Patent ID: 6186263
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle comprising:a seat whereon a rider sits astride;a fuel tank disposed in front of said seat;a steering control handlebar disposed in front of said fuel tank; anda speed change lever for changing between forward, neutral and reverse positions,wherein said speed change lever has a substantially vertical axis of rotation below the fuel tank, a first arm extending outwardly from the axis and a second arm extending upward along a side of the fuel tank continuously from said first arm, so that shift between forward low speed, forward high speed, neutral and reverse positions can be done by swinging the speed change lever around the vertical axis and thereby swinging the first arm in a single substantially horizontal plane, while a locking device and an unlocking device are provided for locking the change lever in a selected shift position and unlocking therefrom.