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Buckeye Current, Only Student-Designed Motorcycle at Competition, Finishes Second in its Class at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Debut

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Buckeye Current, the student electric motorcycle team at The Ohio State University, recently competed in the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, June 28, 2015. Despite tremendous setbacks—the team’s rider had an unforeseeable accident on a practice run resulting in major repairs to the bike and enlisting the help of a new rider—the  team persevered to ensure that its bike, RW-3, made it to the summit of Pikes Peak. While the team did not break the overall motorcycle record as desired, its accomplishments in the attempt were remarkable.

Read the story at https://car.osu.edu/news/2015/07/buckeye-current-only-student-designed-motorcycle-competition-finishes-second-its-class