Patent ID: 7438153
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: B60K,B60Y,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle for traveling over land comprising: a. a frame having a forward end and a rearward end, the frame having a major axis, a minor axis, and a plurality of seating locations positioned generally side-by-side, parallel to the minor axis of the vehicle, the seating location having a forward extent and a rearward extent; b. an engine secured to the frame, the engine having at least one cylinder and a crankshaft within a crankcase fastened generally beneath the cylinder, wherein the cylinder includes a forward side and a rearward side, the engine positioned forward of the rearward extent of the seating locations; c. a continuously variable transmission coupled to the engine crankshaft and extending forwardly from the crankshaft, towards the forward end of the frame; d. an air intake in fluid communication with the forward side of the cylinder; e. an exhaust port in the rearward side of the cylinder; and f. an air box in fluid communication with the forward side of the cylinder and positioned directly above the cylinder.