Patent ID: 7353901

Claim:
A snowmobile, the snowmobile comprising: a vehicle body having a front end which is a leading end in a forward driving direction of the vehicle, and a rear end opposed to the front end, a left-right pair of skis, a steering handle, a steering shaft for transmitting a steering force from said steering handle to said skis, an engine, an exhaust system for said engine including a muffler, and a track belt all provided on the vehicle body, wherein said track belt being driven by power of said engine to thereby cause said snowmobile to travel, said skis being steered by operation of the steering handle, said muffler being disposed on the front side of said engine, the steering shaft extending between said muffler and said engine, said engine includes a plurality of cylinders, said exhaust system includes a plurality of exhaust pipes, including first and second exhaust pipes, and an exhaust pipe manifold portion for joining together the plurality of exhaust pipes, and said steering shaft extends between said first and second exhaust pipes at a location adjacent to the exhaust pipe manifold portion.