Patent ID: 6270106
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: B62J,B62K

Abstract:
An all terrain vehicle comprising;a chassis carrying a straddle type seat which is adapted to be straddled by a rider;a pair of rear wheels mounted to the chassis;a laterally extending footrest on one side of the chassis; andan engine carried by the chassis and connected to a manual transmission which in turn is connected to a drive train supplying motive power to at least some of the wheels, the transmission including a foot-operable shift lever located on one side of the chassis adjacent the footrest for shifting the transmission among a plurality of forward gears;the footrest having generally horizontal heel and toe portions, the shift lever being positioned above the toe portion of the footrest, and the toe portion being positioned lower than the heel portion, permitting a rider to depress the shift lever to a position lower than the heel portion of the footrest yet insert at least a portion of a foot beneath the shift lever, allowing the rider to move the shift lever upward to shift the manual transmission.