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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Daisuke Nagao, Long Beach, CA (US);
Kenji Tamura, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daisuke Nagao, Long Beach, CA (US);
Kenji Tamura, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motorcycle includes a frame and a flexible drive member. The frame is provided with an aperture. An engine is attached to the frame and is configured to selectively rotate a drive sprocket. A driven sprocket is attached to a rear wheel. A flexible drive member operably couples the drive sprocket and the driven sprocket and, in doing so, passes through the aperture in the frame. Methods of manufacturing a motorcycle are also provided.