Patent ID: 7549493
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: F02B

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle comprising: a chassis operable to be mounted by a rider; front and rear wheels that support the chassis with the rear wheel being longitudinally spaced from the front wheel; an engine including a rotatable crankshaft generally positioned between the wheels; a drive train drivingly interconnecting the crankshaft and the rear wheel; an air induction system delivering compressed induction fluid to the engine, said air induction system including a supercharger and a drive assembly, said drive assembly including a drive sheave fixed to the crank shaft, said drive assembly including a driven sheave and an endless belt drivingly entraining the sheaves, said drive assembly at least partly drivingly interconnecting said supercharger and said crankshaft; and a case fixed to the chassis and defining first and second compartments, at least part of the drive train including an endless drive component located within the first compartment, said driven sheave located within the second compartment and said endless belt being at least partly located within the second compartment, said first and second compartments being in fluid communication with each other.