Patent ID: 6857499

Claim:
A transmission for an all-terrain vehicle with an engine comprising: a variable-speed drive operatively connected to the engine, and a gear transmission mechanism operatively connected to the variable-speed drive, the gear transmission mechanism including: a single shifting fork for selecting at least a forward high-speed ratio, a forward low-speed ratio, neutral and reverse, a shifting lever disposed at a position below a right end part or a left end part of a handlebar at a level above the engine, the shifting lever extending substantially upward, a single change lever shaft connected with the shifting fork, the change lever shaft being disposed on the same side as the side on which the shifting lever is disposed with respect to a longitudinal center axis of the all-terrain vehicle, and the change lever shaft extending substantially upward at an end part of a rear end part of the engine, and a single connecting member connecting the change lever shaft and the shifting lever, the connecting member including a substantially straight single connecting rod extending in a back-and-forth direction at a right or left side with respect to the engine.