It goes with out saying that each one bikes have their very own objective. And it’s within the producer’s greatest curiosity to allow us to, its potential clientele, know precisely what a motorbike is for.
For instance, KTM has all the time marketed its bikes as stunt-ready hooligan machines prepared for each on- and off-road adventures. Ducati’s all the time been about cutting-edge efficiency and tech. You get the drill.
However there are occasions whereby producers go completely loopy, and present their bikes doing stuff that they actually haven’t any enterprise doing. Living proof: this oddly satisfying advert from Indian EV motorbike producer Ultraviolette.
We’ve talked an entire bunch about Ultraviolette prior to now, and the corporate has made it fairly darn clear that it desires to be a visionary within the EV motorbike area. I imply, simply have a look at the F77, a sporty, futuristic electrical motorbike that’s stuffed to the brim with tech. We’ve seen it rip up the race observe prior to now, and to be trustworthy, it regarded completely at residence doing so.
However in Ultraviolette’s newest video, we see the F77 shredding it off-road, kicking up dust and dust, and even tackling some river crossings the place it will get utterly submerged—positively not demure, and under no circumstances cutesy.
The F77 seems to be completely at residence shredding up the race observe, however off-road? Not a lot.
It’s apparent that this video is one huge flex for Ultraviolette, showcasing simply how strong and succesful the F77 is. In any case, it’s a half-faired sportbike with a comparatively aggressive seating place, and it’s clear that the man piloting this factor off-road knew what he was doing. It was additionally clear that the F77 is under no circumstances an off-road automobile—even in case you slap on a set of knobby tires.
On the finish of the day, the stunt Ultraviolette pulled with the F77 is fairly cool, and a reasonably daring assertion to say the least.
I’ve lengthy been on this specific bike, as I see it as a breath of contemporary air within the EV motorbike scene, notably right here in Asia, the place it’s dominated by small-capacity scooters, utility bikes, and commuters. And the truth that Ultraviolette is courageous sufficient to showcase the F77 in an setting the place it, fairly frankly, has no enterprise being in, speaks volumes about simply how a lot it believes in its product.
And maybe the most important takeaway I’ve from Ultraviolette’s newest video is that it ought to most likely make a scrambler or journey bike. If it’s in a position to retain an analogous value level because the F77, then it’ll certainly change the entry-level electrical motorbike sport. For reference, the F77 platform makes comparable energy as Can-Am’s not too long ago launched Pulse and Origin electrical bikes, all whereas claiming as much as 3 times the vary, and retailing for a 3rd of the worth. Fairly loopy, proper?
Now I’m not gonna assume that which means Ultraviolette is definitely encouraging F77 homeowners to shred their bikes off-road and utterly submerge them underwater, however I’m keen to wager that it’s solely a matter of time till we see some F77 riders do some loopy shit aboard their bikes.
And solely then will we actually see if this futuristic electrical motorbike is as strong as they declare it to be.