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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2005
Robert L. Leppanen, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Brian M. Curtis, Waukesha, WI (US);
Michael T. Arndt, Greenfield, WI (US);
Peter J. Duvernell, Colgate, WI (US);
Michael Duley, Slinger, WI (US);
John W. Schanz, Mequon, WI (US);
Robert L. Leppanen, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Brian M. Curtis, Waukesha, WI (US);
Michael T. Arndt, Greenfield, WI (US);
Peter J. Duvernell, Colgate, WI (US);
Michael Duley, Slinger, WI (US);
John W. Schanz, Mequon, WI (US);
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A motorcycle power transmission assembly including an engine, a transmission, a drive assembly, and a starter assembly. The engine includes a crankcase, and the transmission includes a transmission case coupled to the crankcase to define an engine-transmission assembly. The drive assembly includes a drive housing coupled to the engine-transmission assembly to define a drive chamber. The drive housing including an opening, and the drive assembly further includes a starter gear. The starter assembly is mounted to the drive housing and includes a nose portion that extends through the opening. The nose portion includes a pinion gear adapted to engage the starter gear.