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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2004
Norihiko Tanaka, Newnan, GA (US);
Kazuhiko Izumi, Iwata, JP;
Akira Inui, Iwata, JP;
Nobuaki Shiraishi, Iwata, JP;
Norihiko Tanaka, Newnan, GA (US);
Kazuhiko Izumi, Iwata, JP;
Akira Inui, Iwata, JP;
Nobuaki Shiraishi, Iwata, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Abstract
An off-road vehicle has a frame. A pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels support the frame. The frame supports at least two seats. An engine powers the off-road vehicle and has a crankshaft. A transmission has an output shaft driven by the crankshaft. The output shaft drives the front and rear wheels. Each seat has a front end, a rear end and a bottom end. The crankshaft is positioned between the output shaft and the rear wheels. The crankshaft and the output shaft are disposed between a generally vertically extending first plane including the front end of the seat and a generally vertically extending second plane including the rear end of the seat. The crankshaft and the output shaft also are disposed below a generally horizontally extending third plane.