TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE
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1. A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a frame comprising a main frame portion having an internal generally closed volume, and having an air intake adjacent a front end of the main frame portion and an air outlet rearward of the air intake, the air intake and the air outlet communicating through the internal generally closed volume;
a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame;
an engine having at least a first cylinder including a first intake port and a first exhaust port;
a transmission operably coupled to the engine; and
an engine intake assembly positioned laterally outward of the engine and coupled between the air outlet and the engine, the engine intake assembly including a duct coupled to an air cleaner and a throttle coupled to the first intake port.
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Abstract
An engine includes a first cylinder communicating with a first intake port and a first exhaust port, and an exhaust assembly coupled to the engine and including a first exhaust manifold coupled to the first exhaust port. The first exhaust manifold is angled relative to the first exhaust port.
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1. A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
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a frame comprising a main frame portion having an internal generally closed volume, and having an air intake adjacent a front end of the main frame portion and an air outlet rearward of the air intake, the air intake and the air outlet communicating through the internal generally closed volume; a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame; an engine having at least a first cylinder including a first intake port and a first exhaust port; a transmission operably coupled to the engine; and an engine intake assembly positioned laterally outward of the engine and coupled between the air outlet and the engine, the engine intake assembly including a duct coupled to an air cleaner and a throttle coupled to the first intake port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
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a frame comprising a main frame portion having an internal generally closed volume, and having an air intake adjacent a front end of the main frame portion and an air outlet rearward of the air intake; a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame; an engine having first and second cylinders including a first intake port and a first exhaust port, the engine being mechanically coupled to the main frame portion; and an engine air/fuel assembly positioned on an exterior of the main frame portion and being coupled between the air outlet and the engine. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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12. A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
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a frame comprising a main frame portion having a first internal generally closed volume; a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame; an engine having at least a first cylinder including a first intake port and a first exhaust port; a transmission operably coupled to the engine; and an air intake assembly having an air box externally coupled to the main frame portion and a filter positioned within one of the air box or the main frame portion, and the air box has a second internal generally closed volume, wherein air within the first internal generally closed volume is directed outward from the main frame portion and into the second internal generally closed volume. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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