VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND AN AUTOMATIC TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SAME

In a vehicle of a dual clutch type including a transmission mechanism with a plurality of gears having a dog clutch formed therein, and two clutches, engagement of the gears by the dog clutch is smoothened while a shifting shock is reduced. When receiving the shifting command, the control device sets an engine rotation speed corresponding to a reduction ratio of a next gear level, and a vehicle velocity as a target rotation speed, and controls the engine rotation speed toward the target rotation speed. Also, the control device prevents the engine rotation speed from arriving at the target rotation speed until two gears corresponding to the next gear level are engaged with each other by the dog clutch. The control device brings one clutch close to an engaged state, and the other clutch close to a disengaged state after the engine rotation speed arrives at the target rotation speed.