the powering of wheels on bikes vs cars

Question

Why do most motorbikes / cycles / scooters have the rear wheel powered, as opposed to most cars, which have the front wheel powered?

In: 2

Answer 1

1st big thing, most cars are FWD because its easier to produce, the engine, gearbox wheels, suspension and structure can be built outside the car and lifted into it as one piece. This isnt as much of an issue on bikes.

2.) It would be very difficult to get drive to the front wheel of a bike, unlike a car there is no good path from the engine to the front wheel.

3.) Bikes steer very differently to how the layman thinks, its actually very complex rotational inertia stuff that relies on crazy physics things… it works best with a driven rear wheel.

Source – Im an ex car mechanic who rides bikes.