Component arrangement for an all terrain vehicle

An all terrain vehicle, comprising:

• a frame;
• a plurality of wheels disposed on the frame;
• an engine disposed on the frame, the engine including a cylinder disposed adjacent a crankshaft and a generator operatively connected to the crankshaft;
• an output shaft operatively connected to the engine to transmit power from the engine to at least one of the plurality of wheels;
• and
• a continuously variable transmission operatively connected between the engine and the output shaft,
• wherein the output shaft is disposed between the cylinder and the generator, and
• wherein the cylinder is positioned between the output shaft and the continuously variable transmission.

An all terrain vehicle, comprising:

• a frame;
• a plurality of wheels disposed on the frame;
• an engine disposed on the frame, the engine including a cylinder disposed adjacent a crankshaft;
• a continuously variable transmission operatively connected to the engine;
• and
• an output shaft operatively connected to the continuously variable transmission to transmit power from the engine to at least one of the plurality of wheels,
• wherein the cylinder is positioned between the output shaft and the continuously variable transmission, and
• wherein the output shaft has an orientation other than parallel to the crankshaft.

An all terrain vehicle, comprising:

• a frame with front, rear, right, and left sides defined according to a forward travel direction;
• a plurality of wheels disposed on the frame;
• an engine disposed on the frame, the engine including a crankshaft defining a crankshaft axis;
• an output shaft operatively connected to the engine to transmit power from the engine to at least one of the plurality of wheels, the output shaft defining an output shaft axis;
• and
• a continuously variable transmission operatively connected between the engine and the output shaft, the continuously variable transmission comprising a drive pulley operatively connected to the crankshaft, the drive pulley defining a drive pulley axis, a driven pulley operatively connected to the output shaft, the driven pulley defining a driven pulley axis, and a belt operatively connecting the drive pulley to the driven pulley,
• wherein the crankshaft axis is disposed rearward of the driven pulley axis, and
• wherein the output shaft axis has an orientation other than parallel to the crankshaft axis.