Our very first bike, a 1997 Suzuki Katana purchased in 2013. Built for the drag strip, running a 48v lithium battery and twin DC electric motors, this bike was a true first of its kind and a stepping stone for Spark Electric Racing. Chronos broke two world records on its debut run:
Electric 1/4 mile: 17.99 seconds at 65.69 mph
Electric 1/8 mile: 10.94 seconds at 59.84 mph
Michigan Engineering’s EM team tried to break a world speed record on Chronos, an electric motorcycle built by engineering students 09/09/2015. Photo by Marcin Szczepanski/Senior Multimedia Producer, University of Michigan, College of Engineering 
Michigan Engineering’s EM team tried to break a world speed record on Chronos, an electric motorcycle built by engineering students 09/09/2015. Photo by Marcin Szczepanski/Senior Multimedia Producer, University of Michigan, College of Engineering 
Michigan Engineering’s EM team tried to break a world speed record on Chronos, an electric motorcycle built by engineering students 09/09/2015. Photo by Marcin Szczepanski/Senior Multimedia Producer, University of Michigan, College of Engineering
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