List of motorcycles by type of engine

List of motorcycles by type of engine is a list of motorcycles by the type of motorcycle engine used by the vehicle, such as by the number of cylinders or configuration.

There are thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of some types of motorcycles and as such this list is only covers a set of examples of that type. However, where possible a full listing is given which for the more rare types is not unreasonable

Single cylinder

Split-single (aka Twingle)

aka Split-single, twingle, U-cylinder, or doppelkolben[2]

Two cylinder

V-Twin engines

Further information: V-twin engine § V angles

Flat-twin engine

Straight twin

Straight-twin engine, aka parallel-twin, straight-two, inline-twin, vertical-twin, or parallel-twin

Three cylinder

Four cylinder

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

V-fours

Flat fours

Five cylinder

Six-cylinder

8-cylinders

Ten cylinders

12-cylinder

48-cylinder

Turbocharged and supercharged

Wankel

aka rotary engine

Radial-engine

Turbine

Steam

Electric

Typically a battery and an electric motor

Diesel

Multi-engine

See also

References

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  10. 1 2 2014 Triple-Cylinder Street Bike Shootout Adam Waheed January 6, 2014
  11. 1 2 The History Of Four-Cylinder Motorcycle Engines In America
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  21. ↑ The Aussie-built 2-liter, 334-horsepower PGM V8 motorcycle Loz Blain May 13, 2015
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  26. ↑ Lincoln Zephyr V-12
  27. ↑ Honda CBX V-12
  28. ↑ 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Pushes Boundaries Of Sanity
  29. 1 2 3 Top 10 Wankel engined bikes
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  40. ↑ Road legal turbine motorcycle breaks three world records Spiros Tsantilas June 9, 2015
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  45. ↑ F Black Pearl, A Custom Motorcycle Powered by a Steam Engine by E.D.W. Lynch at 8:10 pm on April 9, 2015
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  49. 1 2 3 4 5 Gear Patrol - Smoke and Mirrors: 5 Best Diesel Motorcycles Buying Guides By Matt Neundorf
  50. ↑ "Triumph's Bonneville Connection". Motorsports Network. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  51. ↑ Yoav Gilad (September 15, 2014), "World's fastest motorcycle restored", Petrolicious, May Moon Media

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