicle in the assembled state and which are arranged adjacently and are separated from each other by a joint. The first cladding element has a transition section which is angled by a first angle relative to the first exterior and at least one first end of the first cladding element extends below the second cladding element. The second cladding element has a bevel which is formed parallel to the transition section at a second end facing the transition section.