Abstract: A drive unit having a transmission, which has an input axis and an output axis, which are arranged parallel to one another and spaced apart. In a drive unit of this kind, provision is made for the transmission to be designed as a cartridge which forms a unit and is connected to a support element forming a component part of the drive unit. A drive unit embodied in this way allows quick and easy mounting of the transmission while allowing for the required transmission forces and transmission torques of the transmission. Moreover, the transmission can be embodied in a space-saving way.

Abstract: A drive unit having a transmission, which has an input axis and an output axis, which are arranged parallel to one another and spaced apart. In a drive unit of this kind, provision is made for the transmission to be designed as a cartridge which forms a unit and is connected to a support element forming a component part of the drive unit. A drive unit embodied in this way allows quick and easy mounting of the transmission while allowing for the required transmission forces and transmission torques of the transmission. Moreover, the transmission can be embodied in a space-saving way.

Abstract: A motorcycle is described which has a driving device including an internal-combustion engine and a transmission which is driven by the engine and has several shifting positions. A starting device for the internal-combustion engine includes an electric motor as the starter motor, and a power transmission arrangement which transmits the driving force to a rear wheel. A reversing system uses the electric motor as the driving motor which drives the power transmission arrangement for the reversing. A selecting device at the motorcycle can be manually operated by a driver by way of an operating element, which selecting device connects either the driving device or the reversing system with the power transmission arrangement, the operating element being mounted on a housing for the transmission.