A saddle-riding type vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a side stand bracket provided at a lower portion of one side of the vehicle body frame in a vehicle width direction, and a side stand supported by the side stand bracket, in which the side stand bracket includes a stand connecting portion to which a base end portion of the side stand is rotatably connected, and a protecting portion which is provided in front of the stand connecting portion in the vehicle and protects the base end portion of the side stand.