Author : Sanket Khuley, Ashish Powar, Hrishikesh Joshi and D.P. Yesane

This article is based on modification of a motorcycle component namely the rear wheel. The modification process is based on material and topology modification and validation using finite element analysis. The results obtained from modified analysis are compared with a rear wheel made with approximate dimensions in normally used wheels which we called original rim. The main aim is to reduce the mass of the components without much compromise in other factors. For analysis and study, a 150 cc motorcycle was selected as it is most common.

Keywords: Front Wheel, topological modification and validation.