Design always has been inseparable from the socioeconomic, cultural and technological factors and therefore automotive styling has been influenced by it in many ways. Motorcycles, unlike its four wheel counterpart, had a moderate history of advancements, followed by sudden explosions of innovative engineering excellence. Without a solitary creator who can lay sole claim to being the innovator, it appears that the thought have struck various specialists and designers around Europe at around a similar time in the late 18th century. Inspite of the fact that the essential structure continues as before, its
appearances, function and the manner in which it is been used has changed drastically. This project focuses on studying trends which in turn has helped in creating a scenario of the future. The concept electric motorcycle that is going to be designed is based on the predicted scenario and makes use of the cutting edge technology and human factors such as life style, needs in the future. Research phase began with a comprehension of the motorcycle design evolution layered with numerous influencing factors in a chronological manner. Emerging technology and styling trends in motorcycle industry were identified and how have these developments changed the overall form of motorcycle was also studied through silhouettes. Finally User profile was created to culminate the design brief and the subsequent steps such
as creation of mood board, ideation, concept generation was carried out based on the foundation laid by the research phase.

Submitted by: Nipurn Solanki, MDes (2019-21), IIT Bombay
Guided by: Prof. Sugandh Malhotra