Motorcycle Engines

Motorcycle engines are the ones that power motorcycles.
Without them, motorcycles won’t go anywhere, unless of
course a rider chooses to push a motorcycle or use a pedal
to move it forward.

But that’s another story. This article will show you some
of the different types of motorcycle engines based on the
number of cylinders that they have.

1. Single

- is the most common engine configuration used in
motorcycles. As its name suggests, this engine has a single
cylinder and a single piston. Single-cylinder engines are
typically used by off-road bikes. It has a lot of torque
but is notorious for vibrating a lot when running.

2. Two-cylinder

- is another common engine configuration. Its popularity
comes with its use in Harley-Davidson’s V-twin engines.
Other two-cylinder engines are called by how they are
positioned like the L-twin and the parallel twin engines.

3. Three-cylinder

- among the group, this type is the least common. Also
known a triple, this engine is used by companies like
Yamaha, Benelli and Triumph in some of their bikes.

4. Four-cylinder

- is essentially a small-scale car engine. They are
normally positioned inline although other configurations
such as the V-four, which is shaped like a V-twin, and the
flat four were also produced.

5. Five-cylinder

- is only used in racing bikes and are not found in
production models.

6. Six-cylinder

- because of its sheer size, it can only be found in bigger
motorcycles. Among the group, the six-cylinder engine has
by far the most power.