List of motorcycles by type of engine is a list of motorcycles by the type of

motorcycle engine A motorcycle engine is an engine that powers a motorcycle. Motorcycle engines are typically two-stroke or four-stroke internal combustion engines, but other engine types, such as Wankels and electric motors, have been used. Although some moped ...

used by the vehicle, such as by the number of cylinders or configuration. A

transverse engine A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel. Many modern front-wheel drive vehicles use this engine mounting configuration. Most rear-wheel drive vehicles ...

is an

engine An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...

mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is

perpendicular In elementary geometry, two geometric objects are perpendicular if they intersect at a right angle (90 degrees or π/2 radians). The condition of perpendicularity may be represented graphically using the ''perpendicular symbol'', ⟂. It can ...

to the direction of travel. In a

longitudinal engine In automotive engineering, a longitudinal engine is an internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle, front to back. Use This type of motor is usually used for rear-wheel drive cars, except ...

configuration, the engine's crankshaft axis is parallel with the direction of travel. However, the description of the orientation of "V" and "flat" motorcycle engines differs from this convention. Motorcycles with a

V-twin engine A V-twin engine, also called a V2 engine, is a two-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. Although widely associated with motorcycles (installed either transversely or longi ...

mounted with its crankshaft mounted in line with the frame, e.g. the

Honda CX series The Honda CX series motorcycles, including the GL500 and GL650 Silver Wing variants, were developed and released by Honda in the late 1970s, with production ending in most markets by the mid 1980s. The design included innovative features and tech ...

, are said to have "transverse" engines, while motorcycles with a V-twin mounted with its crankshaft mounted perpendicular to the frame, e.g. most

Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depressi ...

s, are said to have "longitudinal" engines. This convention uses the longest horizontal dimension (length or width) of the engine as its axis instead of the line of the crankshaft. There are many different models of motorcycles that have been produced, and as such, this list is not exhaustive and contains only more notable examples.

Single cylinder

Armstrong MT500 The Armstrong MT500 is a British military motorcycle made by Armstrong-CCM Motorcycles in Bolton, Greater Manchester, who acquired the rights to the Rotax engine enduro motorcycle SWM XN Tornado from the Italian owners and developed the MT500 f ...

* BMW R2 *

BMW R25 The BMW R25 is a Motorbike made by BMW with a single Cylinder engine placed upright in the frame. Production started in the beginning of 1950 and ended 1951. A total of 23,400 motorcycles of this type were producedbmw-motorrad.com R25 {{ ...

* BMW R26 *

BMW R27 The 247 cc BMW R27, introduced in 1960, is a shaft-driven, single-cylinder motorcycle manufactured by BMW. History After World War II, the Potsdam Agreement of the USSR, USA, and the UK, prohibited BMW Aktiengesellschaft (AG) from bui ...

BMW F650CS The BMW F650CS was a standard motorcycle made by BMW Motorrad from 2001 to 2005. CS stood for city/street, as it was aimed at urban commuters and it was also known as the Scarver, a portmanteau of street and carver. The CS was the third generat ...

* BSA Blue Star *

BSA C15 The BSA C15 was a 250 cc single-cylinder ohv motorcycle manufactured by the British company BSA from September 1958 until 1967, and was BSA's first four-stroke unit-construction bike. For most of that period, after the introduction of 'L ...

BSA B44 Shooting Star The BSA B44 Shooting Star was a motorcycle made by BSA at their factory in Small Heath, Birmingham. Similar to the BSA C15 and sharing many of the same parts, the B44 had an uprated chassis. A weak point of the BSA 250 and most 350 unit single ...

* Cagiva 350 SST *

DKW RT 125 The RT 125 was a German two-stroke motorcycle made by DKW in Zschopau in the 1930s, IFA and MZ in the 1950s and early 1960s, and DKW in Ingolstadt in the 1950s and 1960s. "RT" stands for "Reichstyp" or "National Model". In the 1930s DKW pio ...

* Ducati Mach 1 * Ducati Supermono *

Harley-Davidson Topper The Harley-Davidson Topper was the only motor scooter that the Harley-Davidson Motor Company ever produced. Design and specifications The Topper had a single-cylinder two-stroke engine mounted horizontally between the floorboards. The engine req ...

Harley-Davidson Baja 100 The Harley-Davidson Baja 100 was a small Engine displacement, displacement Types of motorcycles#Off-road, off-road motorcycle made for Harley-Davidson in Italy by Aermacchi, which was 50% owned by Harley-Davidson at the time. It was one of Harley- ...

Harley-Davidson MT350E The MT350E is a motorcycle manufactured by Harley-Davidson. A development of the Armstrong MT500 with a smaller capacity engine, electric start and disc brakes. Users * External links MT350 and MT500 resources at milweb MT350E The MT350E is ...

Honda CB125 The Honda CB125 is a motorcycle made by Honda from 1971–1985 (1973–1985 in the US). It had a single-cylinder overhead camshaft (OHC) engine with a 9500 rpm redline. The "S" model was produced from 1971 to 1975 and was replaced in 1976 by the ...

Honda CBR250R/CBR300R The Honda CBR250R, CBR300R and CB300F are lightweight displacement single-cylinder motorcycles made by Honda since 2011. CBR250R The CBR250R was made from 2011 to 2013 for all Honda markets except Japan and Malaysia, where production co ...

Honda CRF series The Honda CRF series is a line of four-stroke motocross, trail, and dual sport motorcycles manufactured and marketed by Honda. The CRF line was launched in 2000 as a successor to the Honda CR series. The full sized motocross bikes are equipped ...

Honda Dream Yuga The Dream Yuga is a single-cylinder motorcycle manufactured by Honda's Indian subsidiary HMSI, starting production in 2012. It was announced by Honda in January 2012 at the Delhi Auto Expo, and was available to consumers in India in May 2012. At ...

Honda Grom The Honda Grom (MSX125 in Europe and East Asia) is a air-cooled standard motorcycle made by Honda Motor Co. Inc. It won the Motorcycle USA Motorcycle of the Year prize for 2014. Economy and performance Part of the Honda Grom's success has been ...

* Honda NF110i/125i * Honda Rebel 300 (Single cylinder, after model change in 2020) *

Honda Super Cub The Honda Super Cub or Honda Cub is a Honda underbone motorcycle with a four-stroke single-cylinder engine ranging in displacement from . In continuous manufacture since 1958 with production surpassing 60 million in 2008, 87 million in 2014, a ...

Honda Winner The Honda Winner is an underbone motorcycle from the Japanese manufacturer Honda. It was launched in April 2016 in Vietnam. It was also launched in May 2016 in Indonesia as the Supra GTR. In June 2016, the bike was launched in Malaysia as the RS15 ...

* Honda XBR500 * Honda XL250 * Honda XL350R * Husqvarna Vitpilen/Svartpilen 401 * Husqvarna Vitpilen/Svartpilen 701 * Honda XR250 *

Kawasaki Z125 Pro Kawasaki ( ja, 川崎, Kawasaki, river peninsula, links=no) may refer to: Places * Kawasaki, Kanagawa, a Japanese city **Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, a ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa **Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena **Kawasaki Stadium, a multi-sport stadium * ...

Kawasaki KLR650 The Kawasaki KLR650 is a dual-sport motorcycle intended for both on-road and off-road riding. It was a long-standing model in Kawasaki's lineup, having been introduced in 1987 to replace the 1984–1986 Kawasaki KLR600, and remaining almos ...

Kawasaki Ninja 250SL The Kawasaki Ninja 250SL (codenamed BX250), formerly called Ninja RR Mono in Indonesia (until November 2016, later changed to 250SL), is a motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki sold since 2014. The bi ...

KTM 200 Duke The KTM 200 Duke is a Single-cylinder engine, single-cylinder Types of motorcycles#Standard, standard motorcycle made by KTM since 2012. It has a four-stroke, spark-ignition Radiator (engine cooling), liquid-cooled engine. It has six-speed gearb ...

KTM 390 Duke KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but trace ...

KTM 690 Duke The KTM 690 Duke is the latest generation in KTM's line of midrange single-cylinder engine supermoto, or naked motorcycles that began with the 1994 displacement Duke 620 or Duke I, followed by the 1998 Duke 640 or Duke II, followed by the Duke ...

* Langer's "NSU Bison 2000" 2 liter single * Moto Guzzi Cardellino * MV Agusta 125 SOHC * MZ SM 125 *

New Werner The New Werner was a motorcycle produced by Werner Motors beginning in 1901. It replaced Werner's 1897 model, whose motor placed above the front wheel caused handling problems. Production ceased in 1908.Kelly, p. 56 Some 50, now known as the "Lei ...

Norton CS1 The CS1 was a Norton motorcycle between 1927 and 1939. Originally built as a TT racer, and Norton's first design of an overhead cam engine, it proved successful as a ''TT Replica'' road bike. After the early 1930s redesign of Norton's cammy m ...

* Peugeot JetForce *

Royal Enfield Bullet The Royal Enfield Bullet was originally an overhead-valve single-cylinder four-stroke motorcycle made by Royal Enfield in Redditch, Worcestershire, now produced by Royal Enfield (India) at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, a company originally founded by ...

Royal Enfield Himalayan The Royal Enfield Himalayan is an adventure touring motorcycle manufactured by Royal Enfield. It was revealed in February 2015 and launched in early 2016. Pierre Terblanche led the design team during Himalayan's development. Model history The ...

Sachs MadAss The Sachs MadAss is an underbone motorcycle available in a , or assembled in Malaysia and manufactured in China and distributed by German automotive company Sachs Motorcycles since 2004. The engine is based on the popular horizontal one cylind ...

* Suzuki Boulevard S40 *

Suzuki DR-Z400 The Suzuki DR-Z400 is a Dual-sport_motorcycle, dual-sport motorcycle manufactured by Suzuki beginning in 2000. It is powered by a single-cylinder, , carbureted, liquid-cooled four-stroke engine. Kawasaki motorcycles, Kawasaki marketed a private l ...

* Suzuki DR650 * Suzuki Gixxer 150, 250, SF250 * Suzuki LS650 Savage * Suzuki TU250 *

Triumph Ricardo The Triumph Ricardo was a British single-cylinder motorcycle manufactured by the Triumph Engineering Co Ltd between 1921 and 1928. Named after engine designer Harry Ricardo, Sir Harry Ricardo it featured an innovative four valve head design and ...

Triumph Tiger Cub The Triumph Tiger Cub was a single-cylinder British motorcycle made by Triumph Motorcycles at their Meriden factory. Based on the ''Triumph T15 Terrier'' 150 cc, itself a surprise announcement just before the 1952 show,Motor Cycle, 30 J ...

Yamaha MT-03 The Yamaha MT-03 is a MT series single-cylinder, later parallel twin-cylinder naked motorcycle produced by Yamaha Motor Company is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of motorcycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, ...

Yamaha SR400 The Yamaha SR400 (1978–2021) and SR500 (1978–1999) are single-cylinder, air-cooled, two-passenger motorcycles manufactured in Japan by Yamaha Motor Company as a street version of the Yamaha XT500, with a standard riding posture and styling re ...

, SR500 *

Yamaha T-150 The Yamaha T-150 is an underbone manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 2015. It is known as the Exciter 150/155 in Thailand and Vietnam, Sniper 150 MXi in the Philippines and Singapore, Jupiter MX/MX King 150 in Indonesia, and Y15/Y16ZR in ...

* Yamaha XT225, XT250 (Serow) *

Yamaha XT 500 The Yamaha XT500 is a twin-valve single-cylinder enduro-adventure motorcycle made by Yamaha from 1975 until 1989. It shares its power plant with the street version SR500 and its off-road brother, the Yamaha TT500. All parts such as the trans ...

, XT 600 (Ténéré) *

Hyosung GD250N The Hyosung GD250N (Naza N5 in Malaysia) is a naked Sport bike, sportbike made by KR Motors of South Korea and Naza of Malaysia. The GD250R is a variant of the GD250N that contains the same chassis and engine within a trellis frame, which increa ...

* Werner Dienstkrad 1440cc single cylinder steampunk motorcycle *

Wilkinson TMC The Wilkinson TMC is a British luxury touring motorcycle manufactured by the Wilkinson Sword company in Acton, London between 1911 and 1916, when production was stopped by the first World War. Development The first Wilkinsons motorcycle was b ...

The vast majority of motor scooters are single cylinder (see

List of motor scooter manufacturers and brands Note there is no single fixed definition of a scooter (also known by the full name motor-scooter), but generally a smaller motorcycle with a step-through frame is considered a scooter, especially if it has a floor for the rider's feet (as oppos ...

Split-single

The split-single (''Doppelkolbenmotor'' to its German and Austrian manufacturers), is a variant on the

two-stroke engine A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being completed in one revolution of ...

with two cylinders sharing a single

combustion chamber A combustion chamber is part of an internal combustion engine in which the fuel/air mix is burned. For steam engines, the term has also been used for an extension of the firebox which is used to allow a more complete combustion process. Intern ...

. It is also known as a twingle, U-cylinder, or doppelkolbenSPLIT/SINGLES and what they are!
/ref> * DKW SS 250 * EMC 350CC * Garelli 350CC Turismo *

Puch 250 SGS The Puch 250 SGS (Schwing-Gabel-Sport) is a motorcycle that was manufactured by the Austrian Steyr Daimler Puch AG's Puch division in Thondorf near Graz. The motorcycle is powered by a split-single two-stroke engine (two pistons sharing a single ...

* TWN BD250 (

Triumph (TWN) Triumph-Werke Nürnberg AG or TWN, was a German bicycle and motorcycle company. In 1886, Siegfried Bettmann founded the Triumph bicycle factory in Coventry, England, and in 1896 he founded a second bicycle factory in his native Nuremberg, Ge ...

) * TWN Cornet

Two cylinder

V-twin

Transverse

AJS S3 V-twin The AJS S3 V-twin is a British motorcycle designed and built by the Wolverhampton, England company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd. Launched in 1931, the AJS S3 was a 496 cc transverse V-twin tourer with shaft primary drive (but chain final drive), ...

Indian 841 The Indian 841 was a motorcycle designed by the Indian Manufacturing Co. for desert warfare. It pioneered the drivetrain configuration later popularized by Moto Guzzi, having a longitudinally mounted air-cooled 90-degree V-twin with shaft drive ...

* Marusho Lilac V-twin)*

Moto Guzzi Le Mans The Moto Guzzi Le Mans is a sports motorcycle first manufactured in 1976 by Italian company Moto Guzzi. It was named after the 24-hour motorcycle endurance race at Le Mans in France. The Le Mans designation was first used for an 850 prototype, base ...

Moto Guzzi V7 Sport The Moto Guzzi V7 Sport is a sports motorcycle first manufactured in 1971 by Italian company Moto Guzzi. Based on the V7 roadster, but with a new frame and clip-on handlebars, the V7 Sport was the first Moto Guzzi café racer A coffeehouse ...

* Moto Guzzi Griso *

Moto Guzzi Stelvio The Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 is a dual-sport motorcycle manufactured by the Italian company Moto Guzzi from 2007 to 2016 History The Stelvio model was introduced in November 2007 at the Milan motorcycle show EICMA for the 2008 model year. It is n ...

Moto Guzzi California The Moto Guzzi California is a cruiser motorcycle manufactured and marketed by Moto Guzzi since 1971, with a standard seating position, footboards, heel-and-toe gearshift, and linked (discontinued for the new 1400 models) Brembo brakes. The fi ...

* Victoria V35 Bergmeister)

Longitudinal

Aprilia Dorsoduro The Aprilia Dorsoduro is a line of V-twin, supermoto, supermotard-class motorcycles built by Aprilia, a subsidiary of Piaggio, Piaggio & C. SpA. The Dorsoduro line comprises three models: the 750 cc original, the later 1200 cc variant, and the fin ...

* Aprilia Falco *

Aprilia Mana 850 The Aprilia Mana 850 is an automatic transmission motorcycle made by Aprilia from 2007 to 2016. The Mana has an 90° V-twin engine with a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The transmission has three mode settings: Sport, Touring, and R ...

Aprilia RSV Mille The Aprilia RSV Mille is a sport motorcycle manufactured by Aprilia from 1998 to 2003. It was offered in three versions, RSV Mille, RSV Mille R, and RSV Mille SP. The first RSV Mille (ME) was made from 1998 to 2000, the updated RSV Mille (RP) fro ...

* Aprilia RSV 1000 R * Aprilia Shiver *

Aprilia sxv 450 (550) Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded immediately after World War II in Noale, Italy, by Alberto Beggio. The company started as a manufacturer of bicycles and moved on to manufacture scooter (motorcycle), scooters and small-c ...

Aprilia Tuono The Aprilia Tuono is a naked motorcycle manufactured by Aprilia from 2002. It is based on the Aprilia RSV Mille. Its successor, the Aprilia RSV1000R superbike shares its engine, gearbox, frame and, partly, its suspension. The Tuono was succeede ...

Britten V1000 The Britten V1000 is a handbuilt race motorcycle designed and built by John Britten and a group of friends in Christchurch, New Zealand during the early 1990s. The bike went on to win the Battle of the Twins in Daytona International Speedway's ...

* BSA Model E and other models *

Cagiva Raptor 650 Cagiva is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in 1950 by Giovanni Castiglioni in Varese, originally producing small metal components. Giovanni's sons, Claudio and Gianfranco Castiglioni, went into the motorcycle industry in 1978. ...

* Cagiva Raptor 1000 *

Ducati Monster 696 The Ducati Monster 696 is a Types of motorcycles#Standard, standard or "naked" motorcycle, made by Ducati from 2008 through 2014. Background Since its launch in 1993, Ducati had sold over 200,000 Monsters, which at one time amounted to 60% of D ...

Ducati 748 The Ducati 748 was a Ducati sport bike made from 1994 to 2002. The 748 was the smaller displacement version of the 916, and was succeeded in 2003 by the 749. Design The Ducati Desmoquattro engine began as displacement engine, with cylind ...

Ducati 749 The Ducati 749 is a 90° V-twin Desmodromic valve actuated engine sport bike built by Ducati Motor Holding between 2003 and 2006. Designed by Pierre Terblanche, the 749 was available as the 749, 749 Dark, 749S, and 749R. It shared many of its p ...

* Ducati Monster 821 *

Ducati 848 The Ducati 848 is a sport bike with a 90° L-twin engine made by Ducati. It was announced on November 6, 2007 for the 2008 model year, replacing the 749. The 848 and the 1098 are the same design by Giandrea Fabbro, both use the same frame and b ...

Ducati 851 The Ducati 851 is a 90° V-twin fully faired sport bike with liquid cooling and four valve heads. It was produced by Ducati between 1987 and 1992, when it was succeeded by the Ducati 888. Development The Ducati 851 was the successor to the air- ...

* Ducati 888 * Ducati 899 *

Ducati 916 The Ducati 916 is a fully faired sport bike made by Ducati from 1994 to 1998. Featuring a fuel injected, 4-valve, desmo, liquid-cooled, 90° V-twin engine in a trellis frame with a single-sided swingarm and USD forks, the 916 is frequently ...

Ducati 959 The Ducati 959 Panigale is a sport bike manufactured by Ducati as the successor to the 899. The motorcycle is named after the small manufacturing town of Borgo Panigale. It was announced in 2015 for the 2016 model year. References External ...

Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is a Ducati sport bike motorcycle made from 1999 to 2002, based upon the earlier 916. Model history From 1999, there were three different models of the 996: a base, or Biposto; the 996S with Öhlins suspen ...

Ducati 998 The Ducati 998 is a sport bike made by Ducati from 2002 to 2004. It was the successor to the Ducati 996 and the final variation on the Ducati 916. The new Testastretta engine shared many similarities with the previous Desmoquattro engine in the ...

* Ducati 999 *

Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike made by Ducati from 2007 to 2009, in three versions, the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R. The 1098 was succeeded by the 1198 in 2009, though the 1098R remained in production that year. The 1098 shares more design element ...

* Ducati 1198 *

Ducati 1199 The Ducati 1199 Panigale was a Ducati sport bike introduced at the 2011 Milan Motorcycle Show. The motorcycle is named after the small manufacturing town of Borgo Panigale. Ducati had announced a larger displacement 1299 Panigale for the 2015 m ...

Ducati 1299 The Ducati 1299 Panigale is a Ducati sport bike unveiled at the 2014 Milan Motorcycle Show and produced since 2015 as a successor to the 1199. The motorcycle is named after the small manufacturing town of Borgo Panigale. The 1299 wheelbase re ...

* Ducati Diavel * Gunbus 410 (Leonhardt Gunbus 410 with 6.7 L/410 ci V-twin) *

Harley-Davidson FL The Harley-Davidson FL is a model designation used on Harley-Davidson motorcycles since 1941. The FL prefix is mostly applied to Harley-Davidson's large-framed bikes, including the current Touring series, and also the Softail series, especially ...

(multiple bikes) *

Harley-Davidson VRSC The Harley-Davidson VRSC (V-twin racing street custom), or V-Rod, is a line of V-twin cruiser motorcycles made by Harley-Davidson from 1999 until 2017. They are often called muscle bikes for their relatively high power output. The V-Rods are th ...

(the V-rod) * Harley-Davidson Model 7D * Hesketh V1000 *

Honda NT650 The Honda Hawk GT (NT650) motorcycle was designated as model RC31 and was designed by Toshiaki Kishi, and was the second Honda with "Pro-Arm" suspension bike after the RC30 VFR750R. The RC model designation is for bikes up to 750 cc, thoug ...

* Honda NT400 (BROS) * Honda NTV650 Deuville/Revere *

Honda RC51 The Honda RC51, also known as the RVT1000R (in the United States) or VTR1000 SP1 (Europe and Australia), is a 90° V-twin motorcycle produced by Honda from 2000 to 2006. Built by Honda to prove a point that Honda could outsmart Ducati on the trac ...

Honda VTR1000 The Honda VTR1000F (frame designation "SC36") was a 90° V-twin sport bike produced by Honda from 1997 to 2005. Known worldwide as the ''Firestorm'', in the USA it was marketed as the ''SuperHawk''. In 2005, the VTR1000F was discontinued. Innov ...

Honda VTR250 The Honda VTR250 is a 90° V-twin motorcycle produced by Honda that has had one major revision. The original VTR250 was a faired sport bike sold only in the United States and Canada from 1988 to 1990. The next VTR250 model is a naked bike, produce ...

Honda VT1100 The Honda VT1100 is a motorcycle engine used in the Honda Shadow 1100 motorcycle line since its debut in 1985 until production ended in 2007. In this 22-year run, there were minimal changes. It is a liquid cooled, , 45 degree V-twin. It has a bo ...

* Honda VT750 *

KTM 990 Adventure The KTM 990 Adventure is a dual-sport motorcycle produced in Austria by KTM. The bike is powered by the LC8 liquid cooled, four-stroke, DOHC 999 cc 75° V-twin engine, producing around . It is capable of a top speed of around . The engin ...

* KTM 990 Super Duke *

KTM 1190 RC8 The KTM 1190 RC8 was a supersport bike made by KTM. The first generation 2008 model had a V-twin engine and was the Austrian manufacturer's first-ever Superbike design. The RC8 model was supplemented with RC8 R models one year later in 2009 an ...

* KTM 1290 Super Adventure * KTM 1290 Super Duke R * Hyosung GT250 *

Hyosung GT650R The Hyosung GT650 Comet is a motorcycle manufactured by Hyosung Motors & Machinery Inc. It is available in naked Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing. The loss of body hair was one of the physical character ...

* Indian Scout *

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* Pope Model L * Princeps AutoCar Co V-twin motorcycle * XL-ALL V-twin *

Suzuki Boulevard M50 The Boulevard M50, or Intruder M800 outside North America, is a V-twin engine cruiser motorcycle made by Suzuki Motor Corporation. Global model number is VZ800 (from 2005, before 2005 VZ800 was the model number for the Marauder 800 which was a s ...

Suzuki SFV650 Gladius The Suzuki Gladius SFV650 is a naked bike, naked motorcycle introduced by Suzuki for the 2009 model year with the intention of it being a replacement for the Suzuki SV650, SV650. Subsequently in most countries the half-fairing second-generation ...

* Suzuki SV650 *

Suzuki SV1000 The Suzuki SV1000 and the half-faired SV1000S are naked bike motorcycles made by Suzuki since 2003. The displacement 90° V-twin motorcycles were aimed to compete directly with the Honda VTR1000F (also known as the SuperHawk or FireStorm, depe ...

Suzuki VX 800 The Suzuki VX800 is a road motorcycle shaft-drive V-twin bike from Suzuki. The VX800 was designed at U.S. Suzuki's Design Studio in Brea, California from 1986 to 1989, and produced in the years 1990 to 1997. Lackluster sales in the United States ...

Suzuki V-Strom 650 The Suzuki V-Strom 650 (DL650) is a mid-weight, sport touring motorcycle made by Suzuki since 2004, in its third generation since model year 2017. It has a standard riding posture, fuel injection and an aluminum chassis. Marketed in Europe, Oc ...

Suzuki V-Strom 1000 The Suzuki V-Strom 1000, also known as the DL1000, is a dual-sport motorcycle with a 996 cc V-twin engine and a standard riding posture. It has been manufactured in Japan by Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquarte ...

Suzuki V-Strom 1050 The Suzuki V-Strom 1050, also known as the DL1050 (RQM0 - RQM1), is a dual-sport motorcycle with a 1037 cc V-twin engine and a standard riding posture. It has been manufactured in Japan by Suzuki since 2020, as the replacement of the Suzuki ...

Suzuki TL1000R The Suzuki TL1000R motorcycle was introduced in 1998 as Suzuki's 90° V-Twin Superbike. Production ended in 2003. General background The TL1000R is a full fairing A bicycle fairing also called recumbent fairing is a full or partial coverin ...

Suzuki TL1000S The Suzuki TL1000S was a Suzuki V-twin roadster sport bike made from 1997–2001. General background The Suzuki TL1000S was introduced by Suzuki in 1997 and was produced until 2001 and is frequently referred to as the TLS or Suzuki TLS. I ...

* Vincent Rapide *

Yamaha Virago The Yamaha Virago was Yamaha's first V-twin cruiser motorcycle, and one of the earliest mass-produced motorcycles with a mono-shock rear suspension. Originally sold with a ' engine in 1981, Yamaha soon added ' and ' versions. The bike was redes ...

* Yamaha XVS / Dragstar / VStar

Flat-twin

Longitudinal

BMW R1150GS The BMW R1150GS and R1150GS Adventure are motorcycles that were manufactured by BMW Motorrad from 1999 through 2004. There was a limited run of 2005-06 model year R1150GSA models as well. The R1150GS models are part of the BMW GS family of dual-s ...

BMW R1150R The BMW R1150R is a standard (or roadster) motorcycle made by BMW Motorrad from 2001 through 2005, the successor to the R 1100 R that had been discontinued in 1999. The R 1150 R was marketed as a road going motorcycle suited for general commuti ...

BMW R1200C The BMW R1200C was a cruiser motorcycle made by BMW Motorrad from 1997 to 2004. BMW manufactured 40,218 units, including a smaller engine version, the R850C, which was produced from 1997 to 2000. The R1200C was BMW's attempt to tap into the cru ...

BMW R1200GS The BMW R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure are motorcycles manufactured in Berlin, Germany by BMW Motorrad, part of the BMW group. It is one of the BMW GS family of dual sport motorcycles. Both motorcycles have a , two-cylinder boxer engine with four ...

BMW R1200R The BMW R1200R is a Types of motorcycles#Standard, standard motorcycle introduced in 2006 by BMW Motorrad. It replaces the BMW R1150R, R1150R, compared with which it has a weight saving and 28% increase in power. For model year 2015, a complete ...

BMW R1200RT The BMW R1200RT is a touring or sport touring motorcycle that was manufactured from 2005 to 2019 by BMW Motorrad to replace the R1150RT model. It features a flat-twin engine with a six-speed gearbox and shaft drive. History Previous RT models, ...

BMW R32 The BMW R32 was the first motorcycle produced by BMW under the BMW name. An aircraft engine manufacturer during World War I, BMW was forced to diversify after the Treaty of Versailles banned the German air force and German aircraft manufacture. ...

BMW R90S The BMW R90S is a 900cc sport motorcycle produced by BMW from 1973 to 1976. BMW commissioned designer Hans Muth to oversee the R90S, which became the flagship of the boxer engined "/6" range. Sporting distinctive two-tone paintwork, a bikin ...

BMW Type 255 BMW Type 255 Kompressor (also known as the 500 Kompressor, RS 255, RS255 and Type 255 RS 500) was a Supercharger, supercharged boxer twin race motorcycle from the 1930s. A BMW 255 ''Kompressor'' was ridden to victory by Georg Meier in the 1939 ...

Indian Model O The Indian Model O was a lightweight motorcycle made by the Hendee Manufacturing Company from 1917 to 1919. Indian expected to sell the Model O to young or thrifty riders. The United States' entry into World War I caused Indian to shift manufactu ...

Harley-Davidson XA The Harley-Davidson XA (Experimental Army) was a flat-twin, shaft drive motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson for the US Army during World War II. Development and production During WWII, the U.S. Army asked Harley-Davidson to design a specification ...

Ural Ural may refer to: *Ural (region), in Russia and Kazakhstan *Ural Mountains, in Russia and Kazakhstan *Ural (river), in Russia and Kazakhstan * Ual (tool), a mortar tool used by the Bodo people of India *Ural Federal District, in Russia *Ural econ ...

Velocette LE The Velocette LE is a motorcycle made by Veloce Ltd from 1948 to 1971. The designation LE stood for "little engine". Used by over fifty British Police forces, the police riders became known as "Noddies" because they were required to nod to s ...

Velocette Valiant The Velocette Valiant was a British motorcycle produced by Velocette from 1957 to 1963. Launched at the 1956 Earl's Court Motorcycle Show, the Valiant had a 192 cc (11.7cu in) flat-twin engine but was expensive and criticized for its ...

Transverse

* Williamson Flat Twin *

Douglas Dragonfly The Douglas Dragonfly is a motorcycle designed and built by Douglas motorcycles in Bristol. The last motorcycle produced by the company, the 1955 Dragonfly was an all-new motorcycle built to use an improved version of an existing engine. Despite ...

Harley-Davidson Model W The Harley-Davidson Model W, also known as the ''Sport Twin'', is a motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson from 1919 to 1923. Unusually for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, the Model W had a flat-twin engine and a trailing link fork. The Model W set spe ...

Straight twin

''a.k.a. parallel-twin, inline-twin, vertical-twin, straight-two, or inline-two''

Transverse

* Benelli BN302 / TNT 300 *

BMW F800GT The BMW F800GT is a sport touring motorcycle manufactured by BMW Motorrad from 2013 through 2020. It is the successor to the F800ST, and joins the F-series range which includes the dual-sport F800GS and F700GS, and the naked F800R. Engine ...

* BMW F800S * BMW F800ST *

Honda CB200 and CL200 The Honda CB200 and CL200 Scrambler are standard and dual-sport motorcycles made from 1973 to 1976. The CB200 replaced the CB175 model and has very similar specifications. The CL200 shares many parts with the CB200 but has an upswept exhaust syste ...

Honda CB350 is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a producti ...

Honda CB360 The Honda CB360 is a twin cylinder four-stroke motorcycle produced by Honda from 1974 to 1976. It succeeded the Honda CB350 is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, head ...

* Honda CB400T * Honda CB400 series (2013) *

Honda CB450 The Honda CB450 is a standard motorcycle made by Honda from 1965 to 1974 with a 180° DOHC straight-twin engine. Producing 45 bhp (some 100 bhp/ litre), it was Honda's first "big" motorcycle, though it did not succeed in its goal of competing di ...

Honda CB500T The Honda CB500T was a Honda motorcycle sold in 1975 and 1976. It bore a close resemblance to the model from which it derived, the 5-speed version of the CB450 which was discontinued in 1974. The engine was a double overhead cam (DOHC) vertical ...

* Honda CBR250RR (2017) *

Honda CMX500 (2017) is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...

Honda NC700 series The Honda NC700 series is a family of motorcycles produced by Honda since 2012. NC700 series was a 'new concept', being unlike conventional motorcycles, a bike designed for commuters, new or veteran riders. The series also includes the motorcycle/ ...

Honda Nighthawk 250 The Honda Nighthawk 250 is a Honda standard motorcycle. It has a air-cooled parallel-twin engine. While the first Nighthawk (CB650) was manufactured in 1982, the first 250 Nighthawk was manufactured in 1991. It utilized the 1985–87 CMX250 R ...

Husqvarna Nuda 900R Husqvarna () is a Swedish company founded in 1689 to produce muskets. The company has grown since, was partitioned, and is now a brand of multiple companies. Husqvarna may refer to: * Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag, the original branch, a defun ...

Husqvarna Nuda 900 Husqvarna () is a Swedish company founded in 1689 to produce muskets. The company has grown since, was partitioned, and is now a brand of multiple companies. Husqvarna may refer to: * Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag, the original branch, a defun ...

Kawasaki Ninja 250R The Kawasaki Ninja 250R (codenamed EX250; previous generations had market-specific names) is a motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki originally introduced in 1986. As the marque's entry-level sport bi ...

Kawasaki Ninja 300 The Kawasaki Ninja 300, or EX300, is a Ninja series sport bike introduced by Kawasaki in 2012 for the 2013 model year. It is sold in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. When introduced, the Ninja 300R replaced the Ninja 250R in some ma ...

Kawasaki Ninja 400 The Kawasaki Ninja 400 is a 399 cc Ninja series sport bike introduced by Kawasaki as a successor to the Ninja 300. It launched with the 2018 model year. The Ninja 300 was struggling through Euro 4 emission standards compliance. Therefore ...

* Kawasaki EN 450ltd * Kawasaki Ninja EX500R *

Kawasaki Ninja 650R The Kawasaki Ninja 650R, also called ER-6f or EХ-6, is a motorcycle in the Ninja series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki sold since 2006. The 2012 model drops the R suffix from its name. It is a middleweight, parallel-twin engined motorc ...

Kawasaki Z250 Kawasaki ( ja, 川崎, Kawasaki, river peninsula, links=no) may refer to: Places * Kawasaki, Kanagawa, a Japanese city **Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, a ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa **Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena **Kawasaki Stadium, a multi-sport stadium * ...

Kawasaki Z300 The Kawasaki Z300 (codenamed ER300) is a standard motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki. It was introduced in 2014 at the Milan Motorcycle Show as part of its Z series for the 2015 model year. It is sold in Asia, Australia, Europe and South Americ ...

* Kawasaki KZ400 * Kawasaki Z750 twin * Kawasaki KLE500 * Kawasaki W650 * Kawasaki W800 *

KTM 790 Duke The KTM 790 Duke is a naked parallel-twin motorcycle, manufactured by KTM from 2017. The Duke's liquid cooled eight-valve DOHC engine uses a 285° crankshaft in order to mimic KTM's 75° V-Twins. Its power output is 105 bhp. The Duke is K ...

KTM 890 Duke KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces ...

* MV Agusta 350B Sport *

Norton Commando The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from 1967 until 1977. Initially having a nominal ''750 cc'' displacement, actually , in 19 ...

* Royal Enfield 700 Meteor * Royal Enfield 500 Meteor Minor *

Royal Enfield 700 Super Meteor Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ...

* Royal Enfield Constellation * Royal Enfield 750 Interceptor *

Suzuki V-Strom 250 The Suzuki V-Strom 250, also known as the DL250 (AL and AM), is a dual-sport motorcycle with a 248 cc Straight-twin engine and a standard riding posture. It has been manufactured in China by Suzuki since 2017, as an entry in the lighter adv ...

* Suzuki GS500F *

Triumph Bandit The Triumph Bandit was a British motorcycle manufactured as a prototype by Triumph in 1970. Originally designed by Edward Turner (who was already retired from Triumph) as his last project it was subsequently substantially modified at Triumph ...

Triumph Tiger T110 The Triumph Tiger 110 is a British sports motorcycle that Triumph first made at their Coventry factory between 1953 and 1961. The T110 was developed from the Triumph Thunderbird and first appeared in 1954. Although it was supposed to be the ...

Triumph Tiger Trail The Triumph Tiger Trail was a motorcycle model manufactured by Triumph Motorcycles at the Meriden factory. The Tiger Trail was made from 1981 to 1982 in both 750 cc (TR7T) and 650 cc (TR65T) capacities, and under 180 examples were b ...

Triumph TR6 Trophy The TR6 Trophy is a motorcycle that was made by Triumph, in Meriden, from 1956 to 1973, when it was replaced by the five-speed 750-cc Triumph Tiger TR7V. During this time, it was a successful model, particularly in the US. The competition vari ...

Yamaha MT-07 Yamaha may refer to: * Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below). ** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...

Yamaha XTZ 750 The Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Ténéré was a dual-sport motorcycle, produced by Yamaha beginning in 1989. It was named after Yamaha's lighter, single-cylinder models, which in turn were named after the notorious Ténéré desert stage of the former Pa ...

Super Tenere *

Yamaha XT1200Z Super Ténéré The Yamaha XT1200Z Super Ténéré is a motorcycle produced by Yamaha Motor Corporation, that was launched in 2010. The XT1200Z is the largest in a series of dual-sport Yamaha motorcycles named after the Ténéré, a desert region in the south c ...

Yamaha TRX850 The Yamaha TRX850 is a sports motorcycle with a 10-valve DOHC 849 cc 270° parallel-twin engine. First released in Japan in 1995, a version for the European market was available from 1996 to 2000. Design and development The TRX has a half ...

Yamaha TDM900 The Yamaha TDM is an 849 cc DOHC parallel-twin motorcycle that heralded the modern "Sport touring" category. The TDM was first manufactured by the Yamaha Motor Company of Japan in 1991. The TDM has a pressed-steel frame and a dry sump engine wi ...

Yamaha XS650 The Yamaha XS650 is a mid-size motorcycle made by Yamaha Motor Company. The standard model was introduced in October 1969,and produced through 1979. The "Special" cruiser model was introduced in 1978 and produced through 1985. The XS650 began with ...

* Yamaha YZF-R3

Longitudinal

* Sunbeam S7 and S8

Tandem twin

The Tandem Twin is where the cylinders are longitudinal, and have two cranks geared together. A tandem twin is effectively a pair of geared singles, and is to be distinguished from an inline twin. Tandem twins are suitable primarily for two-stroke racers.

Longitudinal

* Kawasaki KR250 and KR350

Three cylinder

Straight three

Transverse

* Benelli Tornado Tre 900 * Benelli TNT 899 * Benelli TNT 1130 * Benelli Tre 1130 K * BSA Rocket III *

Kawasaki triple The Kawasaki triples were a range of ' motorcycles made by Kawasaki from 1968 to 1980. The engines were air-cooled, three-cylinder, piston-controlled inlet port two-strokes with two exhaust pipes exiting on the right side of the bike, and one ...

s ** S1 Mach I ** S2 Mach II ** H1 Mach III ** H2 Mach IV * Laverda 1000 3C *

Laverda Jota Laverda Jota is a Laverda 1000cc Italian motorcycle suggested by the importers Slater Bros. of Collington, near Bromyard, Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is ...

* Laverda 1200 TS Mirage *

MV Agusta 500 Three The MV Agusta 500cc Three (1965–1973) or MV Agusta Tre was a road racing motorcycle produced by the Italian manufacturer MV Agusta to compete in the 500 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship. The motorcycle was introduced in ...

* MV Agusta F3 (675/800) * MV Augusta Brutale 800 * Suzuki GT380 * Suzuki GT550 * Suzuki GT750 *

Triumph Daytona 675 Introduced in 2006, the Triumph Daytona 675 is a three-cylinder sport bike, and the smallest of the Triumph triples. Built by Triumph Motorcycles, it replaced their four-cylinder Daytona 650. The 675 proved to be remarkably light, nimble and ...

Triumph Daytona 955i The Triumph Daytona 955i is a sport bike manufactured by Triumph from 1997 to 2006. It was powered by a liquid cooled, inline three four stroke engine. The bike was launched in 1997 as the Triumph T595 Daytona and renamed Triumph Daytona 955i ...

Triumph Legend TT The Triumph Legend TT is a British motorcycle that was made by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd from 1998 to 2001. Based on the three cylinder liquid cooled Triumph Thunderbird 900, the priority for the new Legend TT was affordability, so the designers ...

Triumph Street Triple The Triumph Street Triple is a naked or streetfighter motorcycle made by Triumph Motorcycles, first released towards the end of 2007. The bike is closely modelled on the Speed Triple 1050 but uses a re-tuned inline three cylinder 675 cc ...

Triumph Speed Triple The Triumph Speed Triple is a series of motorcycles produced by Triumph Motorcycles. The 1994 Hinckley Triumph was one of the first motorcycles produced in the streetfighter style (a modern sport bike or race replica motorcycle without an aer ...

Triumph Sprint The Triumph Sprint ST is a sport touring motorcycle manufactured in the United Kingdom by Triumph between 1999 and 2010. Sporting a 1050cc 4-stroke three-cylinder engine, an alloy-beam frame and a single-sided swingarm, the Sprint ST compete ...

* Triumph Tiger 800 * Triumph Tiger 1050 *

Triumph Tiger Explorer The Triumph Tiger Explorer (marketed as Triumph Tiger 1200 since November 2017) is a dual-sport motorcycle that was announced by British company Triumph Motorcycles at the EICMA show in November 2011. There are currently two model series avail ...

* Triumph Trident 750 *

Yamaha MT-09 The Yamaha MT-09 is a street motorcycle of the MT series with an liquid-cooled four-stroke 12-valve DOHC inline-three engine with crossplane crankshaft and a lightweight cast alloy frame. For 2018, the bike is now designated MT-09 in all ma ...

(a.k.a. Yamaha FZ-09) *

Yamaha MT-09 Tracer The Yamaha Tracer 900 (FJ-09 in North America; MT-09 Tracer in Japan, South America, Australia, and New Zealand) is a sport touring motorcycle first offered in 2015. The 3-cylinder crossplane engine comes from the MT-09 (FZ-09 in North America) ...

(FJ-09) * Yamaha XSR900 *

Yamaha XS 750 The Yamaha XS750 and XS850 was a line of inline three cylinder motorcycles produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation from 1976 to 1981 for the worldwide motorcycle market. It was publicly-voted by readers as the 1977 Motorcycle News Machine of th ...

* Yamaha XS 850

Longitudinal

BMW K75 The BMW K100 is a family of four-cylinder 987 cc motorcycles that were manufactured by BMW from 1983 to 1992. Background As the 1970s came to an end, BMW faced three problems from developing its flat-twin boxer engine further: *Emissions r ...

Triumph Rocket III The Triumph Rocket III is a three-cylinder motorcycle made by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. At it had the largest- displacement engine of any production motorcycle until the release of the Triumph Rocket 3. The name "Rocket III" is derived from ...

Triumph Rocket 3 The Triumph Rocket 3 is a motorcycle by manufacturer Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. Like its predecessor, the Rocket III, it is characterized by an engine that, at , is much larger than its competitors', and consequently has much higher torque. The ...

V-three

Transverse

BSL 500 V3 {{more footnotes, date=August 2017 The BSL 500 V3 was a 500 cc two stroke V3 which competed in the Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship in 1999 and 2000. It was the brainchild of New Zealand businessman Bill Buckley, and was designed and b ...

Honda MVX250F The Honda MVX250F is a Honda motorcycle with a water-cooled two-stroke V3 engine. New Zealand was one of the few countries in the world outside Japan where the MVX 250 was sold brand new through Honda motorcycle dealerships. The engine is mounte ...

Honda NS400R The Honda NS400R was a street-legal road-oriented two-stroke sport bike produced by Honda Motor Co., Ltd between 1985 and 1987. The NS400R was inspired by Honda's NS500 (also known as the RS500R) 500cc GP-bike ridden by Freddie Spencer Frederi ...

Honda NS500 The Honda NS500 is a 500cc Grand Prix racing motorcycle of the early 1980s, powered by a two-stroke V3 engine. Created as a replacement for the innovative but unsuccessful four-stroke NR500, the bike went against Honda's preference for four-strok ...

Four cylinder

This is a partial list of some of the many four-cylinder motorcycle designs.

Straight four

Transverse

* Benelli BN600/ TNT600i * BMW S1000RR * Honda RC181 *

Honda CB400SF The Honda CB400 Super Four is a CB series standard motorcycle produced by Honda at the Kumamoto plant from 1992 to the present. The CB400 embodies the typical Universal Japanese Motorcycle produced through the 1970s, updated with modern techn ...

Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport bike made by Honda since 2003, part of the CBR series. The CBR600RR was marketed as Honda's top-of-the-line middleweight sport bike, succeeding the 2002 Supersport World Champion 2001–2006 CBR600F4i, which was t ...

Honda CBR650R The Honda 650 cc standard and sport motorcycles are a range of inline-four standard and sport motorcycles made by Honda since 2013. The line includes the CB650F standard or 'naked bike', and the CBR650F sport bike that replaced outgoing ...

* Honda CB750 * Honda CB900c * Honda CB1000c *

Honda CB1100 The Honda CB1100 is a air-cooled inline four-cylinder naked bike that was introduced by Honda in 2010 as a modern spiritual successor to the original CB750. At introduction the motorbike was available in Japan, Australia and New Zealand; it was ...

Honda CBR1100XX The Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird is a Honda motorcycle, part of the CBR series made from 1996 to 2007. The bike was developed to challenge the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 as the world's fastest production motorcycle, and Honda succeeded with a top sp ...

Kawasaki Concours The Kawasaki Concours, known as the GTR1000 in some markets, is a 1,000 cc sport touring motorcycle manufactured between 1986 and 2006 by Kawasaki. In 2007 it was replaced by the larger displacement Concours 14, also known as the 1400GTR. ...

Kawasaki 1400GTR The Kawasaki 1400GTR, also known as the Concours 14 or ZG1400 in some markets, is a sport touring motorcycle produced by Kawasaki. The 1400GTR was introduced in September 2007 and is based on the ZX-14 platform. It replaces the original GTR100 ...

Kawasaki Eliminator The Kawasaki Eliminator is a cruiser-type motorcycle that has been produced in several variants since its introduction in 1985 as the 900 Eliminator. Currently billed as a "power cruiser", the first two versions of the bike, namely the 1985 Elimi ...

(some models only) *

Kawasaki GPZ900R The Kawasaki GPZ900R (also known as the ZX900A or Ninja 900) is a motorcycle that was manufactured by Kawasaki from 1984 to 2003. It is the earliest member of the Ninja family of sport bikes. The 1984 GPZ900R (or ZX900A-1) was a revolutionary des ...

(a.k.a. Ninja 900) *

Kawasaki Z1 The Kawasaki Z1 is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, double-overhead camshaft, carbureted, chain-drive motorcycle introduced in 1972 by Kawasaki. Following the introduction of Honda's CB750 in 1968, the Z1 helped popularize the in-line, across-the ...

Kawasaki Z1000 The Kawasaki Z1000 is a four-cylinder motorcycle introduced in 2003 with streetfighter or standard styling. The Z1000 was first introduced in 1977 superseding the previous 903 cc capacity Z1/Z900. History Kawasaki introduced the Z1 (900) ...

Kawasaki Z900 The Kawasaki Z900 is a standard motorcycle of the Kawasaki Z series The Kawasaki Z series is a family of standard/ naked bikes manufactured by Kawasaki since 1972. Single cylinder * Z200/KZ200 (1977-1984) * Z125 (2018–present) * Z125 P ...

Kawasaki ZRX1100 The Kawasaki ZRX1100 was a standard motorcycle made by Kawasaki from 1997 to 2000 with an engine loosely based on the ZX-11. It replaced the Zephyr 1100. Since the Zephyr 1100 sold poorly in the US, the ZRX1100 was not initially sold in that m ...

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R is a motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki, the successor to the Ninja ZX-9R. It was originally released in 2004 and has been updated and revised throughout the years. It co ...

* kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R *

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R is a motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series made by Kawasaki from 2000 through 2006. The inline-four engine produced at low speed, and increased to at high speed due to its ram-air intake, making it the most power ...

MV Agusta F4 series The MV Agusta F4 is an inline four-cylinder sport bike made by MV Agusta from 1999 until 2018. It was the motorcycle that launched the resurrection of the brand in 1998. The F4 was created by motorcycle designer Massimo Tamburini at CRC (Cagiva ...

* Muench Mammut (Münch) * Suzuki GSX-R600 *

Suzuki GSX-RR The Suzuki GSX-RR was a road racing motorcycle developed to race in the MotoGP series. Officially introduced on 30 September 2014 as the GSV-R replacement, it was developed by Suzuki since 2012. History Early development (2012–2013) Suzuki s ...

* Suzuki GSX-650F *

Suzuki Hayabusa The Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa is a sports motorcycle made by Suzuki since 1999. It immediately won acclaim as the world's fastest production motorcycle, with a top speed of . In 1999, fears of a European regulatory backlash or import ban led to ...

* Suzuki 1200 Bandit * Triumph Speed Four *

Triumph TT600 Introduced in 2000, the TT 600 is a middleweight sport bike built by Triumph. History and development Shortly after Triumph returned to the American market, the designers set their sights on entering the highly contested 600cc market. The Tr ...

* Yamaha FZ6 and FZ6R *

Yamaha FZ8 and FAZER8 The Yamaha FZ8 and FAZER8, also known as the FZ8N and FZ8S, are motorcycles produced since 2010 by Yamaha Motor Corporation for sale in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The FZ8 is a naked bike, while the virtually iden ...

* Yamaha Zeal FZX250 * Yamaha XJ6 *

Yamaha XJ750 Maxim The Yamaha XJ750 is a motorcycle made by Yamaha Motor Company from 1982 to 1985. It has a 750 cc four-stroke, four-cylinder, air cooled, naturally aspirated dual overhead cam engine with a bore of 65 mm and stroke of 56.4 mm. Maxim ...

Longitudinal

* Ace Motor Corporation fours * Auto Four *

BMW K1 The BMW K1 is a motorcycle manufactured by BMW, introduced in 1988. Although expensive and either loved or hated, and with some of its early technology either working in use or not—the enclosure created excess heat buildup, while the long ...

BMW K100 The BMW K100 is a family of four-cylinder 987 cc motorcycles that were manufactured by BMW from 1983 to 1992. Background As the 1970s came to an end, BMW faced three problems from developing its flat-twin boxer engine further: *Emissions r ...

* Brough Superior Austin Four *

FN Four The FN Four was the world's first production inline-4 motorcycle, manufactured in Liége by Fabrique Nationale from 1905 until 1923.Edwards 1997, p. 43 It was also, at , the world's fastest production motorcycle from 1911 until 1912.Brown 2006, p ...

Indian Four The Indian Four was a motorcycle built by the Indian Company from 1928 to 1942. It was based on the Ace motorcycle, which Indian bought as part of the assets of the Ace Motor Corporation in 1927. For 1940, the Four frame was modified to includ ...

Nimbus Nimbus, from the Latin for "dark cloud", is an outdated term for the type of cloud now classified as the nimbostratus cloud. Nimbus also may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Halo (religious iconography), also known as ''Nimbus'', a ring of ligh ...

Pierce Four The Pierce Four was the first four-cylinder motorcycle produced in the United States.Hodgdon 1976, p. 27Dumitrache 2011Clayton 2008 The model is included in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Classic BikesMotorcycle Hall of Fame 2010 and Barber Vintag ...

* Roadog * Various

Henderson Motorcycle Henderson was a manufacturer of 4-cylinder motorcycles from 1912 until 1931. They were the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, and appealed to both sport riders and police departments. Police favored them for traffic patrol because the ...

fours

V-four

Transverse

Ariel Ace The Ariel Ace is a 2014 sports motorcycle that is manufactured by the British Ariel Motor Company in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. It uses the V4 engine from the Honda VFR1200. It is the Ariel marque's first new motorcycle in more than 50 ye ...

Aprilia RSV4 The Aprilia RSV4 is a super bike manufactured by Aprilia. The RSV4 is Aprilia's flagship model. Aprilia offers two models of the bike: the RSV4 Factory and RSV4 R limited edition (only 350). For 2016 it is offered in two models the RSV4 RR and ...

* BUB Seven Streamliner *

Ducati Apollo The 1964 Ducati Berliner 1260 Apollo was a prototype V4 engine motorcycle producing and capable of over . It was never put into production, but did influence other production Ducatis that followed. Both Ducati and their United States distributor ...

Ducati Desmosedici RR The Ducati Desmosedici RR is a limited production road-legal version of the Desmosedici MotoGP racebike. In 2004, Ducati announced at the Misano circuit at the World Ducati Week that a low volume road replica of the Desmosedici would be availab ...

Ducati Panigale V4 The Ducati Panigale V4 is a sport bike with a desmodromic 90° V4 engine introduced by Ducati in 2018 as the successor to the V-twin engined 1299. A smaller engine displacement version complies with the Superbike category competition regulatio ...

Honda Magna The Honda Magna is a cruiser motorcycle made from 1982 to 1988 and 1994 to 2003 and was the second Honda to use their new V4 engine shared with the VF750S Sabre and a few years later a related engine was fitted to the VF750F 'Intercepter', the ...

* Honda RC30 *

Honda RC45 The Honda RVF750R RC45 was a fully faired racing motorcycle created for homologation purposes for the Superbike World Championship by Honda Racing Corporation. The RVF750R was the successor to the VFR750R RC30 (not to be confused with the sport ...

Honda RVF400 The Honda RVF400R (NC35) is a sport bike manufactured by Honda from 1994 to 1996. It was powered by a 16-valve double overhead geardriven cam ''400 cc'' 90° V4 four-stroke engine, and was known for its handling capabilities. Two models ...

Honda RVF750 The Honda RVF750R RC45 was a fully faired racing motorcycle created for homologation purposes for the Superbike World Championship by Honda Racing Corporation. The RVF750R was the successor to the VFR750R RC30 (not to be confused with the sport ...

Honda VFR750F The Honda VFR750F is a motorcycle manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda from 1986 to 1997. The model was initially displayed to the press after the 1985 Bol d'Or before it was officially introduced in 1986. The motorcycle is ...

Honda VF400F The Honda VF400F (NC13) is a naked or standard motorcycle with a four-stroke V4 engine produced by Honda in 1982 and 1983. It had inboard ventilated disc brakes, Honda's torque reactive anti dive control (TRAC) system and air-assisted front an ...

Honda VF500F The Honda VF500F (badged as "Interceptor" for the US and Canada market) is a displacement sport motorcycle manufactured from 1984 to 1986. It is widely regarded as one of the finest handling motorcycles of the 1980s. It was part of Honda's fami ...

Honda Sabre V4 The Honda Sabre was a motorcycle made by Honda from 1982 to 1985. Two years of the Sabre production run were part of a group of Japanese motorcycles that came to be known as "tariff-busters". The 1984 and 1985 models fell in this class because of ...

Honda VF1000 The VF1000 is a range of motorcycles produced by Honda from 1984 to 1988. The VF1000 is named after its V-4 double overhead cam 16-valve engine. There were three main models in the VF1000 range, the VF1000F (also known as Interceptor), the VF ...

Honda VFR400 The Honda VFR400 series of motorcycles were a related series of 399 cc V4 engine, V4-engined motorcycles, which were essentially scaled-down versions of the larger VFR race models of the day. They were mainly developed for, and sold in, the ...

Honda VFR800 The Honda VFR800 (Interceptor) is a sport touring motorcycle made by Honda since 1998. The model was the successor to the VFR750F and shares the V4 engine configuration with the Honda VF and VFR series. Fifth Generation: 1998–2001 VFR800Fi ( ...

Honda VFR1200F The Honda VFR1200F is the 7th generation Honda sport touring motorcycle from the VF and VFR line motorcycles powered by a transverse mounted V4 engine. The VFR1200F has several new technologies including the first dual clutch transmission offer ...

* Honda VFR1200X * Matchless Silver Hawk * Norton V4 RR *

Suzuki Madura The Suzuki Madura was a cruiser motorcycle sold by Suzuki in 1985 and 1986. It was available with either 1200 cc or 700 cc V4 engines. It was created as a response to Honda's Magna V4 muscle cruiser and was a direct competitor with Yamaha's ...

* Suzuki GV1400 Cavalcade *

Yamaha Venture The Yamaha Venture is a premier touring motorcycle manufactured in two forms by Yamaha from 1983 to 1993 and from 1999 to 2009. In 1983 Yamaha created a V4 power package that began the Yamaha Venture motorcycle series. The first in the series w ...

* Yamaha VMax * Yamaha Rz-500

Longitudinal

* Honda ST1100 *

Honda ST1300 The Honda ST series, also known as the ''Pan-European'' in Europe, is a duo of Sport Touring motorcycles comprising the ST1100 and the later ST1300. Following the launch of the Gold Wing, which was very successful in the US, Honda's marketing tea ...

Honda CTX1300 The Honda CTX1300 is a cruiser motorcycle with shaft drive and a longitudinally mounted V4 engine. Development The CTX1300 succeeded the ST1300, (also called the "Pan-European" in Europe), which was discontinued after the 2012 model year. In ...

Flat four

Longitudinal

Honda Gold Wing The Honda Gold Wing is a series of touring motorcycles manufactured by Honda. Gold Wings feature shaft drive and a flat engine. Mooted by press in September 1974 as "The world's biggest motor cycle manufacturer's first attack on the over-750cc ...

* Suprine Exodus (uses BMW flat four) * Zündapp K800/KS800 * Wooler 500cc (1948)

Square four

Ariel Square Four The Square Four is a motorcycle produced by Ariel between 1931 and 1959, designed by Edward Turner, who devised the Square Four engine in 1928. At this time he was looking for work, showing drawings of his engine design to motorcycle manufactur ...

* Suzuki RG500 * Suzuki RS67

H four

Transverse

Brough Superior Golden Dream The Brough Superior Golden Dream was designed and built by George Brough in Nottingham, England, in 1938. With its distinctive gold finish, this was to be the ultimate Brough Superior but production was stopped by the outbreak of War in 1939. ...

Five cylinder

Straight five

Transverse

* Honda RC148

V-five

Transverse

Honda RC211V The Honda RC211V is a 990 cc (60 cu in) four-stroke race motorcycle from HRC ( Honda Racing Corporation) developed in 2001 to replace the two-stroke Honda NSR500. It was developed as a direct result of major changes to the regulations for the Wor ...

Six cylinder

Straight six

Transverse

Benelli Sei The Benelli Sei is a series of motorcycles that were produced by Italian manufacturer Benelli, and masterminded by automotive designer Alejandro de Tomaso, from 1973 to 1989.Benelli 750/900 Performance Portfolio 1973-1989. R. M. Clarke. Brookland ...

BMW K1600 The BMW K1600GT, K1600GTL, and K1600B are motorcycles manufactured by BMW Motorrad. The former two were announced in July 2010, unveiled at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne in October 2010; they went on sale in March 2011. The latter was an ...

* Honda RC166 *

Honda CBX The Honda CBX sports motorcycle was manufactured by Honda from 1978 to 1982. With a 1047cc inline six-cylinder engine producing , it was the flagship of the Honda range. The CBX was well-received by the press, but was outsold by its sibling int ...

Honda RC series The large majority of works racing motorcycles manufactured by the motorcycle racing division of Honda of Japan, currently called Honda Racing Corporation (HRC, previously called the Racing Service Center), carry the iconic prefix RC. History o ...

* Honda RC174 * Horex VR6 *

Kawasaki Z1300 The Kawasaki Z1300 is a standard motorcycle unusual for its large-displacement ''1,300 cc'' straight-six engine made by Kawasaki from 1979 to 1989. Performance Kawasaki Z1300's length is 89.1 inches, and its width is 30.9 inches, its hei ...

Suzuki Stratosphere Suzuki Stratosphere is a Suzuki concept motorcycle, powered by an 1100cc transverse narrow-bore 24-valve inline-6 engine, rated at 180 HP. According to Suzuki press materials, the engine produced above 100 lb-ft of torque from just above idle all t ...

Flat six

Longitudinal

Honda GoldWing The Honda Gold Wing is a series of touring motorcycles manufactured by Honda. Gold Wings feature shaft drive and a flat engine. Mooted by press in September 1974 as "The world's biggest motor cycle manufacturer's first attack on the over-750cc ...

* Honda Rune 2004-2005 *

Honda Valkyrie The Honda Valkyrie is a motorcycle that was manufactured by Honda from 1997 to 2003. It was designated GL1500C in the US market and F6C ("Flat Six Custom") in other markets. The Valkyrie engine is a liquid-cooled, horizontally opposed flat-six ...

V-six

8 cylinder

V-8

Longitudinal

* Aurora V-8 motorcycle *

Bi-Autogo The Bi-Autogo was a prototype United States, American cyclecar, built from 1908 to 1912. Designed and built by Detroit artist & engineer James Scripps Booth,Clymer, p.115. it had the usual two wheels (wooden-spoked, ), plus two pairs of smaller, r ...

Boss Hoss Cycles Boss Hoss Cycles is a US motorcycle manufacturer founded by Monte Warne in 1990 and based in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Overview The company manufactures extraordinarily large displacement motorcycles and motorized tricycles with Chevrolet V8 ...

V8 models *

Curtiss V-8 motorcycle The Curtiss V-8 motorcycle was a V8 engine-powered motorcycle designed and built by aviation and motorcycling pioneer Glenn Curtiss that set an unofficial land speed record of on January 24, 1907. The air-cooled F-head engine was developed for u ...

* Morbidelli V8 * Sabertooth Turbocat * Olson's Flathead V-8 * Rapom V-8

Transverse

* Moto Guzzi V8 * PGM V-8

Straight-8

10 cylinder

V-10

Longitudinal

Millyard Viper V10 The Millyard Viper V10 is a one-off motorcycle capable of over that was built by British engineer Allen Millyard. The motorcycle weighs , of which is the engine, and is powered by an 8-litre Dodge Viper V10 engine producing at 48mpg. Millyar ...

Dodge Tomahawk The Dodge Tomahawk is a non- street legal vehicle introduced in 2003 by Dodge at the North American International Auto Show, initially as a one-off concept, and then later that year as a limited production vehicle when DaimlerChrysler announce ...

* Boss Hoss with V-10

12 cylinder

V-12

Transverse

* Bigtoe * Olson Zephyr V-12 * Andreas Georgeades' Honda CBX V12

48 cylinder

Transverse

* Simon Whitlock's 48-cylinder motorcycle

Turbocharged and supercharged

* Honda CX 500 Turbo / 650 Turbo * Yamaha XJ 650 Turbo * Suzuki XN 85 Turbo * Kawasaki Z 750 Turbo *

Kawasaki Ninja H2 The Kawasaki Ninja H2 is a " supercharged supersport"-class motorcycle in the Ninja sports bike series manufactured by Kawasaki, featuring a variable-speed centrifugal supercharger. Its namesake is the 750 cc Kawasaki H2 Mach IV, an ...

* Kawasaki Ninja H2R

Wankel

The Wankel engine is a type of

internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit. In an internal combus ...

using an

eccentric Eccentricity or eccentric may refer to: * Eccentricity (behavior), odd behavior on the part of a person, as opposed to being "normal" Mathematics, science and technology Mathematics * Off-center, in geometry * Eccentricity (graph theory) of a v ...

rotary design to convert pressure into rotating motion. All parts rotate consistently in one direction, as opposed to the common reciprocating piston engine, which has pistons violently changing direction. It is also known as a rotary engine. *

Hercules (motorcycle) Hercules was a brand of bicycle and motorcycle manufactured in Germany. The Hercules Company was founded in 1886 to produce bicycles by Carl Marschütz in Nuremberg, Germany and began producing motorcycles in 1904. It was merged with Zweirad Uni ...

Hercules W-2000 The Hercules W-2000 is a motorcycle which was made by Hercules in Germany. It was the first production motorcycle with a Wankel engine. It was designed in the late 1960s, first shown at a German trade show (Internationale Fahrrad und Motorrad-Aus ...

Norton Classic The Norton Classic is a rotary-engined motorcycle built in 1987 by Norton as a special edition of just 100 machines. Engine development The Classic used an air-cooled twin-rotor Wankel engine that had been developed by David Garside at BSA's ...

Norton Commander (motorcycle) The Commander was a Norton motorcycle with a Wankel rotary engine. The first Norton Wankel motorcycle was the 1987 Classic using an air-cooled engine, built as a special edition of just 100 machines. It was followed by the air-cooled Inter ...

Norton F1 The Norton F1 is a road-going sports motorcycle that Norton based on its RCW588 racing motorcycle. The F1 was offered in only one livery: black with gold decals and grey and gold stripes, to reflect John Player's sponsorship of Norton's race te ...

Norton Interpol 2 The Interpol 2 is a Norton motorcycle produced from 1984 to 1989. It has an air-cooled twin rotor Wankel engine. Its model name refers to the Norton Interpol, a 1970s police version of the Norton Commando. However, the Interpol was a piston- ...

Norton RCW588 The Norton RCW588 is a Works Racing motorcycle, produced for the 1988 to 1994 racing seasons, initially with an air-cooled version of the road-going twin-rotor Wankel engine used in the Classic soon followed by watercooled versions from 1989. R ...

* Suzuki RE5 *

Van Veen (motorcycle) Van Veen or Van Veen Kreid is a former motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in Amsterdam by Henk van Veen, the Dutch importer of Kreidler motorcycles. Van Veen completed its first prototype in 1974 using a 1000 cc Comotor 624 twin-rotor ...

(a.k.a. DKW) * Yamaha RZ201 * Kawasaki X99

Radial

The radial engine is a reciprocating type

configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. * JRL Cycles Radial Chopper * Radial Hell

Rotary radial

The rotary engine was an early type of internal combustion engine, usually designed with an odd number of cylinders per row in a radial configuration, in which the crankshaft remained stationary in operation, with the entire crankcase and its attached cylinders rotating around it as a unit. * Barry Engine *

Millet motorcycle The Millet motorcycle, designed in 1892 by Félix Théodore Millet, may have been the first motorcycle (or motorized bicycle) to use pneumatic tires. It had an unusual radial-configuration rotary engine incorporated into the rear wheel, believed ...

(5 cylinders) *

Megola The Megola was a German motorcycle produced between 1921 and 1925 in Munich. Like Bimota, the name is a portmanteau derived loosely from the names of its designers Meixner, Cockerell, and Landgraf. Design The Megola had a unique design, laid down ...

Turbine

* Madmax Streetfighter * MTT Turbine Superbike (a.k.a. Y2K)

Steam

* Bill Barnes's Custom steamer *

Copeland steam bicycle The Copeland steam bicycle was a steam powered, two-wheeled motor vehicle made by Lucius Copeland in 1881 and is sometimes classed as an early motorcycle. In 1881 Copeland designed an efficient small steam boiler which could drive the large rear w ...

* De Dion-Bouton steam tricycle * Geneva steam bicycle * Hubbard Steamcycle *

Michaux-Perreaux steam velocipede The Michaux-Perreaux steam velocipede was a steam powered velocipede made in France sometime from 1867 to 1871, when a small Louis-Guillaume Perreaux commercial steam engine was attached to a Pierre Michaux manufactured iron framed pedal bicycle ...

Roper steam velocipede The Roper steam velocipede was a steam-powered velocipede built by inventor Sylvester H. Roper of Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States sometime from 1867–1869. It is one of three machines which have been called the first motorcycle, a ...

* Stanley Lococycle Model 6 tandem pacer

Electric

Electric motorcycles and scooters are plug-in electric vehicles with two or three wheels powered by

electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described ...

. The electricity is stored on board in a rechargeable battery, which drives one or more

electric motor An electric motor is an Electric machine, electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a Electromagneti ...

s. *

Agni Motors Saietta Group plc is a UK-based global engineering business specialising in the design, development and supply of complete powertrains for electric vehicles (EVs) from scooters to buses as well as marine applications. Since 2017, Saietta has e ...

Aptera 2 Series The Aptera 2 Series (formerly the Aptera Typ-1) was a high-efficiency three-wheeled passenger car designed by Aptera Motors that failed to reach production. The first model of the 2 Series slated for production was the Aptera 2e (formerly Typ-1e ...

* Brammo Empulse * Victory Empulse (after 2015) * Brammo Enertia * Čezeta *

Electric dragbike An electric dragbike is an electric motorcycle used for drag racing. Electric dragsters have come of age with new developments in battery and motor technology. Electric motors powered by lithium cells can deliver power-to-weight ratios similar to ...

* Energica Motor Company * Epeds *

FIM eRoad Racing World Cup The FIM eRoad Racing World Cup was a championship of electric motorcycle road racing, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and was only held in this form in 2013. It followed the unification of the former TTXGP se ...

* Harley-Davidson LiveWire *

Johammer J1 The Johammer J1 is an Electric motorcycles and scooters, electrical motorcycle manufactured by Johammer e-mobility of Bad Leonfelden, Austria, which was introduced in 2014. Specification The bike is driven by a synchronous motor with an output of ...

* KillaCycle * Lightning LS-218 * Lit Motors C-1 * Modenas CT series *

MotoCzysz E1pc The MotoCzysz E1pc is the American motorcycle manufacturer MotoCzysz's electric motorcycle that won the 2010 TT Zero electric motorcycle race at the Isle of Man TT competition breaking the previous speed record. History and development Michael Cz ...

MotoE World Cup The FIM Enel MotoE World Championship (formerly known as the MotoE World Cup) is a class of motorcycle racing that uses only electric motorcycles. The series is sanctioned by the FIM and the inaugural season in 2019 was due to support MotoG ...

Peugeot Scoot'Elec The Peugeot Scoot'Elec was an electric motor scooter produced by Peugeot in France. Launched in 1996, the Scoot'elec was based on the Zenith, with which it shares body panels and suspension parts. It is powered by a DC motor fed from three Saf ...

Piaggio MP3 The Piaggio MP3 (''Moto Piaggio a 3 ruote'', "Piaggio moto with 3 wheels") is a tilting three-wheeled scooter by Italian manufacturer Piaggio. First marketed in 2006, it is noted for its combination of two front wheels and a single rear wheel. ...

Tricyclopod A motorized scooter is a stand-up Kick scooter, scooter powered by either a small utility internal combustion engine or a small electric Wheel hub motor, hub motor in its front and/or rear wheel. Classified as a form of micro-mobility, they are ...

TT Zero TT Zero – an electric motorsport event introduced for the 2010 Isle of Man TT races – replaced the similar TTXGP race as a 1-lap (37.733 miles) circuit of the Snaefell Mountain Course. The TT Zero event as an officially sanctioned Isle of M ...

TTXGP TTXGP are the official promoters of FIM eRoadRacing, an electric motorsport race series. Founded by Azhar Hussain MBE in 2008, TTXGP started life as the first zero-carbon, clean-emission race to take place at the Isle of Man TT as teams from aro ...

Uno (dicycle) The Uno is a novel self-balancing electric motorcycle using two wheels side by side (the configuration used by dicycles). The Uno III adds a third wheel that allows it to transform into a tricycle. Description The original Uno is controlled in ...

Vectrix Vectrix was an electric vehicle company based in Middletown, Rhode Island, United States, with research and development facilities in New Bedford, Massachusetts and an assembly plant in Wrocław, Poland. Vectrix ceased all US operations as of Dec ...

* VinFast Klara * Yamaha Passol * Yamaha Tesseract * Zero Motorcycles *

Zero S The Zero S is an electric motorcycle made by Zero Motorcycles. On 23 April 2009 the company announced it would establish a distribution network in the Canadian market while getting regulatory approval for selling the motorcycle in Canada. It e ...

Zero X The Zero X is an electric motorcycle manufactured by Zero Motorcycles 0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity. In place-value notation such as the Hindu–Arabic numeral system, 0 also serves as a placeholder numerical dig ...

* Zero XU

Diesel

Only very small numbers of diesel engined motorcycles have ever been built. The improved fuel efficiency is offset by the increased weight, reduced acceleration and potential difficulty of starting, at least in colder climates. * Sommer Diesel 462 * Track T-800CDI * Neander Turbo Diesel * Star Twin Thunder Star 1200 TDI * Hero MotoCorp RNT *Royal Enfield Taurus

Multi-engine

* Gyronaut X-1 two straight two engines * Triumph Rocket

References

External links

OB - DKW Supercharged Two-Strokes - Force-Fed Deeks (2013)

Guide to Types of Motorcycle Engines (2015)
{{Motorcycles * Lists of motorcycles

Single cylinder

Split-single

Two cylinder

V-twin

Transverse

Longitudinal

Flat-twin

Longitudinal

Transverse

Straight twin

Transverse

Longitudinal

Tandem twin

Longitudinal

Three cylinder

Straight three

Transverse

Longitudinal

V-three

Transverse

Four cylinder

Straight four

Transverse

Longitudinal

V-four

Transverse

Longitudinal

Flat four

Longitudinal

Square four

H four

Transverse

Five cylinder

Straight five

Transverse

V-five

Transverse

Six cylinder

Straight six

Transverse

Flat six

Longitudinal

V-six

8 cylinder

V-8

Longitudinal

Transverse

Straight-8

10 cylinder

V-10

Longitudinal

12 cylinder

V-12

Transverse

48 cylinder

Transverse

Turbocharged and supercharged

Wankel

Radial

Rotary radial

Turbine

Steam

Electric

Diesel

Multi-engine

See also

References

External links