All terrain vehicle with full platform style footrest and foot shifted manual transmission

An all terrain vehicle comprising:

• a chassis carrying a straddle-type seat which is adapted to be straddled by a rider;
• a pair of front wheels mounted to the chassis, and handlebars connected to the front wheels for steering the front wheels;
• a pair of rear wheels mounted to the chassis;
• laterally extending footrests on opposite sides of the chassis;
• and
• an engine carried by the chassis and connected to a manual transmission which in turn is connected to a drive train supplying motive power to at least some of the wheels, the transmission including a foot-operable shift lever adapted to shift the transmission among a plurality of forward gears, the shift lever being located on one side of the chassis adjacent one of the footrests;
• the footrest which is adjacent to the foot-operable shift lever having generally horizontal heel and toe portions, the toe portion being positioned lower than the heel portion and the shift lever being positioned at generally the same height as the heel portion, thereby defining a space between the shift lever and the footrest into which an operator may insert at least a portion of a foot to move the shift lever upward to shift the manual transmission.

An all terrain vehicle comprising;

• a chassis carrying a straddle-type seat which is adapted to be straddled by a rider;
• a pair of front wheels mounted to the chassis, and handlebars connected to the front wheels for steering the front wheels;
• a pair of rear wheels mounted to the chassis;
• a laterally extending footrest on one side of the chassis;
• and
• an engine carried by the chassis and connected to a manual transmission which in turn is connected to a drive train supplying motive power to at least some of the wheels, the transmission including a foot-operable shift lever adapted to shift the transmission among a plurality of forward gears, the shift lever being located on one side of the chassis adjacent the footrest;
• the footrest having heel and toe portions, the toe portion being positioned lower than the heel portion, the shift lever being spaced from the toe portion and the heel portion to permit the rider to insert at least a portion of a foot beneath the shift lever, allowing the rider to move the shift lever upward to shift the manual transmission,
• the heel and toe portions being defined by a continuous platform, the platform being arranged so as to prevent a toe of a rider's shoe from extending therethrough.