The heat shielding structure includes a cowling (30) for covering an outer side of at least a front portion of a combustion engine (E) of a motorcycle and an ignition switch (16) is disposed above a combustion engine (E) and in the vicinity of the rear of a head pipe (3). A first heat shielding member (35) covers at least rear and opposite side faces of the ignition switch (16) to shield the heat raising from the combustion engine (E).
