Saddle riding type vehicle

Object In a saddle riding type vehicle having an accelerator operator disposed on a bar-like steering handlebar removably and steerably supported on a head pipe at a front end of a vehicle body frame and an accelerator operation amount detecting unit connected to a second end portion of an accelerator cable having a first end portion connected to the accelerator operator, the accelerator operation amount detecting unit is disposed at a location less susceptible to effect from an external force and steering of the steering handlebar and consideration is given to screws and other parts that may be dropped during, for example, assembly processes. Solving Means An accelerator operation amount detecting unit (98) includes a rotatable member (102) connected to an accelerator cable (99) so as to be rotated according to displacement of the accelerator cable (99) and a cover plate (110) extending in a longitudinal direction to cover the rotatable member (102) from an upward direction. The accelerator operation amount detecting unit 98 is disposed near a head pipe (26).