Patent ID: 7488273
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: F02D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing heat produced by an internal combustion engine in a motorcycle, the method comprising: providing a motorcycle including an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine including at least one cylinder at least partially defining a combustion chamber; supplying fuel pulses to the combustion chamber at least once per engine cycle; operating the motorcycle at a low speed condition; withholding at least a portion of at least one fuel pulse from at least one engine cycle to the combustion chamber when operating the motorcycle at the low speed condition; and resuming fuel pulses at every engine cycle to the combustion chamber when the motorcycle is no longer operating at the low speed condition, wherein the motorcycle is no longer operating at the low speed condition when at least one of the following conditions is met; an engaged clutch position, and an acceleration enrichment greater than 1 millisecond.