Senku Minimoto - Electric Conversion Kit

Project Team

Franklin Vallant


Client

Self

Year

2024

Duration

4 Months

Repurposing broken motorcycles.

Senku is an electric conversion kit for the Honda Grom motorcycle platform. The kit includes all of the electric drivetrain components, and a modernized body kit that can be fully assembled at home with simple hand tools.

Extending product life cycle with an electric conversion kit.

Instead of designing just another electric motorcycle, I thought to myself "What does it take to make an existing motorcyle electric?" It turns out, it is actually quite simple and from an architecture standpoint, the compoennts take up just about the same space. There is a huge market for the Honda Grom, it is one of the top selling motorcycles of this generation.

A passion project for DIY enthusiasts.

As some one who spends alot of time browsing classifides for projects, and often see broken, unwanted motorcycles that seem to never sell. This kit was designed to be an option for motorcycle owners to give their vehicle a new life and try dipping their toes into the world of electric mobility. I think this is something OEMs should consider for some of their popular platforms, because it turns out many of their consumers enjoy working on and servicing their own motorcycles. The gap between an unexperienced owner and a mechanic is bridged by creating products with servicability by the user in mind.