Patent ID: 7096846

Claim:
An engine and transmission case assembly adapted for use with a motorcycle, the engine and transmission case assembly comprising: a crankcase including a first interface portion and a first passageway exposed to the first interface portion; a reservoir located remotely from the crankcase adapted to contain a lubricant; and a transmission case including a second interface portion and a second passageway exposed to the second interface portion, wherein the second passageway is in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the first interface portion is coupled to the second interface portion, wherein the first passageway is in fluid communication with the second passageway, wherein the first and second passageways are adapted to provide fluid communication between the reservoir and the crankcase through the first and second interface portions, and wherein a combination of the first and second passageways comprises a lubricant feed passageway through which lubricant is transported from the reservoir to the crankcase.