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THE ROUGH DRAFT REPORT BELOW The motorcycle is built around the
chassis of a Buell cyclone which was purchased at a salvage
yard. In the original internal combustion form the engine served
as a structural member. Therefore when the motor was removed a
piece was designed to provide the structural support needed for
the swingarm, frame, motor, and rear shock connection. We are
using a Ballard fuel cell stack for electrical generation. The
unit is a Polymer Exchange Membrane (PEM) device which reacts
oxygen from the air and pure hydrogen across a membrane to
create electricity with a maximum of 1.2 kw (1.6HP) and water
vapor as its only bi-product. The unit has an integrated blower
for cooling as well as to compress the air needed to complete
the reaction. The stack consists of 47 graphite cells which
provide the mechanical support and requisite chanels around the
membrane. The unit has a digital control system which regulates
inputs as well as out