Arctic Cat Inc.

An assembly for a snowmobile includes an airbox having a plenum for coupling to a throttle body of an engine and two branches defining openings for air intake. A storage box is mounted between the two branches and defines area for receiving a console. The airbox is part of a hood of the vehicle and includes an opening over a storage box. The disclosure also includes a ribbed bumper mount with a latch assembly for securing the hood.

The present disclosure relates to an engine assembly for a vehicle. The engine assembly comprises an engine including a cylinder head and an engine block. The engine block comprises a cylinder block and a crankcase having a crankshaft. The engine may be used in different models of the vehicle having different characteristics by interchanging or replacing the cylinder head from a plurality of cylinder heads and/or a cylinder block from a plurality of cylinder blocks, while keeping one or more engine components such as the crankcase, a timing chain, or a valve cover the same. Accordingly, the engine is adaptable to different vehicles.

Embodiments relate to an off-road vehicle comprising a frame, including at a frame, a passenger compartment, a driveline that includes at least a drive system and a driven system, and a constant velocity (CV) joint for coupling the driven system to the drive system. The CV joint includes a housing, a coupling shaft, a detent, a plunge pin and an actuation pin, wherein the actuation pin has a first end that is accessible via an aperture in the housing, wherein actuation of the actuation pin determines whether the plunge pin is in the first position or the second position.

A vehicle including an airflow system defining an air passageway to facilitate airflow to or from an engine component. The airflow system includes a noise control mechanism, such as an attenuator or a tortuous portion of the air passageway, for reducing or otherwise controlling noise associated with the engine component. Positioning and orientation of various inlets provides additional noise reduction for passengers of the vehicle.

A snowmobile includes a frame, at least one ski, a seat, a handlebar connected to the at least one ski via a steering shaft, and a single-piece hood. The single-piece hood includes a forward position located approximately equal to a first horizontal plane, a lower portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position and a top portion that extends rearwardly from the forward position, wherein the bottom portion is located beneath the first horizontal plane and the top portion is located above the first horizontal plane.

This disclosure is directed to devices and techniques for improved handlebar risers. According to various aspects of this disclosure, a handlebar riser includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first steering column mounting channel, and a first handlebar mounting channel. The second component includes a second steering column mounting channel, and a second handlebar mounting channel. The first component and second component are sized, shaped, and arranged such that when respective abutment surfaces of the first and second components are placed together, the first and second steering column mounting channel form a first channel that substantially surrounds at least part of a vehicle steering column, and the first and second handlebar mounting channel forms a second channel that substantially surrounds at least part of a vehicle handlebar. The first and second components are mechanically coupleable to one another.

An off-road utility vehicle having a longitudinal centerline. The vehicle includes a frame, an oil pan, a prime mover coupled to the frame and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) cover assembly. The CVT cover assembly includes an inner CVT cover, an intermediate CVT cover, and an outer CVT cover. A drive clutch and a driven clutch are located between the outer CVT cover and the intermediate CVT cover. A flywheel is located between the prime mover and the inner CVT cover.

A door handle on a vehicle door includes a first grip and a second grip configured to engage fingers of a user and a web extending between the first grip and the second grip. One grip is accessible from the interior of the vehicle and the second is accessible from the exterior of the vehicle. A structure on the door handle is coupled to a latch, such as by one or more links, for releasing the latch from a striker responsive to rotation of the door handle. The one or more links may include a link having one slot receiving the structure and another slot coupled to the latch. The door handle may be positioned between mounting flanges and secured by a pin passing through the patch and an opening defined by the door handle.

A snow vehicle includes a vehicle body and a member. The vehicle body includes a forward frame and a tunnel. The member includes a tubular support and a first end secured to the forward frame. The forward frame includes a tube extending downward and rearward from a steering column mount. The tube of the forward frame is secured with the tubular support to define a continuous tube extending from the steering column mount to the member.

An off-road vehicle includes a frame assembly, a powertrain, a plurality of wheels and a seat assembly. A cargo box is coupled to the frame assembly aft of the seat assembly. The cargo box includes a floor and a plurality of side walls. A cargo bed is pivotally coupled relative to the cargo box about a forward hinge. The cargo bed includes a floor and a plurality of side walls forming an upper storage space. The cargo bed is tiltable between a closed position, in which the cargo bed is a cover for the cargo box forming a lower storage space within the cargo box below the cargo bed, and an open position, in which the cargo bed provides access to the lower storage space. An optional accessory rack is pivotally coupled relative to the cargo bed and the frame assembly, and is tiltable with the cargo bed.