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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
John W. Schanz, Mequon, WI (US);
Gary Lockwitz, Cedarburg, WI (US);
R. Bruce Dennert, Waukesha, WI (US);
Jalal M. Albulushi, Jackson, WI (US);
Kenneth W. Kuntz, Tomahawk, WI (US);
Thomas E. Zimmerman, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Robert L. Leppanen, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A drive assembly for a motorcycle including an engine having an output shaft and a transmission having an input shaft parallel to the output shaft and coupled to the output shaft. The engine includes a crankcase having a first interface portion with a first non-horizontal mounting surface. The transmission includes a transmission case having a second interface portion with a second non-horizontal mounting surface arranged to engage the first non-horizontal mounting surface. The second interface portion of the transmission case includes at least one fluid passage for the flow of fluid to or from the engine.