Patent ID: 7152706

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising: a frame having a longitudinal axis, wherein the vehicle has a from end and a rear end; and a four cycle engine secured to die frame, comprising: a crankcase having a crankshaft extending therethrough, wherein the crankshaft has a crankshaft axis, wherein the crankshaft axis is transverse to the longitudinal axis; at least one cylinder unit connected to the crankcase, wherein each cylinder unit includes a cylinder and a cylinder head; a continuously variable transmission including a drive pulley connected to the crankshaft and a driven pulley operatively connected to the drive pulley via a drive belt, the drive and the driven pulleys being situated on one side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; an air box located on the same side of the longitudinal axis as the continuously variable transmission, the air box being arranged laterally of the at least one cylinder unit with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; an intake manifold operatively connected to the air box for connecting the air box to each of the at least one cylinder unit; a throttle assembly operatively connected to the air box and the intake manifold.