Patent ID: 7201686

Claim:
A saddle-type vehicle comprising an engine unit, the engine unit comprising an engine body, a transversely extending crankshaft being positioned within the engine body, the engine unit also comprising a transmission, the transmission comprising a primary sheave and a secondary sheave, the secondary sheave being disposed vertically higher than the primary sheave, the primary sheave being connected to the crankshaft, the secondary sheave being connected to a secondary sheave shaft, the secondary sheave shaft extending in a transverse direction, a flexible transmitter wrapping around the primary sheave and the secondary sheave, a transmission case accommodating the primary sheave, the secondary sheave and the flexible transmitter, the engine unit also comprising a starting kick shaft, the starting kick shaft being disposed below the secondary sheave when the engine is viewed from the lateral side, the transmission case and the starting kick shaft extending outward from the engine unit in a first direction, and the starting kick shaft not being positioned within a profile of the transmission case when the engine unit is viewed from a lateral side.