Patent ID: 7849949

Claim:
A motorcycle comprising: a frame; an engine supported by the frame; a continuously variable transmission operatively and indirectly driven by the engine, the continuously variable transmission being supported by the frame; a rotatable rear wheel operatively and indirectly driven by the continuously variable transmission; a pivot shaft associated with the frame and defining a pivot axis; a swing-arm assembly pivotably coupled at a forward end thereof to the frame for rotation about the pivot axis, the swing-arm assembly being coupled at a rear end thereof to the rear wheel; wherein the continuously variable transmission comprises a rotatable input member having a first axis of rotation, the rotatable input member being operatively and indirectly driven by the engine; the first axis of rotation of the rotatable input member of the continuously variable transmission is rearward of the pivot axis and forward of the rear wheel; and the continuously variable transmission is generally vertically oriented.