Patent ID: 7311623

Claim:
An engine and continuously variable transmission combination, the combination comprising a case and a cylinder extending away from the case, the cylinder comprising an axis the case supporting a crankshaft and a transmission shaft, a first longitudinal plane extending along the axis of the cylinder and extending perpendicular to an axis of the crankshaft, the case comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being separable along a second longitudinal plane that is generally parallel to the first longitudinal plane, a drive pulley being attached to a first end of the crankshaft, the drive pulley being coupled with a flexible transmitter to a driven pulley, the driven pulley being attached to a first end of the transmission shaft, a clutch mechanism being generally axially aligned with the shaft, the clutch mechanism being positioned toward the first longitudinal plane relative to the driven pulley, and the first longitudinal plane being positioned between the second longitudinal plane and the driven pulley.