Patent ID: 7984782

Claim:
A motorcycle comprising: a frame; a power train coupled to the frame, the power train having an output member; an endless power transmitting member coupled to the output member, the endless power transmitting member being a belt or a chain; and a rear axle assembly mounted to the frame and having a carrier housing, a differential assembly and a pair of shafts, the carrier housing having a carrier structure and a pair of bearing caps, the carrier structure defining an opening through which the endless power transmitting member is received, the differential assembly being received in the carrier structure, the endless power transmitting member being received about the differential assembly, the bearing caps being removably coupled to the carrier housing and cooperating with a pair of bearing supports to support the differential assembly for rotation about a differential axis, the shafts being coupled to the differential assembly, each of the shafts being adapted to transmit rotary power between the differential assembly and a drive wheel.