STRADDLED VEHICLE

DRIVE January 21, 2026
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Provided is a straddled vehicle having a high responsiveness to an input and capable of suppressing vibration propagating from an engine through a frame body. A straddled vehicle of the present teaching includes a frame body, a drive unit, a driving wheel, and an electric power generation unit. The frame body constitutes a vehicle frame structure. The drive unit includes a drive motor that receives electric power and outputs motor power. The driving wheel receives the motor power outputted from the drive motor. The electric power generation unit includes: an electric power generation engine configured such that power outputted by the electric power generation engine is not transmitted to the driving wheel; and an electric power generator that is fixed to the electric power generation engine and is electrically connected to an electric power transfer medium having a flexibility, the electric power generator being configured to convert engine power outputted from the electric power generation engine into electric power, and supply the electric power to the drive motor. With this, the straddled vehicle is series-hybridized, and the electric power generation engine is supported by the vehicle frame structure to be swingable, while the drive unit is supported by the vehicle frame structure independently of the electric power generation engine.

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