For the Fall of 2025 there is a semester long project to design a motorcycle engine for a new motorcycle model for 2027. First year sales are anticipated to be 7500 units, with volumes increasing to 12,000 in the second year and 15,000 in the third year. My design team is responsible for the new engine design that will differentiate this motorcycle from other competitors. Our parameters are designing an engine with 2 or more cylinders that runs on a 4 stroke cycle, has a displacement between 1500 and 1800cc, uses fuel injection and spark ignition, and has a compression ratio between 9:1 and 10:1. There are further parameters that can be seen the project statement below.

I decided to take the role of team lead because I believed that my background knowledge of internal combustion engines could help inform technical decisions for our group as we designed the engine. Currently we do not have a conceptual design done, but we are leaning towards an inline 3 or an inline 4 engine directed towards a market of sports cruiser motorcycles. We saw a potential in the motorcycle market for a low cost motorcycle engine that could balance the low end torque of a cruiser with the high end power of a sport bike, while still keeping down the insurance costs of a sports bike. I am thrilled about this project because of my love for engines and I am very excited to update this page as the semester goes along.