Patent ID: 8051739

Claim:
A vehicle-use transmission manipulating device in which an engine and a transmission which is connected to the engine are arranged at the approximate center of a vehicle body, a pair of pivot support members for supporting a pivot shaft of a swing arm is provided at left and right sides of the vehicle body behind the transmission, a transmission shaft is provided for the transmission, a step and a change pedal are provided behind the pivot support member, and the change pedal and the transmission shaft are connected with each other by way of a rod, the vehicle-use transmission manipulating device comprising: a bell crank operatively arranged on a bell crank support shaft which is positioned below the step secured to the vehicle body, wherein the change pedal is operatively mounted on a change pedal support shaft which is mounted adjacent to the step, wherein the rod includes a first rod having a forward end connected to a distal end of a lower arm portion of the bell crank via a forward connecting portion, and having a rear end connected to a downwardly extending portion of the change pedal via a rear connecting portion, and wherein the bell crank and the transmission shaft are arranged in front of the change pedal, and with a vehicle front wheel and a vehicle rear wheel standing upright on a horizontal surface, the transmission shaft is arranged above the change pedal and the step.