Patent ID: 7051824
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: F02B,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A supercharged motorcycle comprising: a front wheel; a rear wheel longitudinally spaced from said front wheel; an engine including a rotatable crankshaft generally positioned between said wheels, said engine presenting opposite left and right sides corresponding to sides of the motorcycle, said engine further including an air intake; and an air induction system operable to deliver compressed induction fluid to the air intake, said air induction system including a supercharger adjacent one of the sides of the engine and a drive assembly drivingly connecting the supercharger relative to the crankshaft, said supercharger being longitudinally spaced forward of said crankshaft to define a fore area therebetween with the drive assembly spanning the fore area, said air induction system further including a intake fluid line connected between the supercharger and the air intake, said intake fluid line projecting forwardly from the supercharger and extending forwardly of the engine and across the front of the engine to the engine side opposite the supercharger for transferring the compressed induction fluid from the supercharger to the air intake.