To create an electric motorcycle and demonstrate the viability of electric transportation in an effort to advance us towards a clean energy future.
Project Renovatio is an electric motorcycle conversion project. The object of this undertaking is to convert a 1993 Honda CBR600f2 into a 100% electric motorcycle. The primary end is to raise awareness and confidence in electric vehicles in an effort to accelerate our transition into a completely electric future.
A team of dedicated engineering students from the University of Kansas have joined together to help solve this challenge of a sustainable transportation model. During this academic year (2014-2015), our team will design and construct the necessary systems to complete the transformation of the motorcycle.
Project Renovatio began in 2012 with the purchase of a 1993 Honda CBR600f2. This bike was chosen because its wider steal frame makes it easy to weld components and and fit everything inside.
The motorcycle was completely stripped of its gasoline components, leaving only a rolling shell of a chassis
A quick video of installing the swing arm.
The components were carefully selected to meet the various constraints of size, weight, and safety.
