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The main challenge that arises in the design of a motorcycle frame is its effect on the functionality on the vehicle, its effect on ride comfort and its durability. While functionality and ride comfort due to frame can be evaluated by subjectively testing it before the product reaches customer, evaluation of its durability is a complex process. This work is an investigation of the frame body of a 100 cc vehicle in India. These vehicles are subjected to endurance tests on a rough road at vehicle level to quantitatively evaluate their frame durability. However, such tests require significant time and cost, so an attempt has been made to develop a virtual rough road simulator to extract forces involved in it and testing the frame at component level with those loads on a test rig. Also durability results were compared and analyzed with the track data and frame test rig.

Ride comfort, driving stability and drivability are vital factors in terms of vehicle performance and customer satisfaction. Crankshaft unbalance is a source for the vibration that reduces the vehicle performance and it needs to be controlled to some extent such that the vehicle performance will be improved. The IC engine is made up of reciprocating and rotating parts. They produce unbalance forces during their operation and produces vibration in Vehicle. The vibration reduction will be possible by minimizing these unbalance forces and by optimizing the crankshaft of the two wheeled vehicle engine design. Many researches were made to find the causes for the vibration and to reduce it. But still there is a research gap on the testing and simulation of engine components (crankshaft, connecting rod and piston assembly). In this study, an attempt is made to represent the engine vibrations and its isolation to provide a gate way for the future work on it.