• Krimpenis Agathoklis
• Krimpeni Asimina
• Zisis Apostolos
• Markolefas Stylianos

As with any high performance product, riders seek and deploy motorcycles with enhanced performance characteristics. This procedure is carried out mainly through customization of the comprising parts, especially when they are intended for race or leisure vehicles. Key element in this concept is weight minimization and stiffness maximization, while at the same time road performance and behavior are kept smooth and yet, at the same time, aggressive. The design process is iterative, and it concludes on both material and dimensions that can achieve these, incorporating road trial and test results. Modern CAD and FEM tools, when properly combined with experimental test results, can lead to a very small iteration cycle for final motorcycle part design and manufacturing. This study proposes a systematic methodology for fast development of new custom-design motorcycle frames. The methodology is then validated by building a frame from scratch, after proposing the appropriate software and hardware tools to achieve this.

FEM, FEA, design, welding, manufacturing, space frame, customization

"Metallic space-frame design and manufacturing for custom-made motorcycles: A test case", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.731-739, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906249.pdf

"Metallic space-frame design and manufacturing for custom-made motorcycles: A test case", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp731-739, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906249.pdf