Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America

Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha

Team Industries, Inc.

Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp. of America

Bryan M Harper

Andrew T Metzger

Bruce H Younggren

Brian Thomas Wolf

William McClendon

Christopher Gervais

Scott Kalisz

A battery is arranged so as to be located between left and right frame members in plan view of the vehicle and to the rear of the cylinder with respect to the front-back direction of the vehicle and so as to overlap at least a portion of the transmission case with regard to the location of at least a portion of the battery in the front-back direction of the vehicle, the long side of the battery being furthermore oriented in the front-back direction of the vehicle and the short side of the battery being oriented in the widthwise direction of the vehicle.

Layout of compact all terrain vehicle for battery positioning

The exhaust portof the transmission air exhaust ductis provided to one side of the steering shaftwith respect to the widthwise direction of the vehicle, an air intake portis provided to the other side of the steering shaftwith respect to the widthwise direction of the vehicle.

Layout of compact all terrain vehicle for exhaust outlet duct and air inlet duct positioning

Fuel tankis provided such that its front end' is located to the rear of the rear end&#x2032; of crankcase; air intake ductof transmission casehas an intake portarranged above air intake openingof transmission case, with at least a portion of it being forward of the rear end part&#x2033; of handlebar memberat the time of maximum turning thereof; and exhaust ducthas an exhaust portarranged above exhaust openingof transmission case, with at least a portion of it being forward of the rear end part&#x2033; of handlebar memberat the time of maximum turning thereof.

Layout of compact all terrain vehicle for fuel tank, intake duct, and exhaust duct positioning

A vehicle includes a combined wet brake and rear gear assembly supported by a pair of frames. The combined wet brake and rear gear assembly includes a housing having at least one gear and a wet brake provided therein. An input shaft is connected to the gear and to the engine of the vehicle. The wet brake is located between one of the pairs of frames and the input shaft in the transverse direction of the vehicle in a top plan view.

Wet brake system, rear gear assembly including wet brake system and vehicle including same

An all terrain vehicle includes a main body and a rear fender mounted on a rear portion of the main body. The rear fender includes a rear central portion and two lateral portions extending from the rear central portion. The rear central portion of the rear fender defines a carrier surface with no bars or other members disposed on or above the carrier surface defined by the rear central portion of the rear fender. The rear central portion of the rear fender having a length that is greater than a width thereof. The rear carrier bar is arranged substantially parallel to, when viewed from above, at least a portion of an outer periphery of the rear central portion of the rear fender.

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Sharpsburg, GA, United States of America

Bryan M Harper