What are the different types of motorcycles?

Answer 1

AnswerHere's the summary from Timberwoof's Motorcycle FAQ:

• Cruisers (such as Harley-Davidson) are low and long; their primary purpose is looking cool. They tend to be big and heavy.

• Choppers- built mainly for show. They feature eye catching designs but don't perform too good.All show and no go!

• Touring bikes are big and heavy, but have enough luggage for a long trip.

• Sport-Touring bikes are not so big and have not so much luggage, but have better handling.

• Sport bikes, also known as pocket rockets, are small, fast, light, and covered with shiny, cool, and expensive plastic. They are lighter and have superior handling than other types , but due to sharper steering and geometry, they are sensitive and can be liek riding on a knife edge!

• Standard or 'naked' bikes are competent at everything. Having little or no plastic to break when you drop one, they are an excellent choice for a beginner.

• Dual-Sport bikes have big knobby tires and can go anywhere a street bike can go as well as almost everywhere an off-road bike can go. However, due to this compromise they do not offer exclusive performance on either type of terrain. Usually used by travelers or amateur riders.

• Off-Road bikes have big knobby tires as well as a very flexible suspension.

• Motocross bikes- The bare minimum. An engine, a seat, a pair of wheels and the suspension. The most powerful of all off-road bikes and built for racing only. However they are not road legal and due to their high performance require extensive maintenance and repairs after every race.

• Enduro/Trail bikes- In essence are the road legal versions of Motocross bikes. They have features such as lights, horns, mirrors, number plates, mufflers. They are generally in a lower state of engine tune for durability. Enduros are used to race in Endurocross. It's a type of motocross race that lasts for a longer period of time and brings you everywhere. (can last anywhere from several hours to days or even weeks)

• SuperMotos- Similar to motocross bike but with smaller diameter sports bike wheels, harder suspension and various adaptations such as high performance front brakes to make it perform better on Tarmac.

• Trials bikes- Trials are different from all bikes, they are much lighter than all other bikes and dont have a seat. They also have a low performance engine and small carburettor, they are designed to climb up banks, go over rocks, be ridden slow, ridden through rocky rivers etc... They have a very low tire pressure and have soft compound tires, unlike normal knobbly tires the outer knobs curve in. They are ridden over out door obstacles or over indoor obstacles such as boxes, pipes and tractor tires to a lesser extent.

• Various other modifications of the original dirt bike design:
• ** Trial bikes: for getting over very big obstacles
  • Speedway bikes: something like the Nascar only on dirt and two wheels
  • Hillclimb: for getting up very steep hills

Answer 2

Some more common motorcycle types which are in use publicly:

1. Road motorcycle
2. Tour bikes
3. Sports bike
4. Cruisers
5. Off roads bikes