India is not a country known for motorcycle racing, nor is it really high performance motorcycles. But Bangalore company Ultraviolette wants to push the boundaries and has announced its intention to race on his new F99 development platform.
As of 2019, there are over 220 million motorcycles registered in India, and the number is growing at a rate of 15 to 18 million per year. It’s the world’s second-largest two-wheeler market after China, but like most developing countries, most of its bikes are scooters or low-capacity, cheap and practical modes of transportation.
Nor is it a country famous for racing. In fact, according to Red Bull, he has only three tracks on his track and only one Indian rider to compete in a top-level race, a race of professional standards serving a nation of 1.4 billion people. In Aprilia he rode 3 rounds Salas he is Kumar. He competed in the 2011 He 125cc World Championship where he failed to qualify twice and in the final race he finished 24th.
So in a country known for slow bikes, it’s pretty nice to see Bangalore company Ultraviolette launch a bike focused on high performance. The top-of-the-line F77, unveiled last month, offers a 30.2 kW (40.5 hp), 100 Nm (74 lb ft) electric motor and a 10.3 kWh battery pack for the expected IDC range. Top speeds of 307 km (190 mph) and 152 km/h (94.4 mph) are matched by a rather neat semi-fairing design. With built-in GPS and LTE connectivity, the bike offers in-dash navigation, vehicle locator, geofencing, ride analytics, dual-channel Bosch ABS, and a 9-axis inertial measurement unit.
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It’s a lot of axles and it’s not immediately clear what they’re for given there’s no mention of lean angle sensitive brakes or traction control of any kind. At a price of (US$6,800), the F77 looks like the perfect machine for the western commuter if it can be exported at such a price.
And in a country not known for racing, Ultraviolette unveiled an improved race bike called the F99. Unveiled last week at the Auto Expo in Delhi, the F99 boosted peak power to 50 kW (65 hp), and as a result the bike has already surpassed 200 km/h (124 mph) in testing. increase. The ergos have been tuned to be more racy and “committed” with adjustable rearsets and bars, which Ultraviolette says has been “aero optimized.” and some different winglets of questionable utility in the side fairings and tail.
As for performance, Ultraviolette co-founder and CEO Narayan Subramaniam told Car and Bike that the machine already sprints from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in under 4.5 seconds. hasn’t specified what’s going on with the battery pack, other than saying it’s running a new architecture. will be [Ultraviolette’s] We’re going to get into electric motorsport,’ but there’s no word on where the team plans to race or what they actually plan to race against.
Still, it’s a nifty machine, and while this might be considered a race bike in India, it’s actually the kind of bike that can put up decent numbers for urban commutes and as an extra zero-emissions bike. It looks like a mid-performance machine.If you can export it at the right price, you can enjoy urban fun in Europe and America.
Source: UV
