Motorcycle
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorHideaki TAKAHASHI
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Abstract
There is provided a motorcycle. A crankshaft extends in a width direction of the motorcycle. A counter shaft is arranged in parallel with the crankshaft. A clutch mechanism is arranged at one end of the counter shaft and is configured to transmit and disconnect rotation of the crankshaft to and from the counter shaft. A clutch actuator is configured to perform a disconnection/connection operation of the clutch mechanism. A shift mechanism is arranged below the counter shaft and is configured to shift and transmit the rotation of the crankshaft to a driving wheel. A shift actuator is configured to perform a shift operation of the shift mechanism. The shift actuator is arranged opposite to the shift mechanism in a front and rear direction of the motorcycle with the clutch actuator being interposed therebetween.
Claims6
A motorcycle comprising:
- a crankshaft extending in a width direction of the motorcycle;
- a counter shaft arranged in parallel with the crankshaft;
- a clutch mechanism arranged at one end of the counter shaft and configured to transmit and disconnect rotation of the crankshaft to and from the counter shaft;
- a clutch actuator configured to perform a disconnection/connection operation of the clutch mechanism;
- a shift mechanism arranged below the counter shaft and configured to shift and transmit the rotation of the crankshaft to a driving wheel;
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- a shift actuator configured to perform a shift operation of the shift mechanism,
- wherein the shift actuator is arranged opposite to the shift mechanism in a front and rear direction of the motorcycle with the clutch actuator being interposed therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.