Michael H Scaletta

US Patent:

20080127916, Jun 5, 2008

Filed:

Nov 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/667999

Inventors:

Geoffrey W. Burgess - Cramerton NC, US
Roy Meyer - Richland Center WI, US
Bill Swiggum - Viroqua WI, US
Dan Kinsey - Lafarge WI, US
Scott Sjovall - Westby WI, US
Jeffrey Bailey - Westby WI, US
Kyle Ridlon - Hartford WI, US
Michael J. Scaletta - La Crosse WI, US
Nathan L. Oium - Lafarge WI, US

Assignee:

S&S Cycle Inc. - Viola WI

International Classification:

F02B 75/22

US Classification:

123 544

Abstract:

An internal combustion engine () for a vehicle, such as a motorcycle (), includes a crankcase (), two banks of cylinders (, 320) projecting from the crankcase () in a V-configuration, a plurality of pushrods (), and a plurality of camshafts (, 360, 360) supported by the crankcase (). The two banks of cylinders (, 320) include a first cylinder bank that projects from the crankcase () to a first cylinder head (), and a second cylinder bank that projects from the crankcase () to a second cylinder head (). The plurality of pushrods extend between the crankcase () and the first and second cylinder heads (, 340), and the plurality of camshafts include only the first, second and third camshafts (, 360, 360).