Patent ID: 7147075

Claim:
An off-road vehicle comprising a frame, at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel, the front and rear wheels supporting the frame, a seat disposed on the frame, an internal combustion engine being mounted to the frame, the engine comprising a crankshaft and an air intake system, a transmission comprising an output shaft, the output shaft being connected to the crankshaft, the output shaft driving at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel, the seat having first and second seat sections and front and rear ends, the first and second seat sections being spaced apart from each other, at least a portion of the intake system extending between the first and second seat sections, the crankshaft being positioned between the output shaft and the rear wheel, and at least the output shaft being disposed between a generally vertically extending first plane that extends through the front end of the seat and a generally vertically extending second plane that extends through the rear end of the seat.