Patent ID: 7004132

Claim:
A valve train for an OHV engine having a crankshaft, a crankcase for rotatably supporting said crankshaft, a camshaft incorporated in said crankcase so as to be rotated by transmission of rotational power from said crankshaft, cylinder barrels having cylinder bores, cylinder heads connected through said cylinder barrels to said crankcase, engine valves operably provided in said cylinder heads, and transmitting rods for transmitting a valve operating force due to the rotation of said camshaft to said engine valves comprising: said transmitting rods as pull rods are adapted to be pulled toward said crankcase in concert with the rotation of said camshaft and are arranged on one side of said cylinder barrels; one end portion of each transmitting rod is formed with an engaging portion disengageably engaged with a hook portion of a mating member; a guide member is fixed to an engine body including said crankcase, said cylinder barrels, and said cylinder heads; and said engine body or said guide member is provided with a guide portion for guiding said engaging portion to said hook portion.