Motorcycle Design Portfolio 2022 by SreejithKK

The Motorcycle is an energy that unites man with a set of 2 wheels. As a motorcycle designer, I find passion in embodying this energy into an aesthetic functional form.

Hello, I am Sreejith Krishnan Kunjappan and I am an ardent transportation designer. I have a total work experience of 9+ years in the automotive industry. I began my career as a design engineer and after spending 4.5 years, I took a break to pursue master’s degree in Transportation Design in November 2014. My experience as a transportation designer is of 4+ years, which includes freelance and studio projects in the field of motorcycle and scooter design (EV and NonEV), product design and automotive interior design. Designing motorcycles has always been my greatest career ambition, and I aspire to build a career as a Motorcycle Designer. The very basic nature of this profession which follows no rules or pre-decided path to reach the end result is what drives me. I welcome you to my portfolio, put together exclusively to showcase my work in motorcycle design. I hope you enjoy going through my work and I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time and consideration.

C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E EDUCATION Master’s In Transportation Design Istituto d’arte applicata e design, Torino, Italy 2014-2016

WORK EXPERIENCE Apr 2017-Present Freelancer in Two-wheeler design

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India 2005-2009

Jul 2018-Present Senior Product Designer (Automotive Interior Concepts) Inteva Products, Bangalore, India

SKILLS Sketching Photoshop Blender Alias VRED

Mar 2018-Jun 2018 Automotive Designer Desmania Design, Delhi, India

ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Placed 2nd in the final round of Magna Student Innovation Challenge, 2015. • Participated in many transportation design contests like Royal Enfield BYOL, Desall SAME Tractor Interior design, Desall Clementoni Balance Bike design, etc • One among the 120 shortlisted entries in Royal Enfield Build Your Own Legend (BYOL) Design Contest 2021

Mar 2010-Oct 2012 Design Engineer Pioneer Design, Hyderabad, India

Nov 2012-Oct 2014 Design Engineer KPIT, Bangalore, India

MOTORCYCLE DESIGN EXPERIENCE Freelance Projects •2021 – Display dial support stand design for an electric scooter – Marlin Vantaggioo, India. Duration – 1 month •2021 – Decals design for a motorcycle accessory – Sepal, Hyderabad, India. Duration – 4 months •2021 – Electric scooter design – Bike Ark, Chennai, India. Duration – 3 months •2020 – Café Racer design – MAC Design, Italy. Duration – 2 months •2019 – Electric scooter design – Startup company, Bangalore, India. Duration – 3 months •2017 – Hybrid scooter design – Startup company, Bangalore, India. Duration – 1 month Studio Projects •2018 – Adventure Style fender and windshield for KTM duke 125/200/390 – Desmania Design, Delhi, India. Duration – 2 months •2018 – Electric Scooter concept headlight redesign and clay model – Desmania Design, Delhi, India. Duration – 2 months •2018 – Concept show bike body panels and headlight cowl design – Desmania Design, Delhi, India. Duration – 1 month

C O N T E N T

Ducati Electric Superscooter Concept – Personal Project KTM Café Racer – Based on 790 Duke – Personal Project Front fender and windshield for KTM Duke – Studio project – DESMANIA DESIGN Royal Enfield Build Your Own Legend – Design Contest entry Random motorcycles – Personal sketches and renderings

Project Synopsis: Ducati is one of the most iconic brands in the motorcycle business. Their product portfolio includes everything from superbikes to adventure motorcycles. The thought of an electric ‘superscooter’ from the brand sparked my imagination which gave rise to this project. What would be the outcome if the lines are blurred between traditional scooter and superbike designs? Proceed to find out.

CUSTOMER PROFILE

• • • •

26, Single Independent Go-getter Rider

• Tech-savvy • Loves gadgets • Gamer

Rides about 100km daily Highways City roads Uses 1 bike for all purposes

• Hits the race track every weekend • Loves riding fast and leaning into corners

PROBLEM DEFINITION

CONVENTIONAL SCOOTER

CONVENTIONAL SUPERBIKE

• Flat seat makes rider slide forward due to inertia • Flat foot space causes feet to slide when on patchy roads • Relaxed riding posture leads to less precise handling

• Rider sits ‘in’ the bike leading to a more secure feeling • Rider hugs the tank with his thighs creating a sense of control • Committed riding posture helps in more precise handling

TARGET PRODUCT

Typical Sporty Scooter

The aim is to create an electric scooter with aspects inspired from a superbike – like committed riding posture, aerodynamic fairing, windshield, sense of sitting ‘in’ the bike, aggressive styling, etc.

Ducati Panigale Superbike

Ducati Panigale Superbike Target Superscooter

Typical Sporty Scooter Target Superscooter

INITIAL EXPLORATION

Deriving a form factor inspired from the Ram’s characters – forwardheavy, muscular, leap-ahead

INSPIRATION

MOODBOARD

Key Sketch INTRIGUE © Sreejith Krishnan Kunjappan

SALIENT

BOLD

SKETCH EXPLORATION

FINAL DESIGN RENDER

PACKAGE Electric Motor Battery Pack Storage Spaces

FINAL DESIGN REAR

3D model created and rendered in Blender 2.9

FINAL DESIGN FRONT

FINAL DESIGN SIDE PROFILE

FINAL DESIGN TOP VIEW

FINAL DESIGN DETAILS

INSTRUMENT DIAL

Parked Mode

Trip view

Navigation view

Race Mode Street Mode

Sport Mode

CHARGING STATION

COLOR OPTIONS

Project Synopsis: The KTM 790 Duke is one of the most sensational motorcycles produced by the brand. Dubbed the ‘Scalpel’, its design is sharp and aggressive. KTM has presence in most of the segments but a café racer from the brand has been non existent. Café Racers, have mostly been ‘traditional’ in terms of design, from round headlights and retro fuel tank to hemispherical pillion seat cowl. The thought of a KTM Café Racer – something that follows their design language and packaged in the form a café racer excited me and that is how this project was developed.

TRADITIONAL CAFÉ RACER DESIGN Main mass of the body does not extend beyond the wheel centers

Shown here is the Triumph Thruxton R, a motorcycle having traditional café racer design elements such as low seat height, rearward positioned rider’s seat, rear seat cowl, clip-on handlebars, windshield, etc.

Side view is characterized by a horizontal line that runs from front to back, along the bottom edge of the half fairing, tank, seat and tail piece

Different areas of the motorcycle making parallel lines is a common design cue traditionally followed in café racer design. © Sreejith Krishnan Kunjappan

SYNOPSIS

Traditional Café Racer traits

Modern KTM design elements

Target design to be achieved

INSPIRATION

KATAR The katar or katara is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent, characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user's knuckles. The basic katar has a short, wide, triangular blade. Its peculiarity lies in the handle which is made up of two parallel bars connected by two or more crosspieces, which forms the handle. The typical katar is a deadly double edged weapon able to pierce through body armor.

IDEATION

The katar is thrust forward into the opponent’s body to attack. I’m trying to recreate the same emotion by having plastic panels covering either sides of the tank, just like a katar held in each hand of the warrior in action.

IDEATION

HEADLIGHT DESIGN

TAILLIGHT DESIGN

FORM, STANCE AND EMOTION

SOME EARLY VARIATIONS

FINAL DESIGN – SIDE VIEW

FINAL DESIGN – FRONT AND REAR QUARTER VIEWS

Project Synopsis: This was one of the projects I had opportunity to work on when I was part of the design team at Desmania Design, from March 2018 – July 2018. At the time of the project, the KTM Dukes were really popular in the Indian market because of their high value for money, and people used them for many purposes ranging from regular commuting to adventure touring. This was Desmania Design’s solution to address the needs of the adventure motorcycling enthusiasts in the Indian market, who customize their stock KTM Dukes (200/390) to make them more ‘adventure’ looking.

INSPIRATION

The source of inspiration was the alligator since it lives in swamps and forests – The perfect environment for the ‘Adventure’ Duke

Windshield design was inspired from alligator scales

Final clay model images of the fender

FINAL DESIGN RENDER

Some work-in-progress clay model images of the windshield

Note: Clay models were created by the clay modelling team at Desmania Design. I collaborated with the clay modellers, assisted and guided them to create the correct forms © Sreejith Krishnan Kunjappan

Desmania Design’s prototype engineers created these prototypes out of FRP which were then tested in real world conditions by the studio’s in-house test riders

KTM Duke Alligator Series Fender And Windshield

Project Synopsis: This was my entry for the Royal Enfield Build Your Own Legend design contest in April 2021. The brief of the contest was to design a custom motorcycle based on the Royal Enfield Meteor 350’s platform. My entry made it to the final 120 shortlisted from over 2000 entries.

ROYAL ENFIELD METEOR 350

350cc single cylinder cruiser motorcycle that can handle city commutes and highway cruises efficiently

INSPIRED BY THE INDIAN ARMY My inspiration for this project is the Indian Army. I wanted the final design to carry a fearless, rugged and powerful character, just like an Indian Army soldier. FEARLESS RUGGED POWERFUL

SOME EARLY ITERATIONS

FINAL DESIGN SIDE VIEW

FINAL DESIGN TOP VIEW

FRONT AND REAR

BMW S310R CONCEPT A quick project exploring the possibility of an S1000RR-inspired sports motorcycle based on the G310R’s platform

ELECTRIC BIKES

ELECTRIC CAFÉ RACER CONCEPT

SCOOTER DESIGNS

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