Projects

Current Projects

Super Motorsport-24

SM24 is our first ever electric racing motorcycle build. Our goal is to race at the AHRMA Formula Lightning Race at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Summer 2024. This motorcycle is designed for speed and maximum performance. The main objectives of this build are:

Battery design
Cooling of electronics
Drivetrain setup
Aerodynamics optimization
Collection and analysis of race data
Chassis improvements

Assembly of the electronics inside the bike frame

Mounting the battery casings to the bike sub-frame

Mounting the motorbike radiator and setting up its frame stand

Testing the spinning of the motor with the electronics

Polished carbon fibre front fairing

Carbon fibre wet layup of front fairing

Mould preparation/cleanup process

Fibre glass moulding of front fairing to make our own carbon fibre part

Tail fairing CAD in preparation for moulding

Assembly of batteries inside casings with insulating covers

Vacuum infusion process of insulating battery covers

Building of the battery pack

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Past Projects

Campus Commuter Challenge (CCC)

The scope of the Campus Commuter Challenge is to create a custom e-bike for UBC President Santa J. Ono. This build involves not only designing for great performance, but also comfort and aesthetics. The main objectives of this build are:

Creating a model of the bike in CAD and designing the paint job
Purchasing and installing a battery, building/purchasing a battery case
Purchasing and installing a motor and controller
Stripping and getting the frame painted

The CCC Bike

Our team's logo as a decal on the CCC Bike

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LMK4

The LMK4 project was the continuation of our first ever build: The MK3 Race Bike. Using a powerful hub motor with a rugged box frame, which houses the battery internally, it's predecessor was a capable bike that was competitive at the 2019 Lost Sierra Festival. The main objectives of this build were:

Battery design
Suspension upgrades and setup
Drivetrain optimization
Motor power maximization
Custom brake caliper mount design
Carbon fibre side panels

Thunder Sky 1 (TS1)

Thunder Sky 1

The Thunder Sky 1 was an electric mountain bike we built to compete in the Lost Sierra Festival in July 2020. With this project, the team planned to compete in a new category (the pedal-assist class). It was designed from scratch, with the team specifying components that optimize performance and integrating systems for compatibility. With this particular build, we aimed to explore the mid-drive motor set-up, which we compared to a benchmark set by our previous build. The main objectives of this build were:

Designing and building of a custom lithium-ion battery.
Create a full 3D model of bike using SolidWorks.
Designing and implementing data acquisition system to measure bike performance.