Team Members: Captain: Jason Lichtman Aaron Angerami Chirag Bhatia Neil Ghosh

Most companies that sell luxury vehicles with sport features do so with their automobiles and SUVs, but have difficulty marketing and selling motorcycles with similar features. For instance, BMW has a reputation of giving sporty vehicles luxury components that will make the ride both fun and relaxing. Yet, this is hard to come by in the motorcycle arena. Take the bike to the left: designed by BMW, but does not have many luxury components for the rider to enjoy. Our team has noticed this trend through our research, and this is what sparked our idea. In our design, we intend to raise the par for luxury found on sport motorcycles.

Designing a motorcycle that is powerful, fast and has the quality of a sports bike, but provides the benefits of a luxury car. Designing a motorcycle with a counterbalance mass distribution system that will provide stability to the ride without hinder its quality. Designing an aerodynamic bike with wind tunnel technology, to provide sleek chassis structure Ensuring fuel-efficiency by using light-weight synthetic material fit for the power of the engine. To design a bike with such features to have a base price under $30,000.

1) Do you ride motorcycles? 2) Do you own a motorcycle? 3) Does anyone in your family own a motorcycle? Definition: Sportbike: A motorcycle type in which the rider is bent forward for better flow of the air (as opposed to the upright position of a touring bike). Also called a "crotch rocket" because of the strain it places on the rider's crotch and because of its very fast speed. Cruiser: [1] Any motorcycle designed to be ridden long distances. 4) If you answered yes to question 3 or 4, is the motorcycle a cruiser or a sportbike? 5) If you answered yes to question 3 or 4, what attracted you to the type of bike you own? _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) Do you prefer sportbikes or cruisers? 7) What do you look for in a sportsbike? _______________________________________________________________________________ 8) Do you think sportbikes need to be fast? 9) Do you think that sportbikes need to be comfortable? 10) Do you think that sportbikes should have luxury accessories? How do you feel about the following features in a sportsbike: 11) Heated seats? 12) Temper-pedic seats? 13) On board computer 14) A GPS? 15) A CD player/ XM radio/ MP3 player? 16) An advanced system that will allow the rider to lean into turns without fear of falling? YESNO SportbikeCruiser Don’t CareLike itDislike it YESNO YESNO SportbikeCruiser YESNO YES NOYES NO Don’t CareLike itDislike it Don’t CareLike itDislike it Don’t CareLike itDislike it Don’t CareLike itDislike it Don’t CareLike itDislike it

Sports Bike Cruiser Bike

To design a motorcycle that has the physical components of a sports bike To design a motorcycle that pampers the rider with luxury amenities that are fit to the rider’s preference. Gives the rider seating that allows for high speeds and comfort. To design a bike that targets the young businessperson who is looking to travel with speed and style. To design a bike that has a cost of under $30K.

Concept Motorcycle Mechanical Components and Their Durability LuxuryAesthetics Luxury Amenities For Rider GPS, Heated Seats, CD Player, Heat/AC EngineFuelChassis Powerful for Street Driving Tiptronic Transmission System Smooth Riding Fuel Efficient Concealed Gas Tank Durable Chassis Provides Center of Gravity Sleek Design Touch Ups Aerodynamic Paint Job Light System Rims Counterbalance Mass Distribution System Less Injury from Sharp Turns Sensitive Shock System Size of Bike Complies with Mechanics of Luxury Features Wind Tunnel Technology Concealed Storage Space in Place of Gas Tank Multiple Designs

Limitations Extra Storage Space Performance vs. Design Automatic/Manual Transmission Engineer Tiptronic Transmission System Adding Luxury Components Building Micro- Circuitry to add GPS, stereo, heated seats, etc. Helmet where gas tank normally is Being Able to provide Luxury benefits using the space of the design of the motorcycle Finding space For all the luxury Components of the Bike

Helmet storage space Tempur-pedic and heated seat 8 piston/caliper Brembo ® abs brakes Huge exhaust for easy flowing Titanium chassis High power xenon lights Counterbalance mass distribution system Digital shock system Tip-tronic transmission High flow air intake

The Counterbalance Mass Distribution System stabilizes the rider around turns. When leaning into a turn, a rider’s center of mass is shifted inwards. This can cause the bike to tip over. To alleviate this potential problem, a counterweight will swing out to realign the center of mass with its original, more balanced position.

The shock system on our bike is revolutionary because it features a pillarless design that makes the bike look like it is hovering. The shocks do not balance the bike using the back of seat, but rather the middle of the seat. The back and the front of the bike are balanced using a computer system that detects shifts in the center of the mass of the bike.

The dashboard is equipped with six LCD displays: odometer, tachometer, speedometer, CD player, gas gauge and Global Positioning System

Due to the nature of the interwoven network frame, the chassis is extremely durable and will allow for one to look inside the bike. This adds to the aesthetics of the bike and makes the framework dual-purposed.

The windshield and the back of the seat experience the most stress in wind tunnel. In order to ensure that the rider and the bike can handle the high velocities of the wind, a strong fiberglass body will be used. When a 50m/s wind is applied to the 2-D layout of the motorcycle, the max velocity is 200 m/s. This is not a practical value, but we can still see the target areas that will experience most drag in the ride. The values are all proportional. In order to add the luxury amenities to the bike, we could not have the rider sit snug to the bike, like in most sport bikes. This was a design compromise, but we still managed to find an ideal sitting style where sport riding could be achieved while still enjoying the luxury features.

Design Impact Design Impact –Our design will set a new standard for luxury motorcycles Future Considerations Future Considerations –Feasibility analysis of some innovative features –Finding appropriate materials for design –Designing micro circuitry of luxury features