Patent ID: 7980348

Claim:
A motorcycle comprising: an engine unit; and right and left footsteps; wherein the engine unit comprises: a crank shaft; a belt type continuously variable transmission including a primary sheave provided on one side of the crank shaft in a vehicle width direction, a secondary sheave shaft provided behind the crank shaft and a secondary sheave provided on the secondary sheave shaft; a clutch provided on another side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the secondary sheave on the secondary sheave shaft; and a rotation motor provided on the other side of the crank shaft in the vehicle width direction; wherein a center axis of rotation of the secondary sheave shaft is provided at a position higher than a center axis of rotation of the crank shaft while the right and left footsteps are located behind a rear end of the rotation motor and completely below a lower end of the secondary sheave in a side view of the motorcycle; and each of the right and left footsteps includes a projection on which a rider's feet are placed, and the projections are located between a rear end of the secondary sheave and a front end of the secondary sheave in a vehicle longitudinal direction.