How does a motorcycle engine work?

A motorcycle engine works on the Otto cycle principle, just like a gasoline burning car engine; can be two-stroke Otto or 4-stroke. It is not conceptually or thermodynamically different than a car engine. read more

Motorcycle engines can have between one and six cylinders. For years, the V-twin design was the engine of choice for motorcycle engineers in America, Europe and Japan. The V-twin gets its name from the fact that the two cylinders form a V shape, such as the classic Harley-Davidson V-twin shown below. read more

The 2-stroke motorcycle engine is made of a piston, piston rings, crank, intake port and exhaust port. Spark plug and engine cylinder. The other type of engine is the 4-stroke engine, which has the same parts, in addition to intake valves, exhaust valves, timing chain, camshafts, stems and lobes. read more